SUPPLEMENT 185 of the Imperial Service Order by His Majesty the King- Emperor on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar. Address: Palamau, Bengal. Irfax Am Reg, MlRZA, i. S. O., Deputy Collector and Magistrate, first class, was born on 14th October, 1854, and educated at Agra College. His father, the late Mirza Ahmad All Beg, was descended from the ancient Moghal Emperors. He was Deputy Inspector of Education when the Mutiny broke out, was appointed Tahsildar of Maudaha, to replace the rebel official of that place. Here he did excellent service, for which he was thanked by the Government; he also re- ceived a reward from the Lieutenant Governor in 1870, in recognition of his efforts to encourage female education. Mir/a Irfan AH Beg did excellent work as Tahsildar before his appointment as Deputy Collector, since when he has earned the commendation of Government by his tact and skill whilst engaged in the management of the Barwars, a criminal tribe of Gonda district. In the famine of 1896-97, and during epidemics, he has equally distinguished himself by his devotion to duty and care for the suffering. <s a Magistrate he is painstaking and popular. He was invested with the insignia of a Companion of the Imperial Service Order by His Majesty the King-Emperor on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his services to Government and the public. Publications : "Samaj-ka- pher," "Adabul Hind," ' Aiyar Shahzada," " Nagri Khat," "Alkhatun," "Yadgari Ikbal," and "A Pilgrimage to Mecca." Club: Walton Club. Address: Philibhit, U. P. Mahdi Hasan, Saiyid, m. a., Barrister-at-Law, 1. s. o., Deputy Commissioner, Drug, Trustee of the M. A.-O. College, Aligarh, was born on 10th March, 1859, and educated at the Haith Kami Sabha High School, Jubbulpur College, Muir Central College, Allahabad, and Downing College, Cambridge ;
