Bakhtiari (surname)

Bakhtiari (and its variant Bakhtiary) is a surname of Persian origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows:


 * Abu'l-Fath Khan Bakhtiari (died 1750), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe
 * Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari (died 1754), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe
 * Ali Morad Bakhtiari (died 1735), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe
 * Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari (1945–2007), Iranian author and oil expert
 * Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (1856–1917), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe and revolutionary
 * Alireza Bakhtiari, Iranian media executive
 * Behnoosh Bakhtiari (born 1975), Iranian actress
 * Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari (1874–1937), Iranian politician
 * David Bakhtiari (born 1991), American football player
 * Eric Bakhtiari (born 1984), American football player
 * Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1901–1983), Iranian diplomat
 * Liliana Bakhtiari, Iranian American community organizer
 * Morteza Bakhtiari (born 1952), Iranian politician
 * Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (1846–1930), former prime minister of Iran
 * Pouya Bakhtiari (1992–2019), Iranian activist
 * Shapour Bakhtiar (1914–1991), former prime minister of Iran
 * Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932–2001), former queen consort of Iran