Zhiar Ali (Kurdish: , //; born ) is a Kurdish singer-songwriter, human rights activist, animal rights activist, and journalist based in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. He is a prominant, openly gay activist publicly advocating for LGBT+ rights in the region. He was the former Media and Communications Officer at Rasan, and founder and current executive director of Yeksani, which is a new pro-LGBT+ organization focusing on advocating for LGBT+ rights on a local level. He had previously independenly written for news entities and mainly focused on music journalism as well as political and social issues.