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Shahid Lateef | |
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| Born | Sahiwal |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1974–2009 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Commands | Vice-Chief of Air Staff (VCAS) DCAS (Aerial Operations) Project-Director, F-17 Thunder program Military advisor to the UAE Air Force |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Soviet–Afghan War 2001 India Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
Air Marshal Shahid Lateef (Urdu: شاہد لطیف; HI(M), SI(M), SBt, is a retired Pakistan Air Force three-star air marshal, geostrategist and military strategist, and political commentator. Lateef is from Pakistan city of Sahiwal.[1]
A veteran fighter pilot, Lateef was commissioned in April, 1974 in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), serving in influential staff appointments during his air force career. He completed an academic degree with top honours, and was awarded a Sword of Honour from the PAF Academy in Risalpur.[2][3] Lateef has performed duties as a fighter pilot in various squadrons of the PAF and was among the founders of the F-16 induction programme in the PAF.[2]
On March 24, 2017, Lateef accused Nawaz Sharif of a "blasphemous speech" to Karachi's Hindu community.[4]
- ^ GNN Kay Sang with Air Marshal R. Shahid Latif, 21 Feb 2021, retrieved 2021-02-28
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