 As the first Governor @-@ General of Pakistan , Jinnah worked to establish the new nation 's government and policies , and to aid the millions of Muslim migrants who had emigrated from the new nation of India to Pakistan after independence , personally supervising the establishment of refugee camps . Jinnah died at age 71 in September 1948 , just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom . He left a deep and respected legacy in Pakistan . According to his biographer , Stanley Wolpert , he remains Pakistan 's greatest leader . 
