Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli | |||||
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Nawab Nawab Shahib | |||||
11th last Nawab of Kingdom of Amb | |||||
Reign | 1936–1969 | ||||
Born | Amb, British Raj | 1 January 1904||||
Died | Darband, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 28 July 1969||||
Burial | 1969 | ||||
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Dynasty | Tanoli[1] | ||||
Father | Muhammad Khan Zaman Khan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Military career | |||||
Allegiance | British Raj , Pakistan | ||||
Rank | Nawab | ||||
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 , Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
Nawab Sir Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli, GBE , GCVO was the last ruling Nawab of the princely state of Amb, from 1936 till 1969. In 1947 he acceded his state to the Dominion of Pakistan. A small state in a subsidiary alliance with British India, in 1958 Amb was reported to have an area of 590 square miles and a population of 48,656.[2]
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Amb became fully independent, and remained so for the rest of 1947, but on 31 December the Nawab acceded his state to Pakistan.[3]
Nawab Farid khan Tanoli's contributions to the Pakistan movement were acknowledged by the Quaid e Azam.[4][5]