Ma Linyi


Ma Linyi was a Chinese Muslim born in Hunan province during the Qing Dynasty.
In 1912, he became Minister of Education of Gansu province, appointed by the Republic of China Kuomintang government.
He founded the Association for the Promoting of Islamic Teaching in 1918 in the provincial capital of Gansu.
He, along with General Ma Fuxiang, sponsored Imam Wang Jingzhai when he went on hajj to Mecca in 1921.