Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal (Persian: محمد هاشم میوندوال; 12 March 1921[1] – 20 October 1973) was an Afghan politician and diplomat during the reign of Zahir Shah.

Mohammad Hashim, son of a preacher originally from Bukhara, modern-day Uzbekistan,[2] became a journalist after graduating from high school, editing several newspapers.

In October 1965, following the election of the new legislature, an impasse over its approval of the new cabinet brought rioting and an intervention by the army, leading to the death of at least three student demonstrators.

The rise of Prince Mohammad Daoud Khan to power after the 1973 coup was galling to other would-be successors, such as Sardar Abdul Wali, who was quickly put behind bars.

This led to the arrest of Maiwandwal and twenty others on September 20, 1973, including the newly promoted chief of air staff, two serving lieutenant generals, five colonels and one member of the now defunct Wolesi Jirga.