Salaudeen Latinwo
| Salaudeen Latinwo | |
|---|---|
| Governor, Kwara State, Nigeria | |
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In office January 1984 – August 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Cornelius Adebayo |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Umaru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 Offa, kwara State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Nigeria
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| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Air Force
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| Years of service | 1963-1986 |
| Rank | Group Captain |
Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo (born 1943) is a retired Group Captain in the Nigerian Air Force and a former military Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria, under Muhammadu Buhari's military government.
Latinwo was part of the pioneering sets of officer cadets recruited into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in 1963, under the first Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Airforce, Colonel Gerhard Kahtz who was on secondment as head of the German Air Force Assistance Group (GAFAG). The Nigerian Air force was formally established on 18 April 1964 under the Air Force Act 1964.
Latinwo is one of Nigeria's egalitarian leaders.
From 28 August 1963 to 21 June 1966, Latinwo attended Basic and Advance Military Training in Uetersen, Western Germany where he trained as an Air force officer. In Western Germany, Latinwo attended training for his flying wings and attended the College of Navigation, West Germany, for his certificate in Air Navigation which he completed in 1966. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1966 upon his arrival from West Germany to Nigeria. Latinwo was adjutant, Kaduna Air force Base from 1966–68, and assistant base commander, Nigerian Air force base (NAF base) Kano, Nigeria 1970-71 and Deputy Base Commander, NAF Base, Benin City (1971–72).
In 1972, Latinwo attended for a six-month conversion training on Ilyushin Il-28 Fighter-bomber Aircraft in Cairo, Egypt and attended the Fokker F-27 Aircraft Management Course in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1972. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1972.
He was appointed the Director of Training at the Nigerian Air force (NAF) Headquarters between 1972 -1974. Latinwo proceeded to the Junior Command and Staff College in the United Kingdom in 1974 for further Military training. In 1975, Latinwo had Type rating Training on C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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