Alireza Alavitabar (Persian: علیرضا علویتبار; born 1960) is an Iranian political scientist and a leading reformist intellectual and writer. He holds a doctorate in political sciences and is a member of the Institute for Planning and Development's faculty. Alavitabar is a member of Islamic Iran Participation Front and was the editor of the now closed Sobh-e-Emrooz newspaper. In the 1990s, Alireza Alavitabar rose to prominence as a result of his journalistic work and reflections on the politics of the Second Khordad Reform Movement during Khatami's presidency.