Matthew Farhang Mohtadi

Matthew Farhang Mohtadi (; January 6, 1926 – July 4, 2020) was a Canadian academic and sportsman, originally from Iran.

Sporting career Mohtadi made the final of the 1944 Middle East Championships, for table tennis. He was a member of the Iran national basketball team that competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He played in their match against France. On each occasion he exited in the opening round, to Headley Baxter, Marcel Coen, Derek Bull, Bryan Woodroffe, Staffan Stockenberg, Edwin Tsai and Bob Perry. In May 1961 he played his final tennis tournament at the Moseley Championship Moseley, Birmingham where he reached the quarter finals.

He also played squash competing in the British Open Squash Championships.

Academic and personal life While in England, Mohtadi obtained a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham. He is the father of Nick Mohtadi, an orthopaedic surgeon and former professional tennis player.