Makan Delrahim

Makan Delrahim
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
In office
September 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byWilliam Baer
Succeeded byJonathan Kanter
Personal details
Born (1969-11-02) November 2, 1969
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS)
George Washington University (JD)
Johns Hopkins University (MS)

Makan Delrahim (/ˈmkən ˌdɛlrəˈhm/; born November 2, 1969) is an Iranian-American attorney and lobbyist who worked in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division in the first Donald Trump administration.

Since October 6, 2025, he has been the Chief Legal Officer of Paramount Skydance. During his tenure at Paramount Skydance, Delrahim oversaw a lobbying campaign to enable a Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

From 2017 to 2021, Delrahim served under President Donald Trump as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.