Bahram Akasheh

Bahram Akasheh (; 1936 – 2 June 2025) was an Iranian geophysicist and seismologist and Professor of Geophysics at University of Tehran. He was considered one of Iran's leading experts on earthquakes and seismic activity.

Akasheh encouraged scientific research and study into earthquakes in Iran, as well as possible mitigation measures as a response. He was a strong advocate of urban development which is coordinated with the tight regulations imposed in the 1989 seismic code in Iran by the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. He also expressed a disagreement and disapproval with the notion in Iran that natural disasters are God-given and stressed the importance of science and technology and the extent to which the effects of a potential disaster can be curbed. According to Akasheh:

Earthquake education is very poor in Iran. Most people think that whatever God wills, will happen. This is absolutely wrong. This thinking is poisonous.

He was dean of Engineering faculty of Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch. He had also once been head of geophysics department of this university from 1994.

Akasheh died on 2 June 2025, at the age of 89.