The title Schiff base complex, [ZnI(2)(C(16)H(24)N(2)O(2))], is a mononuclear zinc(II) compound. The Zn atom is four-coordinated in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry by one phenolate O atom and one imine N atom of the Schiff base ligand and by two iodide ions. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked through inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains running along the a axis.