Mazyar Keshvari (Persian: مازیار کشوری; born 5 March 1981) is an Iranian-born Norwegian former politician for the Progress Party and a convicted felon who is serving two prison sentences for fraud[1] and violent threats.

[14] He was first elected to Oslo city council in 2007, and was re-elected for another term in 2011, and is the current chairman of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services.

[19] He has made his mark in the Norwegian public sphere as a staunch opponent of the Iranian theocracy, often condemning the regime in the media.

[22] In response to the violent crackdown on the protesters he called the Iranian leadership a "terror-regime", and compared Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to comical Ali.

[30] In response to public outcry over the establishment of roma tent encampments in the center of Oslo during the summer of 2012, Keshvari demanded their "immediate expulsion" along with the forced closure of such camps, while reiterating the need for a total ban on public begging,[31] but at the same he warned politicians against inflaming already high anti-roma sentiment in the city.

[34] In 2014 Keshvari was accused of making death threats against NRK debate moderator Ingunn Solheim in an Oslo pub.

Keshvari admitted to defrauding the Storting, and declared that he wanted to make amends and pay back the reimbursements.

[11] He is also a patron of fine arts including paintings, and especially the works of Edvard Munch, replicas of which adorned his former office at Oslo City Hall.