韩企先（1082年 - 1146年），金代汉人宰相，燕京（今北京）人。

九世祖韩知古，辽朝任中书令。企先是辽代乾统年间进士。辽亡，入仕金朝，任转运使、西京留守等职。天会七年（1129年），任尚书左仆射兼侍中，封楚国公。十二年正月，为尚书右丞相，应召至上京朝见金太宗完颜晟。皇统元年（1141年）仲夏，封濮王，赐宴三日。金世宗完颜雍曾称「汉人宰相惟韩企先最贤」，「本朝典章制度，多出斯人之手」。皇统六年（1146年2月），因病去世。韩氏生前曾推荐田瑴为接班人，完颜宗弼却说此人该杀。

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Han Qixian was a Jin dynasty statesman and reformer. He was one of the key political figures during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Jin.

Han was originally a citizen of Liao dynasty from Yanjing(later known as Beijing). He was qualified as a Jinshi around the year of 1105 during the rule of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao. His family served Liao for generations. He himself was a descendant of Han Zhigu who was one of the founding members of Liao.

The first Jurchen conquest(12 century) ended the Liao dynasty. Han was then relocated to the Bureau of Military Affairs and began to serve the new ruler of Northern China. In 1128, he substituted the recently deceased Liu Zongyan as the director of Bureau of Military Affairs. In 1129, Han was appointed the left deputy director of the Department of State Affairs(尚书左仆射). However, as a native Chinese, he was not able to fully govern as a director due to the aboriginal Jurchen conventions.

In 1134, Han was summoned to Shangjing and the court of Emperor Taizong of Jin. Emperor Taizong showed his appreciation of Han's talent and authorized the establishment of administrative institutions according to the model of Song dynasty. The plan was carried out under the supervision of Han. In 1138, Emperor Xizong of Jin and Han Qixian started the Tianjuan reform which was designed to completely sinicize the administrative system of Jin dynasty. The old Jurchen Begile system was consequently abolished. As a result of the reform, the Jurchen led Jin dynasty began its shift from a nomadic tribal country to a Chinese dynasty.

Han died in 1146 at the age of 65. His full title was Duke Jianyi of Qiguo(齐国简懿公).