| Ashwani Kumar | |
| Office3: | DGP, Himachal Pradesh |
| Term Start3: | August 2006 |
| Term End3: | July 2008 |
| Office2: | Director, Central Bureau of Investigation |
| Term Start2: | 2 August 2008 |
| Term End2: | 30 November 2010 |
| Predecessor2: | Vijay Shankar |
| Successor2: | A P Singh |
| Office: | Governor of Nagaland |
| Term Start: | 21 March 2013 |
| Term End: | 27 June 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Nikhil Kumar |
| Successor: | Krishan Kant Paul |
| Office1: | Governor of Manipur |
| Term Start1: | 29 July 2013 |
| Term End1: | 23 December 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Gurbachan Jagat |
| Successor1: | Vinod Duggal |
| Birth Date: | 1950 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Nahan, Himachal Pradesh |
| Death Place: | Brockhurst, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Spouse: | Chandak A.K. |
| Children: | 1[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Himachal Pradesh University, National Defence College, Rashtriya Indian Military College |
Ashwani Kumar (15 November 1950 – 7 October 2020) was a 1973-Batch IPS officer who served as Governor of the Indian state of Nagaland,[2] and briefly as Governor of Manipur during 2013.[3]
He was the DGP of Himachal Pradesh from August 2006 - July 2008[4] and;
He had served the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) as its deputy inspector general when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister of India.[5]
Ashwani handled and or investigated an Amit Shan and Shorabuddin Sheikh investigation.
He was the Director of CBI between 2 August 2008 to 30 November 2010.[6] [7]
Ashwani Kumar died in the evening on the 7 of October 2020 in Brockhurst in Shimla due to suicide by hanging.[8]