Surname بختیار (Bakhtiar 
, Bextiyar 
, بختیار 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The surname بختیار is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Also, بختیار is the forename as well as the last name.
| ابوالقاسم بختیار IR (b. 1250) |
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شاپور بختیار Iranian politician (1914-1991), IR (b. 1914) |
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تیمور بختیار Iranian military official (1914-1970), IR (b. 1914) |
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نیلوفر بختیار Pakistani public official, PK (b. 1957) |
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| آقاخان بختیار Iranian politician and economist, IR (b. 1911) |
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| سلطان مراد بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1911) |
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| ابوالقاسم خان بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1914) |
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| عبدالحمید بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1919) |
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مخدوم خسرو بختیار politician in Pakistan, PK (b. 1969) |
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| مجید بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1919) |
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| رستم امیر بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1919) |
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زیبا بختیار Pakistani actress, PK (b. 1971) |
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| عبدالمجید بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1921) |
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| یحیٰی بختیار lawyer and former Attorney General of Pakistan, PK (b. 1921) |
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| جمشید بختیار Iranian politician, IR (b. 1923) |
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