Syed Ahmed El-Edroos (Arabic: سيد أحمد العيدروس, romanized: Saiyid Aḥmad al-‘aidarūs; 3 March 1899 – 20 July 1962) was the commander-in-chief of the Hyderabad State Forces at the time of the annexation of Hyderabad State by India in 1948.

[2] In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the State Army of Hyderabad.

In the course of Operation Polo, the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting.

General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.

In 1950, General Edroos was arrested on the allegation of helping Mir Laiq Ali to escape to Pakistan.