Jean-Sélim Kanaan (July 28, 1970 – August 19, 2003) was a United Nations (UN) diplomat, Egyptian, Italian and French national, who was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, along with Sérgio Vieira de Mello and other members of his staff.
Born in Rome, Italy, he was the son of an Egyptian UN diplomat, and he spoke seven languages.