Question

Idris Hassan Latif, who passed away recently, was the former chief of which Indian Armed Forces?

• A. Indian Coast Guard
• B. Indian Army
• C. Indian Navy
• D. Indian Air Force

Answer 1

The correct option is D Indian Air Force

Air Chief Marshal Idris Hassan Latif, the former Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), passed away. He was the IAF chief from September $1978$ to August $1981$. After his retirement in $1981$, Latif held the posts of Maharashtra Governor and Indian Ambassador to France. He had joined the Royal Indian Air Force in $1941$ at the age of $18$ and was commissioned the next year. At the time of partition, he chose IAF though he was reportedly urged by some to join the Pakistan Air Force.