Alejandro Durano Almendras (27 February 1919 – 4 August 1995) was a Filipino politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines.

He attended the Far Eastern University taking up aeronautical engineering as his college degree but his studies was interrupted in 1941 due to World War II.

On May 8, 1959, months later after he was named part of the slate, Almendras was appointed as the first secretary of the Department of General Services by President Garcia.

[2] After the declaration of Martial Law by Ferdinand Marcos, Almendras became a Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa representing Southern Mindanao or Region XI.

The senators of the 10th Congress of the Philippines credited him for the passing of Republic Act 3018 which nationalized the rice and corn industry and the law that is responsible for the foundation of the Veterans Bank.