Muhammad Farid Khan
Nawab of Amb / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nawab Sir Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli KBE was the last ruling Nawab of the princely state of Amb, from 1936 till 1969. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1946 New Year Honours list.[2] A small state in a subsidiary alliance with British India until 1947, when the Nawab acceded to Pakistan, in 1958 Amb was reported to have an area of 590 square miles and a population of 48,656.[3]
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Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli | |||||
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Nawab Nawab Shahib | |||||
11th last Nawab of Kingdom of Amb | |||||
Reign | 1936–1969 | ||||
Born | (1904-01-01)1 January 1904 Amb, British Raj | ||||
Died | (1969-07-028)28 July 1969 Darband, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||||
Burial | 1969 | ||||
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Dynasty | Tanoli[1] | ||||
Father | Muhammad Khan Zaman Khan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Allegiance | British Raj , Pakistan | ||||
Rank | Nawab | ||||
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 , Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | ||||
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