The Central District of Malekan County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malekan.
The village of Mobarakabad was elevated to city status as Mobarak Shahr in 2013. In 2023, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Aq Manar District.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 77,132 in 19,482 households. The following census in 2011 counted 81,949 people in 23,019 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 85,938 inhabitants in 26,072 households.