Dumitru Braghiș (pronunciation: [ˈbraɡiʃ]; born 28 December 1957) is a Moldovan politician, diplomat and economist.

Dumitru Braghiș was born on December 28, 1957, in the village of Grătieşti, Chișinău municipality, in a family of peasants.

1 in Chişinău and in 1980 he graduated Technical University, specialising in power engineering, working as an engineer-constructor at the Tractor's Factory.

Through 1995–1997 Braghiș was the General Director of the Department for Foreign Economic relations of the Ministry of Finance.

In July 2005, he was an independent candidate for the Chisinau City Mayor's General Election, gaining 20.65% of the votes.