Safiullah Khan Tanoli
| Safiullah Khan Tanoli | |||||
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| Jagirdar Sir Muhammad Safiullah Khan | |||||
Safiullah Khan Tanoli in 1923 | |||||
| Minister of Defence of Kingdom of Amb | |||||
| In office | 1923 - 1969 | ||||
| Born | 6 November 1889 Amb, British India | ||||
| Died | 12 August 1974 Rawalpindi | ||||
| Burial | 1974 | ||||
| Spouse | 3 Wife's Unknown | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ghilzai | ||||
| Father | Hussain Khan Tanoli | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Muhammad Safiullah Khan Tanoli was the grandson of Maddad Khan Tanoli who was the younger brother of Painda Khan, the ruling Nawab of Amb. Safiullah Khan served as the tehsil collector of Abbottabad under British Raj, appointed by the Governor of Khyber George Roos-Keppel, and later became the Minister of Defence of the Nawab of Amb.
He fought in the Battle of Chamla and in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948.