Mojtaba (Madyar) Saminejad (Persian: مجتبی سمیع نژاد, born 30 September 1980 in Tehran) is an Iranian blogger and writer.

He is the president of Shahr-e Khorshid publications (Persian: انتشارات شهر خورشید) and editor of Ferdowsi magazine.

[3] He was charged with "insulting the prophets" (punishable by the death penalty under Article 512 of the Iranian Islamic penal code), "endangering national security", and "insulting the Supreme Leader" (the head of state of Iran).

On June 2, 2005, he was found guilty of "insulting the Supreme Leader", and sentenced to two years imprisonment by Judge Saadat of Revolutionary Court 13.

[3][4] During his arrest, Saminejad was allegedly held in solitary confinement for 88 days and subjected to beatings and torture.