| Birth Date: | 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Kfartyeh-Caza, Keserwan, Ottoman Empire |
| Death Date: | 24 July |
| Rank: | General |
| Branch: | Lebanese Army |
| Battles: | 1948 Israeli-Arab War1958 Lebanon CrisisPalestinian insurgency in South Lebanon |
| Office: | 5th Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces |
| Term End: | 25 Juli 1971 |
| Term Start: | 7 January 1970 |
| Successor: | Iskandar Ghanem |
| Predecessor: | Emile Boustany |
Jean Njeim (Arabic: جان آغا نجيم) (1915 – 24 July 1971) was a Lebanese Army general commander. He was born in Kfartyeh-Caza, Keserwan, Ottoman Empire in 1915. He entered the Military Academy at Homs as a cadet officer in 1933. He was promoted to colonel in 1959 and to brigadier general in 1965 and to general in 1967.[1] Njeim was appointed commander of the Lebanese Army on 7 January 1970, replacing Emile Bustani who had been removed from the post.[2] Njeim opposed to the expansion of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon.[3] He was in office until his death in a helicopter crash on 24 July 1971.[4] He was succeeded by Iskandar Ghanem as commander of the Lebanese Army.[4]