Kristian Jaani

{{Short description|Estonian politician (born 1976)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kristian Jaani

| image = Kristian Jaani (crop).jpg

| caption =

| office = Minister of the Interior

| primeminister = Kaja Kallas

| term_start = 26 January 2021

| term_end = 3 June 2022

| predecessor = Alar Laneman

| successor = Kalle Laanet (acting)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Estonian Academy of Security Sciences

}}

Kristian Jaani (born 11 December 1976){{Cite web|title=Kristian Jaani|url=https://www.valitsus.ee/en/prime-minister-ministers/minister-interior-kristian-jaani|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Estonian Government}} is an Estonian politician and a former high-ranking police officer. He served as Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas from 2021 to 2022.{{Cite news|date=26 January 2021|title=Who's who: Estonia's new government|work=ERR|url=https://news.err.ee/1608084379/who-s-who-estonia-s-new-government|access-date=27 January 2021}} He was nominated by the Centre Party as an independent in January 2021 and officially joined the party on 9 June 2021 and left the party 22 June 2022.{{cite web |title=Foreign, interior ministers join Center Party |url=https://news.err.ee/1608240036/foreign-interior-ministers-join-center-party |publisher=ERR News |access-date=9 June 2021}}

He graduated with degrees in police and internal security at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences.