General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani NI(M) HI(C) HI(M) LoM LoH OMM, is a retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the eighth chief of army staff, being appointed on 29 November 2007 after his predecessor Pervez Musharraf retired from his military service and remained in the office until 29 November 2013.
Gen. Kayani and Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal (Commander of NATO ISAF and US Forces Afghanistan) during 29th Tripartite Commission meeting.
24 April 2013, John Kerry bids farewell to Gen. Kayani in Brussels, Belgium.
Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a position in the Pakistani Army held by a four-star general. As the highest-ranking officer, it is one of the most powerful positions in the army.
Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
Image: General Muhammad Zia Ul Haq
Image: Abdulwaheedkakar
Image: Pervez Musharraf