The invention discloses a pulse type xenon lamp driver, comprising an AC220V, an AC-DC power supply circuit, a charging circuit, a capacitor bank, a discharge resistor, a main control board, an IGBT driver, an IGBT, a first diode, a temperature detector, a high voltage board, a second diode and a xenon lamp; the AC220V is connected to the AC-DC power supply circuit, the AC-DC power supply circuitis connected to the charging circuit and the main control board, the charging circuit and the main control board are bidirectionally transmitted, and the charging circuit is connected to the capacitorbank, the temperature detector is connected to the main control board, the main control board is connected to the IGBT driver, the IGBT driver is connected to the IGBT, the IGBT is connected to a positive pole of the capacitor bank and the first diode, and a negative pole of the capacitor bank is connected to the discharge resistor and the xenon lamp. According to the pulse type xenon lamp driverin the invention, the IGBT is used as a high-speed switch, the switching speed is fast, and the output pulse waveform is a square wave, thereby improving the efficiency of the xenon lamp.