Hassan Akhavi (1908–17 April 1997) was an Iranian military officer who played an active role in the overthrown of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953.

He briefly served as the minister of agriculture in the period 1957–1959 and retired from military offices and politics.

[3] Hossein Fardoust in his memoirs published in 1978 argued that Akhavi was one of the major liaisons between the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and army officers who were planning a coup against the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953.

[5] After the success of the coup Akhavi was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and became the deputy chief of staff of the army.

[6] Then Akhavi served as a military attaché in Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia for a short term.