Liaquat Ali Khan
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Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. He played a key role in consolidating th
Official portrait, c. 1945
Khan (second left, first row) and his wife, Ra'ana (far right, first row), meeting with Nawab Muhammad Farid Khan of Amb, 1948.
Khan with faculty members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 1950
Khan inspecting the Royal Pakistan Air Force's fleet at the RPAF Station Mauripur in Karachi—accompanied by RPAF Commander-in-Chief Richard Atcherley and Wing Commander Nur Khan—during Independence Day celebrations, 1950
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, statesman, and the founder of Pakistan. He served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the independence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, and
Liaquat Ali Khan
…the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. He played a key role in consolidating the state of Pakistan, much as Muhammad Ali Jinnah did in founding it. A leading figure in the Pakistan Movement, he is revered as Quaid-e-Millat ("Leader of the Nation") and Shaheed-e-Millat ("Martyr…
Formal portrait, c. 1945
Portrait of Jinnah's father, Jinnahbhai Poonja
Lincoln's Inn, seen in 2006
Jinnah as a barrister