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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Malavya.

mittee; Member, Imperial Legislative Council, India. Address: Allahabad, U.P., India.

Malcolm, Hon’ble Brigadier General H. H. L., C.B., D.S.O., Officer Commanding the troops, and Member of the Executive Council, Ceylon; b. 1860; s. of late William Malcolm; educ: Lamington College, and Royal Military College, Sandhurst; entered 42nd Roval Highlanders, 1879; Captain, 1885; Major,1897; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1902; Brevet Colonel, 1905; Colonel, 1910; served with Egyptian Expedition, 1882; present at the battle of Tel-el-kebur. Address: Colombo, Ceylon; 19, Brunswick Terrace, Hove, Sussex, Club: United Service.

Malerkotla, Nawab of; H.H. Mahomed Ahmad Ali, Khan Bahadur; belongs to a Sherwani Afghan family, some of whose ancestors were in the service of the Emperors of Delhi; b. 1881; succeeded to gaddi, 1908; invested with full powers, 1909; in the time of the Mahratta wars, the Chiefs of this State helped Lord Lake in his campaigns against the Mahrattas, and as a result they were taken under the protection of the British and were guaranteed against the encroachments of Maharaja Ranjit Singh; maintains a force of 600 infantry, 54 cavalry, and 2 guns; is entitled to a salute of 11 guns; contributed Rs. 40,000 towards the expenses of the Indian Expeditionary Forces to the European War; area of the State, 167 square miles; population, over 77,000; revenue, Rs. 7,28,560. Address: Malerkotla, Punjab, India.

Maliah, Rameswar Kuzar; s. of Maharani Harasundari Debi; b. 1849; o. surviving member of Searsole Raj; holds a number of collieries in Burdwan; the Leper Hospital at Puri, and the Howrah Town Hall are among his many benefactions; Member, British Indian Association; Vice President, National Chamber of Commerce; Member, Executive Committee of the Bengal Asiatic Society; Honorary Magistrate for Howrah; received the title of Kumar and also a Certificate of Merit. 1902. Address: Cullen Place, Howrah; also, Searsole, Burdwan District, Bengal Presidency, India.

Malik Ahmed Aminkhan, Hon’ble, elected non-official Member, Legislative Council, Bihar and Orissa. Address: Patna, India.

Malik Talib Mahdi Khan, British Agent at Kabul. Address: Kabul, Afghanistan.

Malik, Hon’ble Captain Umar Hyat Khan, C.I.E., M.V.O.; b. 1873; educ: Lahore Aitchison College; received instruction in riding, drill, farming, veterinary work, farming and horse-breeding; various members of this family are enjoying political pensions; has established a free school; maintains hospitals, Hindu temples, and Moslem mosques; was engaged in Somaliland with the 53rd Camel Corps; was A.D.C. to General Officer commanding; sent with the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet as Transport Officer; attached to H.M. the Amir of Afghanistan, 1906; presented to H.E. Lord Kitchener after return from Tibet Expedition; twice sat in the Punjab Legislative Council, and was one

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