Jan Thyszoon Payart

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|office = Governor of Zeylan

|term_start = 1 August 1640

|term_end = 24 March 1646

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Jan Thyszoon Payart was a Dutch statesman and administrator who served as Governor of Zeylan (Dutch Ceylon) during the early Dutch period in Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 August 1640 and was Governor until 24 March 1646. He was succeeded by Joan Maetsuycker.{{cite web|last=Cahoon|first=Ben|title=Dutch Governors|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka.html|publisher=Worldstatesmen|accessdate=1 March 2013}}