Haidar Ali, also credited as Hyder Ali and Haider Ali, (born 16 February 1948) is an Indian film and television actor and screenwriter. He acted in an early Doordarshan TV Serial Nukkad (1986–87) as Raja. Later, Haidar Ali wrote the story of Ashutosh Gowarikar's historic film, Jodhaa Akbar (2008).