Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera (born 2 June 1962) is an Uruguayan electrical engineer, academic and politician of the National Party, serving as Minister of Foreign Relations since November 2023 under president Luis Lacalle Pou.

[4] In 2003, he was appointed dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), a position he held until 2012.

[7] Paganini was announced as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining on December 16, 2019 by then-President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou.

[8] He took office on March 1, 2020, stating that his portfolio should be "a channel for Uruguay to take advantage of its opportunities and face its challenges.

On November 4, 2023, in the midst of a cabinet reshuffle, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced that Paganini would succeed Francisco Bustillo as foreign minister.