Abdul Latif Khan belonged to the Tarin (or Tareen) tribe settled in Haripur District, of Hazara, NWFP, British India (now in Pakistan). His father was Nawab-Bahadur Muhammad Habib Khan Risaldar, CSI, Jagirdar of Talokar and his elder brother was Khan Sahib Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, OBE. He was born in 1884 and enrolled in the 82nd Punjabis in 1904.