Correct Answer:
B. A.K. Fazlul Haq
The Pakistan Resolution, also known as the Lahore Resolution, was presented by A.K. Fazlul Haq in 1940. At the annual session of the All-India Muslim League held in Lahore on March 23, 1940, A.K. Fazlul Haq, who was the then Chief Minister of Bengal, formally moved the resolution. This historic resolution called for the creation of independent states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones of British India where Muslims constituted a majority, effectively laying the groundwork for the demand of a separate Muslim homeland.
- Option A, “Liaquat Ali Khan,” was a prominent leader of the Muslim League and later became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. While he played a crucial role in the Pakistan Movement and supported the resolution, he was not the individual who formally presented it.
- Option C, “Chaudhry Rehmat Ali,” is widely credited with coining the name “Pakistan” in 1933. He was a fervent advocate for a separate Muslim state but was not present at the 1940 Lahore session and did not move the resolution. His contribution was primarily ideological.
- Option D, “Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” known as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader), was the President of the All-India Muslim League at the time and presided over the 1940 Lahore session. He delivered the presidential address that outlined the rationale for a separate Muslim nation but did not formally move the resolution himself; A.K. Fazlul Haq did. Jinnah's leadership was instrumental, but Haq was the presenter.