Ashok Raj Sigdel

General Ashok Raj Sigdel (Nepali: अशोक राज सिग्देल; born 1 February 1967) is the present Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepalese Army.

[2] He succeeded General Prabhu Ram Sharma.

He holds a bachelor's degree from the Army Command and Staff College in Shivapuri and from China's National Defense University.

Additionally, he has completed the Higher and Management Course at the Army War College and the Defense Management Course in India.

He also holds a master's degree in strategic studies from China's National Defense University and an MA from Tribhuvan University.