Said Djinnit (Arabic: سعيد جينيت) (born June 7, 1954) is an Algerian diplomat who has been Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region in Africa since 2014.

Previously he served as the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).

Djinnit served as the Commissioner for Peace and Security at the African Union, with responsibility for issues including the Darfur conflict.

Under his leadership, the Organisation of African Unity team participated in the proximity talks between Ethiopia and Eritrea and acquired the signature of both parties to the Algiers agreements of June and December 2000.

He also served as Chairman of the OAU Secretariat Task Force on the drafting of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (1999–2000).