Mohammad Mokhtari (Persian: محمد مختاری) (April 21, 1942 – December 3, 1998[1]) was an Iranian writer, poet and left-wing activist.

He was an active member of the Iranian Writers Association, a group that had been long banned in Iran due to their objection to censorship and encouraged freedom of expression.

He also played a crucial part in the writing and publication of a letter, dated October 15, 1994, in which 134 writers stated their objection to censorship and restraints on the freedom of expression.

On December 10 (the International Human Rights Day), one week after his disappearance, the body was identified at the morgue and his family remarked that there appeared to be bruising around his neck.

The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence later denied responsibility for the Mokhtari death[6] and claimed a "foreign network" may have assassinated him.