Rear Admiral Mohammad Nazir Isa (10 July 1910 – 30 August 1982) was an Indonesian military officer, minister, and diplomat.

[1] Nazir was born in Maninjau, Agam, West Sumatra, to Mohammad Isa Sutan Bandaro and Siti Chadijah, the third of seven children.

From the age of six, Nazir was raised by his uncle, Adam Datuak Basa Nan Balimo, who served as a School Opzienner in Tanjung Pura, Langkat.

After working in the shipping industry, Nazir had saved up enough money to continue his education at the Michel Adrianzoon de Ruyter Dutch shipping school, and received a De Grotevaart diploma (Ocean Cruise Certificate) in 1938, He was the first Indonesian to receive the degree.

[2] During 1948 he became a senior adviser to Sjafruddin Prawiranegara's Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia and Minister of Shipping in the Djuanda Cabinet.