Ali Haidar () or similar spellings, is a male Muslim given name, meaning "Ali the lion", in reference to the reputed bravery of the fourth caliph, Ali. Notable bearers of the name include:

People Ali Haidar (basketball) (born 1990), Canadian basketball player of Lebanese origin Ali Haidar (poet) (1690–1785), Punjabi Sufi poet Ali Haidar (politician) (born 1962), Syrian politician Ali Haidar (VC) (1913–1999), Pakistani WW2 soldier Ali Haidar Pasha (1866–1935), Ottoman politician and Emir and Grand Sharif of Mecca 1916–17 Ali Haider (singer) (born 1967), Pakistani singer and actor Ali Haider Tabatabai (1854–1933), Urdu poet, translator and scholar of languages Ali Haider Zaidi, Pakistani politician Ali Haider Khan (1900–1963), Bengali noble, Nawab and Minister in British India Ali Haydar Hakverdi (born 1979), Turkish politician Ali Haydar Konca (born 1950), Turkish politician Ali Haydar Saltık (1923–2011), Turkish general Ali Haydar Şen (born 1939), Turkish sports administrator Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer) (1932–2022), Syrian army officer

Other uses BNS Ali Haider, ships of the Bangladesh Navy

See also Haidar Ali (disambiguation) Ali Sher (disambiguation)