Quaid E Azam's Salary
What was the salary of Quaid E Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah when he became the
first Governor General of Pakistan? This question has been circulating on
social media for the last few years.
His symbolic one-rupee salary is repeated over and over again, but it first
came to light in 1976 when the centenary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's birth was
celebrated. After that it became popular and was copied in many books.
But what the government of Pakistan says in this regard and what was his
monthly salary according to Muhammad Ali Jinnah's pay bill, no one bothered
to investigate in this regard.
The official file of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's salary is preserved in the
National Archives of Pakistan and the Quaid-e-Azam Paper Cell in Islamabad.
A cursory study of this file reveals that as Governor-General, he had a
regular monthly consultation and that the bill was presented in an official
manner and went through the formal stages of approval on a regular basis.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's total salary was Rs. 10,416 for 10 annas and 8 pais,
out of which Rs.
It is a rule that the salary file of all government employees has the date
of taking charge and the signatures of the sample, so the sample signatures
were also obtained from Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
He also provided the certificate of assumption of office with his signature
in the following words: "I confirm that I assumed office as the Governor
General of Pakistan on the morning of 15 August 1947."
The founding staff of the Pakistan Foundation regularly handed over his pay
bill to his military secretary, Col. J. Knowles, to get Muhammad Ali Jinnah
to sign it at the designated place. After completing the formalities, he
would return the bill to the staff, which was sent to the Accountant General
of Pakistan Revenue. A copy was kept in Quaid-e-Azam's personal file, which
was kept by Assistant Secretary F. Amin.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's first pay bill was made from August 1947 to January
1948. The total amount was Rs. 57795 and 13 annas which after deducting
income tax and super tax became Rs. 34588 five annas.
The pay bill file also shows that the tax was paid carefully and
meticulously, but the final calculation of their salary shows that the
deduction was much higher.
A study of Paybil's file also reveals that in those days the rule of law was
for everyone, young and old, and there was no compliance with the rule of
thumb.
Quaid-e-Azam's pay bill for April 1948 was returned by the AGPR's Assistant
Accounts Officer with the objection that his sample signature, which is in
his pay bill file, differs from the signature on the pay bill. Therefore,
either Muhammad Ali Jinnah should be asked to re-sign the bill or his
signature should be verified by his military secretary himself.
Quaid-e-Azam's first pay bill was made from August 1947 to January 1948. Its
total amount was 57795.13 which after deducting income tax and super tax
became Rs. 34588.5
As mentioned above, the total salary of the Founder of Pakistan was Rs.
10,416 The eight paisa was causing difficulty in calculation, so the
February 1948 bill specified that the January bill received Rs. 10,416,
which was four paise more. Has been levied.
On page ten of the bill, the Accounts Officer directed that the bill of
March 1948 has been passed on the basis of Rs. The salary, which will be
received in March 1949, should be equalized, so the April 1948 bill was made
accordingly. This salary was deposited in Lloyds Bank Karachi where the
account number 1 of the founder of Pakistan was.
When Muhammad Ali Jinnah died, his salary bill was in the AGPR office for
approval. The bill was signed by Quaid-e-Azam on August 24, 1948, apparently
not including the 11-day salary of September 1948.
Therefore, the AGPR calculated that the combined salary for August and
September is Rs. 15036 an annuity. At the time of this calculation, it was
found that the amount deducted from the salary in terms of income tax and
super tax for the period from March 1, 1948 to July 31, 1948 was Rs.
According to the will of Quaid-e-Azam, it was handed over to those
responsible for his inheritance, namely Miss Fatima Jinnah and Nawabzada
Liaquat Ali Khan.
The amount of these two bills was Rs. 14,236 which was sent to Fatima Jinnah.
The salary for August 1948 was Rs 10,416 while the salary for 11 days in
September 1948 was Rs 3,829. The remaining amount of Rs. 12129 per sum of Rs.
11129 was sent to Fatima Jinnah by separate letter.
This is the true story of the salary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of
Pakistan, which can be verified by the National Archives of Pakistan and
Quaid-e-Azam Paper Cell Islamabad.
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