Malek-e Ashtar

Malek-e Ashtar is a village in Salehabad Rural District of Salehabad District, Bahar County, Hamadan province, Iran. It is an Azeri Turkic speaking village.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,918 in 673 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,089 people in 899 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,672 people in 841 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

Notable people
Habiballah Sha’bani Movasaqi, Shia cleric