Javaid Rehman (Urdu: جاوید رحمان) is a British-Pakistani legal scholar and Professor of Islamic Law and International Law at Brunel University London.

On 7 July 2018, Rehman was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran,[3] officially commencing his duties on 13 July.

On 6 August 2018 he first wrote to the Iranian Government expressing his interest in visiting Iran.

He said he had already received a number of reports raising concerns about alleged violations of human rights in the country.

[5] Rehman stepped down on 31 July 2024 after holding the mandate for the maximum six years allowed in the role.