Esfandiar Ekhtiyari, (Persian: اسفندیار اختیاری, born 1966), full name Esfandiar Ekhtiyari Kasnavieh Yazd (Persian: اسفندیار اختیاری کسنویه یزد), is a Zoroastrian Iranian scientist and politician. He is both a professor in Textile Engineering at Yazd University, and the incumbent holder of the Iranian Parliament's reserved seat for the Zoroastrian minority since 2008. As a Member of Parliament, he speaks on behalf of the Zoroastrian community of Iran. He has rebuked, and worked to prevent or end, laws and practices discriminatory towards his coreligionists. He is a member of the Education and Research Committee of the Iranian Parliament.