Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District should not be confused with Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District.
| Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان ملکاری شرقی |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mirabad |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zab |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Nuaveh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ملکاری شرقی) is in Zab District of Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Nuaveh,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 299 in 72 households.[3]
In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County, and Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District was created in the new Zab District.[2]