 Jinnah 's legacy is Pakistan . According to Mohiuddin , " He was and continues to be as highly honored in Pakistan as [ first US president ] George Washington is in the United States ... Pakistan owes its very existence to his drive , tenacity , and judgment ... Jinnah 's importance in the creation of Pakistan was monumental and immeasurable . " Stanley Wolpert , giving a speech in honour of Jinnah in 1998 , deemed him Pakistan 's greatest leader . His birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan . Jinnah earned the title Quaid @-@ e @-@ Azam ( meaning " Great Leader " ) . His other title is Baba @-@ i @-@ Qaum ( Father of the Nation ) . The former title was reportedly given to Jinnah at first by Mian Ferozuddin Ahmed . It became an official title by effect of a resolution passed on 11 August 1947 by Liaquat Ali Khan in the Pakistan Constituent Assembly . There are some sources which endorse that Gandhi gave him that title . 
