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Mehdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri (1301-1396 AH) was an Indian Muslim scholar and jurist who served as tenth Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Biography
Mufti was born in 1301 AH in Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh. He became Aalim from Madrasa Aminia Delhi in 1326 AH. He was among the prominent students of Mufti Kifayat Ullah. Mufti Kifayatullah sent him Madarsa Ashrafia Surat where he served as a Teacher of Hadith for a long time. In 1327 AH He was appointed as a Grand Mufti in Darul Uloom Deoband. Due to his long illness and weakness, he resigned from Darul Uloom and went to Shahjahanpur in 1387 AH .During his time, more than 175,000 fatwas were issued from Darul Uloom Deoband.