Mihnea Berindei (22 March 1948 – 19 June 2016) was a Romanian-born French historian.
Under the guidance of Mihail Guboglu [ro], he learned old Turkic and became interested in the study of the Ottoman Empire.
He went to Turkey to find documentation, and then went to Paris, where he studied at the École pratique des hautes études, graduating in 1972.
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Berindei was instrumental in the creation of the Group for Social Dialogue.
[2] On 22 June 2016, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis awarded post-mortem to Berindei the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.