Yuan Jinkai (Chinese: 袁金鎧; pinyin: Yuán Jīnkǎi; Wade–Giles: Yüan Chin-k'ai; Hepburn: En Kingai; 1870 – March 1947), was a politician in the late Qing Empire, serving subsequently under the Beiyang Government and the Fengtian clique, subsequently becoming a cabinet minister in the Empire of Manchukuo.

A native of Liaoyang city, Yuan served as deputy commander of the local police under the late Qing dynasty.

He subsequently served as chief secretary to Zhang's army in Heilongjiang Province, and was given a seat on the board of directors of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

After the Mukden Incident in 1931, Yuan worked with Kan Chaoxi to declare Shenyang independent from the Republic of China, and subsequently cooperated with the Imperial Japanese Army on the Self-Government Guiding Board in the establishment of the state of Manchukuo.

He served in local government and on various legal committees from 1932 to 1935 including the Constitutional Commission, and in February 1935 was appointed to Senate of Manchukuo, and to the cabinet as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.