Adam Nayyar (December 10, 1948, in Bahawalpur – July 29, 2008, in Islamabad) was a Pakistani anthropologist, author and ethnomusicologist.
He served the Lok Virsa for twenty years as a Director Research.
He was the acting executive director of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) when he died.
He studied cultural anthropology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
[2] Nayyar died on July 29, 2008, in Islamabad due to cancer of lymph nodes.