General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, NI(M), HI, afwc, fsc(u), psc,(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 ranked him 20th in the list of "Leaders & Revolutionaries" of the world in 2008 and 17th in the same list in 2009. He was also named in the Newsweek "Top 50 Global Elite" and the New Statesman "The 50 people who matter today" being placed on 20th and 24th in the lists 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 2 children,a son and a daughter.