Mohammad Gharazi (Persian: محمد غرضی, also spelled Mohammad Qarazi) is an Iranian politician who served as minister of petroleum from 1981 to 1985 and minister of post from 1985 to 1997. He was also a member of the Iranian Parliament from 1980 to 1984 and also governor of Khuzestan Province. He was an independent candidate in the 2013 presidential election.

He was born on 12 February 1942 in Shahreza, Isfahan province.^[4] He studied electronics at the University of Tehran. He later moved to France but was back to his home country and was arrested by SAVAK in 1972.^{[citation needed]}

Gharazi began his political career in 1974 and was exiled to Iraq by Shah's government. In 1976, he joined the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO).^[4] He accompanied Ruhollah Khomeini on his trip from Paris to Tehran.^{[citation needed]} Following the establishment of the Islamic republic, Gharazi was appointed governor of Kurdistan Province and later Khuzestan Province.^[5] He was elected as member of the Iranian Parliament in 1980 election.^[4] He later was appointed minister of petroleum by the then Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, replacing Mohammad Javad Tondguyan in the post.^[6][7] He held this post until 1985, when he became minister of post (currently Communication).^{[citation needed]} He resigned from office in 1997 after election of Mohammad Khatami.^[4] He was also a member of City Council of Tehran from 1999 to 2000.