The invention discloses preparation of a sulfur-doped activated carbon catalyst loaded with noble metal and application of the sulfur-doped activated carbon catalyst loaded with the noble metal in halogenated aromatic nitro-compound hydrogenation reaction. A preparation method is carried out according to the following steps that 1, a hydrothermal method is adopted for preparing sulfur-doped activated carbon; 2, the sulfur-doped activated carbon is taken, deionized water is added to prepare slurry, under stirring, a soluble noble metal compound solution is added dropwise, the noble metal is Pdor Pt, stirring is conducted, then a sodium acetate solution is added, stirring is conducted, an alkaline solution is added dropwise to adjust a pH to be 7-9, stirring is continued, and then a formaldehyde solution is added dropwise for reduction, so that the sulfur-doped activated carbon catalyst loaded with the noble metal is obtained. The catalyst is simple in preparation method operation, lowin cost, small in generated pollution and beneficial for industrial application. The catalyst is applied to halogenated aromatic nitro-compound liquid phase catalytic hydrogenation to prepare halogenated arylamine, the conversion rate and the selectivity are high, and the catalyst is good in stability, and can be recovered and reused for multiple times.