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Who Chaired the first meeting of Pakistan Constituent Assembly as a temporary President on 10 August 1947 at Karachi to select its members, President and Deputy President?
AJogendra Nath Mandal
BI.I. Chandrigar
CLord Mountbatten
DQuaid e Azam
Correct answer
A. Jogendra Nath Mandal
Explanation
The inaugural session of the first constituent assembly of Pakistan was held in Karachi in August 1947. Mr. Jogendra Nath Mandal was elected as temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. Subsequently, Jinnah was elected as the president of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, on 11th August 1947 and Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan as its Deputy President. The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan functioned from 1947 to 1954 and involved two major parties—the Muslim League representing all Muslims except for a few and The Congress Party representing the twelve million Hindus in Pakistan.