Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj (alt. forename: Maheshwor; alt. middle name:Jang, Janga; nickname:Athak) (born August 28, 1971) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was the commander of the first attack carried out by the Maoists, that began the Nepalese civil war.