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Quaid-e-Azam House

Flag Staff House) (قائد اعظم ہاؤس

Quaid-e-Azam House
Photo: A.Savin, FAL (licence)

This beautifully maintained British Raj building, an important National Monument, was once owned by Mohammed Ali Jinnah, who lived there from 1944 until his death in 1948. His sister, Fatima Jinnah lived there until 1964. This is a yellow stone double-strayed building comprising of three rooms on the ground and three on the first floor is worth a visit, and you can see Jinnah and Fatima’s private apartments, with period teak wood furniture and accessories such as relics used by Jinnah. The structure of the building is limestone masonry with wooden trusses supporting the roof which is covered by red ceramic Mangalore tiles.

Address
Fatima Jinnah Rd
Getting there
opposite Avari Tower Hotel
Hours
Thu-Tue 09:00-16:00, Fri 09:00-12:00
Price
Free

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Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.