Ghassan Khalil Zaqtan (born in 1954 in Beit Jala) is a Palestinian poet, novelist, and journalist. He serves as the Director General of the Literature and Publishing Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.
He has worked as a cultural editor for several Palestinian national newspapers and magazines and as editor-in-chief of Al-Shu’ara magazine, published in Ramallah. He has published several poetry and prose works.