Wardi Abdul Latip

Wardi bin Haji Abdul Latip is a Bruneian military officer who became the commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) from 2012 to 2015.

[2] From 1982 to 1983, Wardi served as a pioneer in the Boys Company, before enlisting in the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF),[3] and assigned his service number 231.

[4] In 1989, Colonel Wardi was among the tiny group chosen to get training in fighter jets at RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire, England.

Brigadier General Wardi Abdul Latip and Colonel Shahril Anwar exchanged command during a ceremony for the RBAirF.

[4] Throughout his career, he attended several institutes and training overseas, including the Initial Officer Training (IOT) at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in Lincolnshire, England, in December 1984; the Refresher Fast Jet Course at RAF Church Fenton in North Yorkshire, England, in 1989; obtained his Multi-Engine Pilot Licence at the Palmerstone North, New Zealand's Massey Air University, in 1994; completed the Conversion Flying Training in November 1997; SAR Executive Planner Workshops organised by the Civil Aviation Authority Brunei (CAA Brunei); Flight Safety and Flight Supervisor Course at RAF Bentley Priory; Maritime Surveillance Course at the Australian Defence Force Warfare Centre (ADFWC); Maritime Surveillance Course at the SAFTI Military Institute (SAFTI); Malaysian Electronic Warfare Symposium, in 1996; Japanese Multinational Cooperation Assistance Programme, in 2005; Australian Proliferation of Security Initiatives in 2005; and ASEAN+3 workshop on the Participation in International Disaster Relief Operation, China ASEAN Dialogue by Senior Defence Scholars on Regional Security Mechanism and Defence Policy in China between 2007 and 2008.

Latterly, he attended the Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage in Oct 2011 at Harvard Kennedy School, United States.