Behzad Barkat (in Persian: بهزاد برکت) is an Iranian University Professor of Literature and Linguistics at Guilan University, and a translator.

He is the author and translator of quite a number of books and articles.

He also teaches at Rasht, Azad university.

His classes are held in Persian and English, and his PhD dissertation was written and published in French.

Barkat received his BA in English Literature from Kharazmi (Tarbiat Moallem) University, followed by a Master of Arts degree in General Linguistics from the University of Tehran.