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Mehr Abdul Haq (Urdu: مہر عبدالحق; 1 June 1915, Layyah, British India – 23 February 1995 Multan, Pakistan) was a philologist from Pakistan. After completing his education he joined education department where he worked on different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his PhD degree from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in “Multani Zaban ka Urdu se taaluq”. He was a Saraiki linguist, research scholar, critic and a historian. He was also an expert on Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Faridiat). He was awarded the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 1994.