Mohammed (or Mohammad) Taki Mehdi, commonly M. T. Mehdi (January 6, 1928 - February 23, 1998) was an Arab-American based in New York and one of the earliest pro-Palestinian activists in the United States, and often brash in his defense of the Palestinian cause. He held debates on television and radio with many supporters of Israel, including the rabbi Meir Kahane. He died of cardiac arrest at Bellevue Hospital in 1998.