Rashadat Akhundov (Azerbaijani: Rəşadət Axundov, born on August 7, 1984, Beylagan) is a youth activist and co-founder of N!DA Civic Movement.

He was arrested on March 30, 2013 a few days after the protests held in Baku against the non-combat deaths in the military.

After successfully completing his bachelor studies in Baku, he headed to Budapest in order to do his master.

He was detained for a few days for several times due to his active participation in the street protests in 2010 and 2011.

Akhundov is a co-founder of Nida Civic Movement and was one out of seven board members when he was arrested in March 2013.