Air Marshal (R)
Born: N/A
Profession: Air Marshal (R)
Affiliation(s): Air Force
Citizenship: Pakistani
Profile Air Marshal Shahid Lateef was commissioned in the General Duties (Pilot) Branch on April 7, 1974. He earned the coveted Sword of Honour on graduation from the PAF Academy, Risalpur. He has served as a fighter pilot in various squadrons of the PAF and was among the pioneers of F-16 induction programme in the PAF. He was also deputed in the Abu Dhabi Air Force. During his career, he has commanded a fighter squadron, a fighter wing and an operational air base. He has held various key staff appointments at the Air Headquarters including the JF-17 Project. He has been associated with the development and production programme of JF-17 Thunder aircraft for nearly eight years, initially as deputy chief project director and then as chief project director for five years. In his last assignment, he was serving as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) since April, 2006.
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