Disclosed herein is a portable charger for a mobile phone. The portable charger includes a front housing, a rear housing, a belt clip, a fastening unit, a pair of clamps, a release button, an interface connector, a secondary battery and a charge control unit. The portable charger is easy to carry, can easily charge the battery of the mobile phone with direct current power charged in a secondary battery, and can simultaneously charge the secondary battery and the battery of the mobile phone using a travel adaptor.