Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa (1857 – 21 October 1931) was an Indian Urdu poet and writer of fiction, plays, and treatises (mainly on religion, philosophy, and astronomy).

He served on the Nawab of Awadh's advisory board on language matters for many years.

Apart from his teaching positions, Ruswa worked as a civil servant and as a railroad worker.

During the early 1900s, Ruswa released Afshai Raz and Umrao Jan Ada.

Apart from poems, Ruswa wrote penny dreadfuls and religious works about Shia.