Mahtab Gholizadeh (Persian: مهتاب قلی‌زاده, romanized: Mahtâb Qolizâde; born 6 April 1988 in Garmsar) is an Iranian journalist, who works especially in macroeconomics, political economy, and Women's rights.

She was arrested with accusations of Iran's regime in December 2021 and released temporarily with a Rls.10 billion bail.

On 7 August 2021, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' agents intruded forcibly into Mahtab Gholizadeh's house.

They investigated the apartment and captured her passport, cellphone, laptop, recorder, phonebook, external hard, and notes.

[4] Eventually, with the accusations of "propaganda against the state," "endangering national security" for having interviews with the foreign media, and "spread of corruption and prostitution" for her effort for achieving the permission of entrance of Iranian women in sports stadiums, she was arrested.