Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir (born as Kartini Boru Pandjaitan, February 1, 1950) is an Indonesian anthropologist and former diplomat who served as the Indonesian ambassador to Argentina, accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay from August 10, 2010 to 2014. She also served as the Indonesian representative to the Advisory Board of ASEAN-IPR as well as a former chairwoman of Asosiasi Antropologi Indonesia (Association of Indonesian Anthropology), abbreviated as AAI.