General Michail Kostarakos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Κωσταράκος, February 1956 – 2 June 2023) was a Hellenic Army officer who served as Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff in 2011–2015 and as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee in 2015–2018.

[2] Kostarakos served in various posts in both field and especially anti-aircraft artillery (the MIM-23 Hawk system), attended various schools and academies (including the US Army's Hawk course at Fort Bliss), as well as in senior staff positions in NATO's International Military Staff, the KFOR's Joint Operation Center, and Greece's NDC-GR.

[3] Kostarakos was awarded several distinctions, including the Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, the Grand Commander of the Order of Honour, the Armenian Medal for Military Co-operation, and the NATO Medal for the Balkans.

[2] On 20 August 2015, the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence decided the retirement of Kostarakos and his replacement with the hitherto Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, Vice Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, taking effect on 15 September.

Kostarakos was immediately recalled to active duty pending his assumption of the post of Chairman of the European Union Military Committee,[4] which took place on 6 November 2015.