Mazar-e-Quaid

Mazar-e-Quaid

مزارِ قائد
View of the mausoleum from the Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
Interactive map of Mazar-e-Quaid
Location	Jamshed Quarters, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates	24°52′31″N 67°02′27″E
Designer	Yahya Merchant
Type	Mausoleum
Material	White marble, copper lattice work
Length	75 m (246 ft)
Width	75 m (246 ft)
Height	43 m (141 ft)
Beginning date	31 July 1960
Completion date	18 January 1971
Dedicated date	Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزارِ قائد, lit. 'Tomb of the Leader'), also known as Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a traditional style with a minor influence of modernist style, it was completed in 1971, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi alongside being one of the most popular tourist sites in the city. The mausoleum complex also contains the tomb of Jinnah's sister, Māder-e Millat ("Mother of the Nation") Fatima Jinnah; as well as those of Liaquat Ali Khan and Nurul Amin, the first and eighth prime ministers respectively. The tomb of Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, a stalwart of the Muslim League from Peshawar, is also located there.