MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

1952 - Today

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Ashfaq Parvez Kayani NI(M) HI(C) HI(M) LoM LoH OMM (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی ; born 20 April 1952), 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. Initially appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) under then-President Pervez Musharraf on 8 October 2007, he formally took over the command of the army when President Pervez Musharraf retired from his military service on 29 November 2007. In addition, General Kayani served as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and as director of the Directorate-General of Military Operations (DGMO), overseeing major war efforts in the war on terror. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has received more than 748,441 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is the 2,036th most popular military personnel (down from 1,653rd in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 138th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ranks 2,036 out of 2,058. Before him are Sybil Ludington, Andy Green, Oleg Tsokov, Thomas Nelson Jr., Yevgeny Rodionov, and Craig Harrison. After him are Vitalii Skakun, Max Lemke, Ricardo Sanchez, Padma Bandopadhyay, Valeriy Chybineyev, and Bosco Ntaganda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ranks 762. Before him are Ronald M. Sega, Charles Camarda, Sharon Walsh, Lee Morin, Donald R. McMonagle, and Karen Magnussen. After him are Bob Corker, Tom McMillen, George Allen, Helen Dunmore, Spencer Abraham, and Peter Tatchell.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ranks 150 out of 217. Before him are Chetan Anand (1915), Hamid Mir (1966), Rehman Malik (1951), Chris Van Hollen (1959), Nasirul Mulk (1950), and Abida Parveen (1954). After him are Robbie Brightwell (1939), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Nazia Hassan (1965), Googie Withers (1917), Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (1971), and Govind Nihalani (1940).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Pakistan

Among military personnels born in Pakistan, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ranks 2. Before him are Reginald Dyer (1864).

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