| Alan Edmundo Jara Urzola | |
| Order: | 35th |
| Office: | Meta DepartmentGovernor of Meta Department |
| Term Start: | 1 January 2012 |
| Predecessor: | Darío Vásquez Sánchez |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Order2: | 29th |
| Office2: | Meta DepartmentGovernor of Meta Department |
| Term Start2: | 1 January 1998 |
| Term End2: | 31 December 2000 |
| Predecessor2: | Alfonso Ortiz Bautista |
| Successor2: | Luis Carlos Torres Rueda |
| Order3: | 25th |
| Office3: | Meta DepartmentGovernor of Meta Department |
| Term Start3: | 1 May 1990 |
| Term End3: | 9 June 1990 |
| Predecessor3: | Plinio Hernán Castro Castro |
| Successor3: | Eduardo Fernández |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Residence: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Spouse: | Claudia Rugeles |
| Children: | 1 |
| Alma Mater: | Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (BESc, MESc) |
| Profession: | Civil Engineer |
Alan Edmundo Jara Urzola (born 17 July 1957) is a Colombian civil engineer, and former Governor of the Department of Meta. He was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on July 15, 2001, and remained in captivity until he was released on February 3, 2009.[1]