Correct Answer:
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
The Dawn newspaper is one of Pakistan's oldest and most respected English-language newspapers. It was founded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, in 1941. Jinnah established Dawn to serve as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League, articulating the Muslim perspective and advocating for the creation of a separate Muslim state.
- Mir Shakil ur Rehman is the CEO of the Jang Group of Newspapers, a different media conglomerate, not the founder of Dawn.
- Hameed Haroon is the current CEO of the Dawn Media Group, but he did not found the newspaper; he is a descendant of one of its early patrons.
- Zia Shahid is associated with other media ventures and is not connected to the founding of Dawn newspaper.