Muchtar Bebas Pakpahan (born in Bah Jambi II, Tanah Jawa, Simalungun, North Sumatra, December 21, 1953) is an Indonesian labor leader who founded the first independent trade union in Indonesia.
Currently, Muchtar is active as a lawyer at Muchtar Pakpahan Associates' Law Firm and teaches at the Law Faculty of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI).