What is Shahnawaz Tanai?
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Shahnawaz Tanai''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Шахнаваз Танай, 1950 – 7 March 2022) was an Afghan politician and general officer. He was both the [[Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)|Chief of General Staff]] of the [[Afghan National Army]] and [[Ministry of Defence (Afghanistan)|Minister of Defence]] from 1988 until 1990. Tanai was born in [[Khost]], [[Kingdom of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]. Tanai died on 7 March 2022, aged 72.<ref>{{cite news |title=شهنواز تنی وزیر دفاع پیشین افغانستان درگذشت |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan-60646758 |access-date=7 March 2022 |publisher=BBC News |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanai, Shahnawaz}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Afghan generals]] [[Category:Afghan politicians]] {{bio-stub}}