Pouya Idani (Persian: پویا ایدنی; born 22 September 1995) is an Iranian chess player.

[3] Idani represented his country in a number of chess olympiads, including 2012 and 2014.

He played in the Chess World Cup 2015, where he was defeated in the first round by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

[8] He tied 3rd to 8th place at the World U18 Championship in 2012 with Jorge Cori, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Gábor Nagy, Kacper Drozdowski, and Vladislav Kovalev.

He was eliminated in the fourth round by the eventual winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.