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 192 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA Nazim at Jaipur. After a few months, he was promofed to the Munsifship and in 1902, on the demise of his elder brother, he was appointed as Residency Vakil. In 1908, he was promoted, as Darbar's Vakil at Abu. As Residency Vakil at Jaipur he had to work on the occasions of several Viceregal visits, the visit of the Prince of Wales and particularly at the time of Her Majesty the Queen's visit to Jaipur in 1911. In 19 1 2, the British Government, in recognition of his services, conferred on him the title of Rai Bahadur on the occasion of the King's Birthday. Address : Jaipur Darbar Vakil, Mount Abu. Mohammad Abdur Raoof Khan, Haji, Khan Saheb, Political Secretary, Bhopal Darbar, was born, at Indore, in 1869 and educated in the local State High School. In 1885, he was appointed as Persian Tutor to the youngest son of the late Maharaja Tukkoji Rao Holkar of Indore. After a year, he came to Bhopal as Private Secretary to Her Highness the heir-presumptive to the throne (the present Begam Saheba). In 1893, he went to the Punjab and engaged himself in the compiling of books and journalism. In 1897, he came back to Bhopal and began to practice as a lawyer in the State Courts. Six months later, he was appointed State Prosecutor with permission to continue his private practice as well. In April, 1903, he was appointed Secretary to Her Highness the Begam Sahiba. In the following year, he was promoted to the post of State Vakil and was subsequently de- signated as Political Secretary and member of Council with headquarters at Sehore. Besides being awarded various honors and distinctions of the State from time to time the title of Khan Saheb was conferred on him, in 19 14, by the Government of India as a personal distinction for his services to the State. In 19 1 2, he married a lady of the ruling family of the State of Bhopal. Address: Political Secretary, Bhopal Darbar, Sehore.