Sayyid (also spelt Saiyed, Seyit, Seyd, Syed, Said, Sayed, Sayyed, Saiyid,

Seyed ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad' ...

, al-Sayyed and Seyyed) ( ar, سيد , ; meaning 'Lord', 'Master'; plural: Sadat ar, سادة is a masculine name given to descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is not to be confused with Sa‘id (or ''Saeed'', ).

Given name

* Said Alam, Pakistani pediatric surgeon and political activist * Sayed Awad, Egyptian composer * Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer *

Sayed Gouda Sayed Gouda (born in Cairo) is an Egyptian poet, novelist and translator. He majored in the Chinese language. Dr Sayed Gouda was born in Cairo and moved to Hong Kong where he currently resides. He did his undergraduate studies in Egypt and Ch ...

, Egyptian poet * Sayed Haider, Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist *

Sayed Marei Sayed Marei ( ar, سيد مرعي; 26 August 1913 – 22 October 1993) was an Egyptian politician who held various posts during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat. He is one of the officials who shaped the agrarian activities i ...

(1913–1993), Egyptian engineer and politician * Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer * Sayed Mosaad, Egyptian footballer *

Sayed Yusuf Sayed Mohamed Yusuf (1895 – 8 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, ...

, Indian field hockey player *

Sayyid Gaddaf al-Dam Sayyid Mohammed Gaddaf al-Dam (25 February 1948 – 16 March 2023) was a brigadier general and the cousin of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam. He was part of Gaddafi's inner circle. Biography Early life and career ...

, Libyan brigadier general * Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian pan-Islamist *

Sayyed Mahmud Khan ''Amiral Kabir'' Sayyid Mahmud Khan Barha, also known as Mahmud Khan, was a general in the Akbar's army, son of Sayyid Mubarak (also known as Makhan), was the first person of this family - the Saiyids of Barah - to rise to the rank of a noblem ...

, Great and powerful general in Akbar's army * Seyed Mohyeddin Seghatoleslam, Persian Architect *

Syed Abul Maksud Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work. He was a regular contributor to the ''Daily Prothom Alo ...

, Bangladeshi writer and columnist * Syed Ahmed Khan, Indian educator and politician * Syed Ahmed, British Bangladeshi entrepreneur * Syed Badrudduja, Indian-Bengali politician and activist * Syed Farid, Indian footballer *

Syed Faruk Syed Faruk Bin Syed Salim Alkaff (born 11 February 1967, in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () n ...

, Singaporean football manager * Syed Hussain, Indian politician *

Syed Ibrahim Mallick Ibrahim Bayu was a legendary Sufi saint-warrior who arrived in South Bihar in the 14th century and defeated the tribal Kol chiefdoms who had been oppressing the local Muslims. He also defeated Raja Birthal and became first Muslim conqueror ...

, Indian Sufi * Syed Kirmani, Indian cricketer * Syed Mahmud, Indian politician *

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of University of Dhaka, Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul I ...

, Bangladeshi author *

Syed Masood Syed Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Marc Elliott, and first appeared on screen on 21 April 2009. Syed is a British Pakistani and is the eldest son of Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and Zainab Mas ...

, fictional character, mispronounced as Sa‘id *

Syed Mujtaba Ali Syed Mujtaba Ali ( bn, সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী; 13 September 1904 – 11 February 1974) was a Bengali writer, journalist, travel enthusiast, academic, scholar and linguist. He lived in Bangladesh, India, Germany, Afghanistan ...

, Bengali author *

Syed Nomanul Haq Syed Nomanul Haq (Nu'man al-Haqq) ( ur, ; born February 15, 1948 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani scholar and historian specialised in the fields of Islamic history and Islamic philosophy. He is currently a visiting distinguished professo ...

, Pakistani historian of philosophy and science * Syed Rashid Ali, Danish cricketer *

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman (born 6 December 1992) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who has served as the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar (federal constituency), Muar since May 2018. He served as the Minister ...

, Malaysian politician * Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, Pakistani artist referred to as

Sadequain Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi ( ur, ) (30 June 1930 10 February 1987), often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered one of the finest painters and cal ...

Syed Shamsul Haque Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Gove ...

, Bangladeshi poet *

Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah Tun Syed Sheh Al-Haj bin Syed Hassan Barakbah (10 November 1906 – 8 October 1975) was a prominent Malaysian judge. He was the second Lord President of the Federal Court, and the first Malaysian to hold that office. After his career in the jud ...

, Malaysian judge * Syed Yazid, Malaysian unionist * Syed Ziaur Rahman, Indian scientist and pharmacologist *

Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi Major General Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi (born 1951) is an Afghan politician. An ethnic Pashtun from the Zadran tribe, Gulabzoi was born in Paktia Province. An Air Force mechanic by training, he studied at the Air Force college. As an air force offi ...

, Afghan General * Sayyid Abdullah, first Vice-President of Afghanistan * Sayed Ahmad Zia Muzafari, coach of the Afghanistan national football team (1979-1981)

Seyid

* Seyid Riza * Seyid Yusifli *

Seyid Azim Shirvani Seyid Azim Shirvani ( az, Seyid Əzim Şirvani; 9 July 1835, Shamakhy – 1 June 1888, Shamakhy) was an Azerbaijani poet and enlightener. He got his first religious education in Iraq. After returning to motherland he refused his spiritual dignity ...

* Seyid Shushinski *

Seyid Mirbabayev Seyid Mirbababev ( az, Seyid Mirtağı oğlu Mirbabayev) was an Azerbaijani singer, khanende, and oil industrialist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The prototype of Seyid Mirbabayev was created by the composer Jahangir Jahangirov in h ...

* Seyid Abulgasim Nabat * Ogtay Seyid Huseyn oghlu Sadigzade * Seyid Imadeddin Nesimi

Seyit

Seyit Çabuk Seyit Ali Çabuk (1889–1939), usually called Corporal Seyit ( tr, Seyit Onbaşı) was a First World War gunner in the Ottoman Army. He is famous for having carried three shells to an artillery piece during the Allied attempt to force the Darda ...

* Kurt Seyit ve Şura * Seyit Kırmızı * Seyit Cem Ünsal *

Seyit Torun Seyit Torun (born 1 February 1968) is a Turkish people, Turkish economist and politician from Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Ordu since 7 June 2015. Early life and career Seyit Torun was born in ...

Onur Seyit Yaran Onur Seyit Yaran (born 13 January 1995, Istanbul) is a Turkish TV series actor and former model. Life and career Onur Seyit Yaran was born on January 13, 1995, in Istanbul. Best Model of Turkey 2016 winner. He represented Turkey in the Best Mode ...

* Seyit Ahmet Demirci * Seyit Mehmet Paşa

Surname

* Ahmad al-Sayyed, Syrian politician *

G. M. Syed Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) ( Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, 17 January 1904 – 25 April 1995), known as G.M Syed (Sindhi) was a prominent Sindhi politician, who is known for his scholarly work, passing only constitutional resolution in ...

, Pakistani politician * Khalid Al-Sayyid, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Mohamed Elsayed, Egyptian boxer *

Nader El-Sayed Nader El Sayed ( ar, نادر السيد; born 31 December 1972) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career He was widely recognized for the first time as goalkeeper for notable Egyptian club El Zam ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Shahi Sayed Shahi Sayed or Shahi Syed ( ur, شاہی سيد) is a Pakistani politician who has been the Senator and the President of Awami National Party Sindh chapter, Pakistan. He is also the chairman of the Pakhtun Action Committee or Pakhtun Loya Ji ...

, Pakistani politician *

Grethe Fatima Syéd Grethe Fatima Syéd (born 1 January 1968) is a Norwegian literary scholar, translator and author. She has translated fiction from English, obtained a doctorate with a dissertation on Olav Duun, and published books about the writer Torborg Nedrea ...

, Norwegian author *

Cevat Seyit Cevat Seyit (17 July 1906 – 23 November 1945) was a Turkish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the I ...

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