| Birth Date: | 30 December 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Rasht, Imperial State of Iran |
| Death Date: | 1988 |
| Height: | 160 cm |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Esmaeil Elmkhah (fa|اسماعیل علمخواه, 30 December 1936 – 1988) was an Iranian featherweight weightlifter. In 1958 he won a silver medal at the Asian Games and set four unofficial world records: one in the snatch, one in the press and two in the total. He later won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics.
Elmkhah was born in Rasht, but grew up in Tehran. He had a sister, and lost his parents when he was a child.