Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Politician

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی‎, born 20 April 1952; NI(M), HI), is a retired four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army who served as the Chief of Army Staff from 29 November 2007 to 29 November 2013. He succeeded General Pervez Musharraf as the chief of army staff on 29 November 2007. He also held the acting charge of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from October to November 2013. In addition, General Kayani formerly served as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and director of the Directorate-General of Military Operations (DGMO). On 24 July 2010, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani extended Kayani's term as Chief of the Army Staff by three years, making him the first four-star officer to receive a term extension from any democratic government.In 2011, Forbes named him the 34th most powerful person in the world. In 2012, Forbes named him the 28th most powerful person in the world.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Fa'qoo/ Paijja
Birth date	April 20, 1952
Birth place	Punjab Pakistan , Gujar Khan Tehsil
Education	United States Army Command and General Staff College Command and Staff College Pakistan Military Academy National Defence University Pakistan

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Office holder

military operations	Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
military command	Vice Chief of Army Staff X Corps 12th Infantry Division DG Inter Services Intelligence DG Military Operations
military rank	General officer
military unit	Baloch Regiment
office	(Acting) Chief of Army Staff Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
president	Pervez Musharraf Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain
service end	2013
service start	1971
successor	Raheel Sharif Rashad Mahmood Nadeem Taj