title: Bakhtiari (surname)
text: # 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
  