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Field guide · Heritage
South Karachi
South Karachi District · Sindh, Pakistan
Wazir Mansion
The narrow balconied house in Kharadar where Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born in 1876, now a national monument open to visitors.
Wazir Mansion is a narrow three-storey house in Kharadar, wooden balconies stacked along its yellow stone front, and it is where Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born in 1876. Now a national monument, the rooms hold photographs and personal effects, and the building's ordinary position in a dense working quarter of old Karachi is itself part of the story.
Why go
- ✦Birthplace of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876)
- ✦Preserved as a national monument
- ✦Photographs and personal effects on display
- ✦In the dense old quarter of Kharadar
A House, Not a Palace
The building is modest by design and by history, a merchant's house on a working street rather than a grand residence, and visiting it in that setting gives a truer sense of the family's circumstances than any reconstruction could.
Plan It with GreenPak
Combines well with a wider walk through old Karachi's Kharadar and Mithadar quarters, use Plan a trip to arrange a guided route.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March. Closed on some public holidays; check before travelling.
Getting there, In Kharadar, old Karachi, near the port and the city's oldest bazaars.
Allow, 45 minutes.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Wazir Mansion, within 5 km.
