[FGZstar] Hannibal? - NO (of course there could be a Hannibal who didn't come from Africa and was alive in the 19th Century)

[CdM] Mm. Lots of non-Anglophones in Mexico, I'd've thought, in the C19th, not to mention now, and I daresay some indigenous North American people in the C19th might not have spoken English...

[Projoy] A specific religion? - YES *applause*

[Projoy] Asian? - YES

[CdM et al] An apology is in order from me this time. I have had another look at Wikipedia and by the longest stretch of the definition with the longest stretch he could be described as from the East Indies - just not by any use of the term I've ever come across. Can we agree going forward that we'll only use the term for the Malay/Indonesia/Borneo/Phillipines etc. archipelagos?

[Projoy] Chinese? - NO

[Projoy] I didn't mean unlikely in the sense that it was unlikely you'd be able to find a non-Anglophone in N. America. I meant unlikely that the solution to this AVMA would be North American and non-Anglopohone. If you see what I mean.

[CdM] Do I know his name? - YES, and I would accept that - but that's not what's on the card.

[Projoy] Little Asia? - NO

[Projoy] Middle Eastern? - NO (Between you & CdM you've straddled the target very well)

[FGZstar] From India? - Depends - Not from somewhere that is currently in India.

[Projoy] Land of the Pure? - YES *relieved applause*

[GL] Sid Arthur? - NO (wrong country and 2400 years too early)

(yes, I looked him up)

Actually, he probably spoke English, didn't he? Hm...

[Projoy] Last Maharajah? - NO
Lion of the Punjab? - NO
You're right, it's quite plausible that the person in question had some English given where and when he lived, but I don't know that and it wouldn't be helpful to know in any way I can think of.
P.S. Don't forget the Abstract - there's more to it than just a nickname.

And I'm not talking about a fabulous hairdo.

[Projoy] Divinity? - NO but *some applause*

Hm. I must admit I'm even drawing a blank with Wikipedia on this one.

[Software] Imran Khan - NO
[Projoy] Titular? - YES *another small ripple of applause*
[CdM] Phrase or saying? - NO
I think you're only a couple of questions away - in fact, if you came up with the answer I think you would have a pretty good idea that it was correct. The religious element was important, but I had no idea it existed when I chose the subject and I expect it's not really going to help much except as confirmation. The abstract link is probably the key.

(Or rather, the X of Y, I suppose)