Mahdi Fleifel (born 25 October 1979 at Dubai) is a Danish-Palestinian film director.

Often examining themes of social injustice, Fleifel's films largely convey the struggles of Palestinians in exile.

Mahdi Fleifel was raised in the refugee camp Ein el-Helweh in Lebanon and later in a suburb of Helsingør in Denmark.

In 2009, he graduated from the National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

[1] His debut feature documentary, A World Not Ours, picked up several awards.