Saeed Soltanpour was an Iranian poet, playwright, and theater director who was deeply involved in left-wing politics and a member of the Iranian Writers Association.

[1][2] He was executed on July 26, 1981, by the Islamic Republic authorities during the 1981–1982 Iran Massacres.

His final play was titled Koshtargah ("Slaughter House").

[6] During his summary trial in 1981, Soltanpour stated that he viewed the Islamic Republic as a corrupt government that would soon be "crushed by the people it has betrayed."

Judge Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani declared him a "crusader against God", and sentenced him to death.