Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Faultlines of freedom: The complex ties of Jinnah, Suhrawardy and Gandhi

Suhrawardy’s popularity, unlike Jinnah’s, was rooted primarily in the regional sphere, though he enjoyed a strong base of mass support. Jinnah’s emergence as the architect of Pakistan owed considerably to Suhrawardy’s efforts, yet Suhrawardy, in turn, received comparatively little support from Jinnah.

Suhrawardy's 123rd Birth Anniversary / THE PIONEER OF DEMOCRACY

As a lawyer, he earned a lot, but at the end, he died a pauper. He was never found lacking in helping workers of his party and friends. He was a man of character and great intellect.