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Nazir Latif | |
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| Birth name | Nazir Latif |
| Nickname(s) | Bill Latif |
| Born | 10 July 1927 Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, British Indian Empire |
| Died | 30 June 2011 Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) |
| Buried | Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1950–1972 |
| Rank |  Air Commodore |
| Unit | No. 5 Squadron Falcons |
| Commands | No. 7 Squadron Bandits No. 6 Squadron Globe Trotters No. 16 Squadron Panthers No. 17 Squadron Tigers Masroor Air Force Base Faisal Air Force Base Director of Operations and Plans at the Air Headquarters (DOPAHQ) |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Aerial warfare in 1965 India Pakistan War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 East Pakistan Air Operations, 1971 |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Jurat (1965) Sitara-e-Jurat (1971) |
Air Commodore Nazir Latif SJ and Bar (10 July 1927 – 30 June 2011) was an officer in the Pakistan Air Force[1] and a former director-general of the Operations and Plans at the Air Headquarters, Islamabad. Latif was one of the distinguished Christian pilots who participated and fought, for Pakistan side, in 1965 Indo-Pak War and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.