Avtar Singh Malhotra (Punjabi: ਅਵਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਲਹੋਤਰਾ; 18 April 1917 – 23 May 2005) was a Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from Punjab, India. He is famous for his active leadership to communist and patriotic resistance in 1980's during separatist insurgency in Punjab.