Zahir Khan Pakteen (Pashto: ظاهر خان; born 20 December 1998) is an Afghan cricketer.

[2] He made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015.

[10] In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.

[11] In 2018 he signed for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League however he was ruled out of the season due to injury.

He told me great things about Brisbane Heat, so I am looking forward to this challenge so much.”[12] He did not resign with the Heat for the following season, and head coach Darren Lehmann said the following regarding his time with the club: “On behalf of the club, we really wish Tom and Zahir all the best for what lies ahead with their cricket as they both have enormous potential.

[23] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, he was added to Afghanistan's Test squad, for the one-off match against Ireland, but he did not play.