| Mahmoud Haroon | |
| Office1: | 19th and 21st Governor of Sindh |
| Term Start1: | 23 January 1994 |
| Term End1: | 21 May 1995 |
| Predecessor1: | Hakim Saeed |
| Successor1: | Kamaluddin Azfar |
| Term Start2: | 6 August 1990 |
| Term End2: | 18 July 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim |
| Successor2: | Hakim Saeed |
| Office3: | Minister for Defence |
| Term Start3: | 9 June 1988 |
| Term End3: | 1 December 1988 |
| Predecessor3: | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Successor3: | Benazir Bhutto |
| Office4: | 20th Minister for Interior |
| Term Start4: | 5 July 1978 |
| Term End4: | 18 November 1984 |
| Predecessor4: | Air Marshal Inamul Haq Khan |
| Successor4: | Lt Gen Sardar Farooq Shaukat Khan Lodhi |
| Office5: | Mayor of Karachi |
| Term Start5: | 19 January 1954 |
| Term End5: | 26 May 1955 |
| Predecessor5: | H.M. Habibullah Paracha |
| Successor5: | Al-Haj Malik Bagh Ali |
| Birth Date: | 1920 |
| Spouse: | Almas Haroon[1] |
Mahmoud Abdullah Haroon (ur|محمود عبد اللہ ہارون; 1920 - 6 November 2008) was a Pakistani publisher who served as chairman of the Dawn Media Group and the founding editor of Khaleej Times.[2]
He was the second son of Abdullah Haroon, the first being Yusuf Haroon, one of the leaders of Pakistan Movement. Both brothers, Mahmoud Haroon and Yusuf Haroon, had actively participated in the Pakistan Movement.[2]
During his political career, Mahmoud Haroon served as two-time Governor of Sindh, Federal Interior Minister during General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's regime, Federal Defence Minister, and Mayor of Karachi. He was also the founder of the Dubai-based newspaper Khaleej Times.[3] [4]