Mohammad Gharib (Persian: محمد قریب‎; 5 July 1909 – 20 January 1975)[2] was an Iranian physician, clinician, distinguished university professor and a pioneer of pediatrics in Iran.

An honor student at the medical school, he passed the difficult examinations for an externship and later those for the coveted and highly competitive interne des hôpitaux de Paris.

On his return to Iran, Gharib was appointed the first professor of pediatrics at Tehran University by Dr. Charles Oberling, a French educator who was dean of the medical school.

Gharib was respected as an effective, colorful, and extremely popular teacher by his students; recognized as a superb clinician by his colleagues; and regarded as a dedicated physician by his patients.

In recognition of his impressive achievements, the French government conferred on him the Cross of the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) in 1954.

The American magazine M.D., in a series of articles on prominent physicians worldwide, featured Gharib of Iran in its May 1965 issue.

Gharib and his wife Zari had four children: Nahid, Maryam, Hossein, and Mohsen, and ten grandchildren all of whom live in the U.S.: Niloofar, Parinaz, Fatemeh, Ameneh, Soheyla, Mohammad, Yasaman, Mahmood, Kimya, and Ali.

In 2021, Dr. Hadi Bahar and Dr. Hossein Gharib, prepared "Mohammad Gharib, MD: His Inspiring Life & Legacy," a book in Persian language highlighting his medical education in France, his significant contributions to pediatrics in his country, his lasting legacy as an inspiring medical teacher and educator in modern Iran, his long service as a compassionate doctor, and his impact as a political activist, and a man of arts, literature and religion.