Syed Ijlal Haider Zaidi (29 December 1929 – 23 March 2013)) was a retired member of the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP).
He served in various key administrative and secretarial capacities, including Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar, Director General of Radio Pakistan, Chief Secretary of Azad Kashmir, Chief Secretary of North-West Frontier Province, Federal Defence Secretary.After his retirement, Zaidi served as an advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto.
Since 1992 he has been the chairman of the Pakistan-Japan Friendship Association, and in 2008 received a special commendation for his work there from the Japanese ambassador to Pakistan.