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192 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA MOHAMMAD NlYAZ Ali, Kazi, Hafiz, Diwan of Jaisalmer State, was born in February, 1866, and educated at the Durbar School, Sirohi, Moradabad Islamia Madrassah and the Government School at Ajmere. He commenced his public life in 1882, and held various posts until 1892, when he was appointed Assistant Magistrate in Jaisalmer State. In 1901 he was appointed Superintendent of Census Operations in the State. In 1905 he was posted to Mount Abu as Tahsildar ; in 1906 he was made Durbar Vakil in the Courts of the Resident in Western Rajputana. He has been many times rewarded by the State and by the Government for the faithful discharge of his various duties. In 191 1 he was appointed Diwan of the State. Address: Jaisalmer, Rajputana. Sarup Narain, Rai Saheb, Assistant Settlement Officer, Dholpur and Karauli States, was born in 1866. His ancestors held honourable posts in the Court of the Kings of Delhi, and the family is renowned for the possession of the title of " Bahadur. " The Pundit joined Government service in the Gurdaspur Settlement operations and soon rose to be Settlement Officer, and later Wazir of Poonch State, Kashmir. His whole-hearted energy and zeal in ameliorating the condition of the zemindars enabled him, during Lord Curzon's administration, to win the personal distinction of M Rai Saheb " and leave his name as a household word in Poonch State. He is known and admired in Kashmir, the North-West Frontior Province and the Eastern Rajputana States. His work, M Guide to Settlement Training, " was by special permission dedicated to Sir R. M. Dane, and the second edition to Sir Louis Dane, Lieutenent Governor of the Punjab. The Pundit is now. Assistant Settlement Officer in the joint settlement of Dholpur and Karauli States, in which post he has been doing excellent work for four years. His services have receutly been asked for by the Gwalior Durbar. Address: Dholpur, Rajputana.