Bahman Nirumand (Persian: بهمن نیرومند; born 18 September 1936 in Tehran) is an Iranian and German journalist and author.

After finishing his studies, he returned to Iran and worked there as a docent for comparative literature at the University of Tehran, and as a writer and journalist.

[4] In October 1967, Der Spiegel published a critical review of Nirumand's book, alleging that much of the information it contained was dubious or wrong.

He published, among others: In addition, he has translated literature from Persian into German, among others: Since 2001, he has been the composer of the monthly "Iran Reports" of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Bahman Nirumand is the father of the journalist Mariam Lau, who is currently working as the political correspondent of the weekly journal Die Zeit.