| Honorific-Prefix: | I.G.P. |
| Prakash Aryal | |
| Native Name: | प्रकाश अर्याल |
| Predecessor: | Upendra Kant Aryal |
| Successor: | Sarbendra Khanal |
| Office: | 26th Inspector General of Nepal Police |
| Term Start: | 10 April 2017 |
| Term End: | 11 April 2018 |
| President: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Vicepresident: | Nanda Kishor Pun |
| Primeminister: | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Dang, Nepal |
| Citizenship: | Nepalese |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Alma Mater: | Tribhuvan University |
| Occupation: | Police Officer |
Prakash Aryal (pronunciation: in Nepali pronounced as /prʌkas ʌrjal/) is 26th Chief of Nepal Police. He was appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police after succeeding Upendra Kant Aryal on 10 April 2017 by the cabinet decision of the Government of Nepal.[1] He was elected by securing 154.2 points as compared to nearest rival DIG Nawaraj Silwal's 152.467 points after work point evaluation done by Supreme Court of Nepal. Previously, the Court revoked the February 12 decision of Nepal Government to appoint DIG Jaya Bahadur Chand after being challenged by seniormost DIG Nawaraj Silwal.Inspector General of Police (IGP).[2]