 Hafiz Mohammed Abdul Karim CIE , CVO ( 1863 – 1909 ) ( Hindi : हाफ ़ िज ़ मुहम ् मद अब ् दुल करीम , Urdu : حافظ محمد عبد الكريم ) , known as " the Munshi " , was an Indian Muslim attendant of Queen Victoria . He served her during the final fifteen years of her reign , gaining her maternal affection over that time . 
