Idris Hasan Latif information

Air Chief Marshal
I H Latif
PVSM
Air Chief Marshal I H Latif PVSM
12th Indian Ambassador to France
	In office; April 1985 – August 1988
Preceded by	Narendra Singh
Succeeded by	Mrs. Soonu Kochhar
8th Governor of Maharashtra
	In office; 6 March 1982 – 16 April 1985
Appointed by	President of India (then, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy)
Chief Minister	Babasaheb Bhosale ; Vasantdada Patil
Preceded by	Om Prakash Mehra
Succeeded by	Kona Prabhakara Rao
22nd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 31 May 1981 – 30 August 1981
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Om Prakash Malhotra
Succeeded by	Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
10th Chief of the Air Staff (India)
	In office; 1 September 1978 – 31 August 1981
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
Succeeded by	Dilbagh Singh
Personal details
Born	9 June 1923; Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British Indian Empire
Died	30 April 2018 (aged 94); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Resting place	Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad, India
Spouse	Bilkees Latif (m. 1951; died 2017)
Relations	Tyabji family; Ali Yavar Jung (father-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1941–1947); India (from 1947)
Branch/service	Royal Indian Air Force (1941–1947); Indian Air Force (1947–1981)
Years of service	1941–1981
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Maintenance Command; Central Air Command; Lohegaon Air Force Station; No. 4 Squadron;
Battles/wars	World War II; Indo-Pakistan War of 1947; Indo-Pakistan War of 1965; Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Service number	1804
Award(s)	Param Vishist Seva Medal;

Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM (9 June 1923 – 30 April 2018) was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the 10th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from 1978 to 1981.^[2] After retiring from the air force, he served as 11th Governor of Maharashtra from 1982 to 1985.^[3]

Born in an affluent family in Hyderabad, he joined the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve (IAFVR) during World War II. After joining the Coastal Flight at Karachi, he spent a year in the United Kingdom with the Royal Air Force. As part of the No. 3 Squadron IAF, he served in the Burma campaign. After the partition of India, he chose to stay with the IAF. He commanded the No. 4 Squadron IAF and led the squadron in the fly-past during the first Republic Day parade in 1950. He commanded a squadron at the Joint Services Wing, the precursor to the National Defence Academy.

As a Wing Commander, he advised the Indonesian Air Force and helped them induct jet fighters in 1955. After attending the Defence Services Staff College in 1957, he served as the Senior Air Staff and Administrative Officer of the Maintenance Command. Promoted to Group Captain, he served as the Station Commander in Hyderabad, commanding the airbases at Begumpet and Hakimpet. Latif served as the Air Attaché at the Embassy of India, Washington, D.C. from 1961 to 1965.

From 1965 to 1966, Latif served as the Air Defence Commander and the Senior Air Staff Officer of the Eastern Air Command. In 1967, he attended the National Defence College. He subsequently commanded the Lohegaon airbase from 1968 to 1970. In August 1970, he was promoted to Air Vice Marshal and took over as the first ACAS (Plans) at Air HQ. He was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1971. He served in this appointment during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In the rank of Air Marshal, from 1974 to 1978, he served as the Air Officer-in-Charge Administration at Air HQ and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Central Air Command and the Maintenance Command. In 1977, Latif was posted as Vice Chief of Air Staff and took over as Chief of Air Staff on 1 September 1978.

After retirement from military service, Latif served as the Governor of Maharashtra from 1982 to 1985. He also held additional charge as Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu and Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. From 1985 to 1988, he served as the Indian ambassador to France.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ "latif sulaymani bohras: In passing away of Air Chief Marshal Latif, Sulaymani Bohras lose a jewel | Hyderabad News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Former chief of IAF Idris Latif dies at 95". The Hindu. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Previous Governors of Maharashtra and Bombay : Raj Bhavan, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, India". rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference IAF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM biography". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
^ "Idris Hassan Latif profile at indianmuslims.info". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2010.

[1] "latif sulaymani bohras: In passing away of Air Chief Marshal Latif, Sulaymani Bohras lose a jewel | Hyderabad News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[The_Hindu_2018-2] "Former chief of IAF Idris Latif dies at 95". The Hindu. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in_2009-3] "Previous Governors of Maharashtra and Bombay : Raj Bhavan, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, India". rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[IAF-4] Cite error: The named reference IAF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM biography". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

[6] "Idris Hassan Latif profile at indianmuslims.info". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2010.

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Air Chief Marshal I H Latif PVSM


12th Indian Ambassador to France
In office April 1985 – August 1988
Preceded by	Narendra Singh
Succeeded by	Mrs. Soonu Kochhar
8th Governor of Maharashtra
In office 6 March 1982 – 16 April 1985
Appointed by	President of India (then, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy)
Chief Minister	Babasaheb Bhosale Vasantdada Patil
Preceded by	Om Prakash Mehra
Succeeded by	Kona Prabhakara Rao
22nd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 31 May 1981 – 30 August 1981
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Om Prakash Malhotra
Succeeded by	Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
10th Chief of the Air Staff (India)
In office 1 September 1978 – 31 August 1981
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
Succeeded by	Dilbagh Singh

Personal details
Born	(1923-06-09)9 June 1923 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British Indian Empire
Died	30 April 2018(2018-04-30) (aged 94) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Resting place	Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad, India^[1]
Spouse	Bilkees Latif (m. 1951; died 2017)
Relations	Tyabji family Ali Yavar Jung (father-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1941–1947) India (from 1947)
Branch/service	Royal Indian Air Force (1941–1947) Indian Air Force (1947–1981)
Years of service	1941–1981
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Maintenance Command Central Air Command Lohegaon Air Force Station No. 4 Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Service number	1804
Award(s)	Param Vishist Seva Medal