General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, NI(M), HI, (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی , born April 1952) is a Pakistani general and the current Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. He replaced Pervez Musharraf as the leader of the army on November 29, 2007. Kayani is the former director of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, and Director General of Military Operations.

Known as a "quiet man" in both Pakistan and abroad because of his constant refusal to grant interviews to both domestic and to the foreign media, Time magazine named him the 20th most powerful person in the world in 2008 and the 17th most powerful in 2009. He was also named in Newsweek Top 50 Global Elite and New Statesman The 50 people who matter today being placed on number 20 and 24 respectively.

Kayani belongs to a martial tribe called Gakhars. He was born in Manghot village, Gujar Khan, suburb of Rawalpindi, known to produce Pakistan Army generals. He grew up in a working-low class family, son of a junior officer, Lehrasab Khan. He is described as a soft-spoken intellectual who is apolitical, and disciplined. A chain smoker as well as a keen golfer, he is the current president of the Pakistan Golf Association. Kayani is married and has two children, one son and one daughter.