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Q73 (CDS-I/2010) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Partition and independence Answer Verified

When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, who among the following became the Governor-General for Pakistan ?

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Following the partition of British India in August 1947, Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India [t2][t5]. While Mountbatten had initially hoped to serve as a common Governor-General for both new nations, Muhammad Ali Jinnah (M.A. Jinnah) insisted on holding the position for Pakistan himself [t1]. Consequently, Jinnah was designated as Pakistan's first Governor-General, a role he assumed upon independence on August 14, 1947 [t4][t6]. Liaquat Ali Khan, another prominent leader of the Muslim League, became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan rather than the Governor-General [t7]. Jinnah's appointment was officially recommended by the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and approved by the King, ensuring that Pakistan had its own head of state distinct from India's at the time of its creation [t1].

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  1. [1] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Mountbatten-1st-Earl-Mountbatten
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah
  3. [3] https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30224528.ece
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