Hossein Monzavi (Persian: حسين منزوی) (23 September 1946 in Zanjan, Iran – 5 May 2004 in Tehran) was a prominent Iranian poet, essayist and translator who had great effects on Iranian literary mutating.

After education and living in Tehran for some years, he came back to his hometown.

His father Mohammad Monzavi was also a poet that had written some poems in the same languages that wrote imitative poetry for Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar's Heydar Babaya Salam.

[2] Homayoun Shajarian, a Persian traditional singer, has used lyrics of Hossein Monzavi in Setareh-ha (The Stars) music album.

[3] Hossein Monzavi died from Pulmonary embolism in Tehran in 2003.