Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala (4 January 1930 – 31 August 2008) was an educationist, social worker and politician based in Mumbai.

In 1958, he opened his dispensary in the Chowki Mohalla area of Mumbai which was populated by mostly poor people.

He contested and won his first election for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nagpada in 1977 representing the Janata Party.

[3][10][1] [2] As a minister, he was known for regular attendance at his office and keeping an open-door policy by granting all visitors easy access at Mumbai's Mantralaya.

[15] He was associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan[16] and a member of the court of the Aligarh Muslim University.