Mehdi Tartar (Persian: , born September 24, 1972 in Tehran) is an Iranian association football coach and former player who currently manages Zob Ahan in Persian Gulf Pro League. In September 2010 he was appointed manager of Iran Pro League team Rah Ahan after a spell as assistant at Persepolis but was sacked by club on July 14, 2011. Tartar was appointed as the head coach of Gahar Zagros for the season 2012–13 of Iran Pro League but he resigned from his position due to the financial problems the club was facing with in that time. He is son-in-law of Firouz Karimi, Iranian football head coach.