Lord Louis Mountbatten handing over power to Mahomed Ali Jinnah on Aug. 14, 1947. On the next day Jinnah was sworn in as Pakistan’s first governor-general and President of Pakistan's constituent assembly in 1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten handing over power to Mahomed Ali Jinnah on Aug. 14, 1947. On the next day Jinnah was sworn in as Pakistan’s first governor-general and President of Pakistan’s constituent assembly. [photo source: Alamy]