S.M. Zaheer (एस एम ज़हीर) is an Indian character actor. He acted in the early Hindi TV dramas Hum Log and Buniyaad on Doordarshan.

Early life and career
He belongs to Asandra village in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. He is a qualified engineer and worked in a brewery (Mohan Meakin Ltd) in Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad.

He started acting in drama. He got recognition when he acted in Vijay Tendulkar's play Jaat Hi Poochho Sadhu Ki in 1975 in Shri Ram Centre near Mandi House, New Delhi. He acted in many plays. Then he got roles in TV drama such as Hum Log and Buniyaad. From there, he moved to Bombay and got roles in Hindi feature films.