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 SUPPLEMENT 65 SaYIED Riza Ali, B.A., L.L.B,, The Hon'ble Mr. — belongs to a respectable family of Sayieds of Kundarki, District Moradabad* After graduating in Arts from the M. A. O. College, Aligarh, he entered Government service but after a few years resigned that service and after qualifying himself as an L.L.B. began to practice as a Vakil at Moradabad. Sayied Riza Ali is a prominent member of the Muslem League, the Honorary Secretary of its Moradabad Branch. In 19 12, he was elected to the United Provinces Legislative Council where he has been representing the Special Muslim Electorate for ^ Rohilkhand and Kumaon. In Muslim Politics he evinces a very keen interest. In the Machhli Bazar Cawnpore Mosque case the part played by him in bringing out a settlement between the Government and the Muslims was, by no means, an unimportant one. Address : Moradabad. Shaikh Shahid Husain, The Hon'ble — b.a., l.l.b., (Cantab), Bar-at-Law, Talukdar of Gadia and Municipal Commissioner, Lucknow, born on the 8th of January, 1878, belongs to one of the oldest and most respectable Mahomedan families of Oudh. He is one of the chief representatives of the Kidwai clan which migrated 6 centuries ago from Rum and colonised 52 villages in the Districts of Lucknow and Barabanki. After passing the Intermediate Examination from the Canning College, Lucknow, he went to England and took his B.A., L.L.B., Honors degree in 1903. He was called to the Bar also in the same year. On his return to India he settled down to the legal profession and built a good practice very soon. In December, 1904, he was chiefly instrumental in hold- ing the Mahomedan Educational Conference at Lucknow and was presented with a gold medal for his successful organi- sation of the said Conference. In 1908, he was elected Honorary Joint Secretary of the British Indian Association which position he has been holding ever since. He represents the Mahomedans of Oudh in the Local Legislative Council, is a member of the Municipal Board, Lucknow, member of