Kenneth John Friar OBE (born 13 August 1934) is a former board member, managing director and secretary of Arsenal Football Club.

During this time, he took part in discussions held in the 1970s between the boards of Arsenal and rivals Tottenham Hotspur to share a new stadium at Alexandra Palace.

During this time, Friar has taken an active role in negotiating manager and player contracts as well as fostering Arsenal's links with the community and supporter groups, in addition to successfully arguing against crowd-fencing at Highbury.

[7] On 1 May 2008 it was announced that he had become acting managing director on the resignation of Keith Edelman prior to the appointment of Ivan Gazidis.

Friar was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to association football.