| Muhammad Ahmed Haydara | |
| Native Name: | محمد أحمد حيدرة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Place: | al-Duwaymat, Taiz Governorate, Ottoman Empire |
| Death Place: | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
Muhammad Ahmed Haydara (1902 – 1973; Arabic: محمد أحمد حيدرة|translit=Mohammed Ahmad Haydarâ) was the first teacher of the enlightenment movement in the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen. He also wrote the lyrics for the Yemeni anthem, named Royal Salute.[1]
Haydara was born in the village of al-Duwaymat, in the Ottoman Empire. His father, Ahmed Haydara, was a merchant. He received his education in Aden, which belonged to the Aden Protectorate at the time. Later, he went to Cairo and studied there, obtaining a baccalaureate. Haydara founded the school al-Ahliyya in 1930 with Ahmed Muhammad Numan, which was a modern school teaching subjects such as mathematics, geography, and science. He had three sons, named Muhammad, Shaher, and Abdullah.[2] In 1973, Muhammad Ahmed Haydara died in Alexandria of illness.[3]