Ineni was an Ancient Egyptian architect and government official, responsible for major constructions under the pharoahs Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, Thutmose II, Hatshepsut, and Thutmose III.
Ineni came from an aristocratic family and likely began his career as an archetect under Amenhotep I. Amenhotep I commisioned Ineni to expand the Temple of Karnack. The expansion included a barque shrine of Amun and a new treasurey. Ineni probably oversaw the construction of Amenhotep I's tomb and mortuary temple. The mortuary temple was the first to be disconected from the actual tomb, presumably so it would not draw attetion to the burial site. Amenhotep I died before the treasury could be completed but Ineni was retained by his sucessor, Thutmose I.
An avid builder, Thutmose I commissioned many construction projects during his rule, including the first tomb carved out at The Valley Of The Kings. Many of his projects were at the Temple of Karnack and were under the supervison of Ineni. These works included the fourth and fifth pylons, numerous courts and statues, the completion of the Treasurey expansion begun by Amenhotep I, and had a hypostyle hall of cedar wood constructed at Karnak to commemorate Thutmose I's victory over the Hyksos.
After the death of Thutmose I, Ineni was once again retained by the royal family. During the regin of Hatshepsut a new architect, Senemut, would gain major commissons; most notably the constuction of her mortuary temple. Ineni still supervised several structures commssioned by Hatshepsut and likely was consulted on the others. He was considered by contemporaries to be one of her favorites, and his stele in his tomb speak well of her. His tomb was on of the few structures were, Hatshepsut's name was not chisled out or replace, perhaps because of respect for him.