Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Sir Shah Nawaz Khan Mamdot
Sir Shah Nawaz Mamdot was one of the principal hosts and played a pivotal role in organizing the historic session of the All-India Muslim League in March 1940 at Lahore and bore personally almost all its expenses.
He was the Chairman of the Reception Committee for the delegates from all over the country and presented before the delegates his historic Address of welcome which formed the basis of the Quaid's key note address at the very session.
He was deeply impressed by the ideals and personalities of Allama Iqbal and the Quaid-e-Azam and joined the All-India Muslim League in 1938 and became President of the Punjab Muslim League.
Photograph of Muslim League leaders March, 1940 at Lahore where the League adopted the ‘Lahore Resolution’ which in effect called for the establishment of Pakistan.
The photograph was taken at Al-Manzar, the residence of Mian Bashir Ahmad (sitting next to the Quaid ), here the Lahore Resolution was passed. The house was located on Mian Mohammed Shafi road. Lahore.
Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's welcoming remarks to the first French Ambassador to Pakistan: “People of France and Pakistan are not strangers to one another”.
Presentation of Credentials by Ambassador M. Leon Marchal to Quaid-i-Azam in 1948