Sayyid (also spelt Saiyed, Seyit, Seyd, Syed, Said, Sayed, Sayyed, Saiyid, Seyed, al-Sayyed, Seyyed and Syedna) ( , ; meaning 'Lord', 'Master'; plural: Sadat 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 Sayed Awad (1926–2000), Egyptian composer Sayed Darwish (1892–1923), Egyptian singer Sayed Gouda (born 1968), Egyptian poet Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist Sayed Marei (1913–1993), Egyptian engineer and politician Sayed Moawad (born 1979), Egyptian footballer Sayed Mosaad (born 1987), Egyptian footballer Sayed Yusuf (1896–1978), Indian field hockey player Sayyid Gaddaf al-Dam (1948–2023), Libyan brigadier general Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966), Egyptian pan-Islamist Sayyed Mahmud Khan (died 1573), Great and powerful general in Akbar's army Seyed Zeinolabedin Seghatoleslam (1923–2000), Iranian Shia cleric Seyed Mohyeddin Seghatoleslam (born 1960), Iranian architect and urban designer Seyyed Ali Shafiei (1940–2025), Iranian Twelver Shia scholar Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi (born 1951), Afghan General Sayyid Abdullah (1945–1978), first Vice-President of Afghanistan Sayed Ahmad Zia Muzafari, coach of the Afghanistan national football team (1979–1981)
Syed Syed Abid Ali (1941–2025), Indian cricketer Syed Abul Maksud (1946–2021), Bangladeshi writer and columnist Syed Abdul Hadi (born 1940), Bangladeshi singer Syed Ahmed Khan (1817–1898), Indian educator and politician Syed Ahmed (born 1974), British Bangladeshi entrepreneur Syed Badrudduja (1900–1974), Indian-Bengali politician and activist Syed Faruk (born 1967), Singaporean football manager Syed Ali Hassan Gilani (1974–2024), Pakistani politician Syed Hussain (born 1922), Indian politician Syed Ibrahim (died 1353), Indian Sufi Syed Kirmani (born 1949), Indian cricketer Syed Mahmud (1889–1971), Indian politician Syed Manzoorul Islam (1951–2025), Bangladeshi author Syed Manzur Elahi (1942–2025), Bangladeshi businessman Syed Masood, fictional character, mispronounced as Sa‘id Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (1949–2025), Pakistani politician Syed Mujtaba Ali (1904–1974), Bengali author Syed Mukhtaruddin Shah (1950–2025), Pakistani spiritual leader and Islamic scholar Syed Nomanul Haq (born 1948), Pakistani historian of philosophy and science Syed Rafi Uddin, Pakistani politician Syed Rashid Ali (born 1975), Danish cricketer Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian politician Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi (1930–1987), Pakistani artist referred to as Sadequain Syed Shamsul Haque (1935–2016), Bangladeshi poet Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah (1906–1975), Malaysian judge Syed Ziaur Rahman (born 1972), Indian scientist and pharmacologist
Seyid Seyid Riza (1863–1937), Kurdish rebel leader Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835–1888), Azerbaijani poet and engineer Seyid Shushinski (1889–1965), Azerbaijani folk singer Seyid Mirbabayev (1867–1953), Azerbaijani singer Seyid Abulgasim Nabat (1812–1873), Iranian Azerbaijani poet Ogtay Seyid Huseyn oghlu Sadigzade (1921–2014), Azerbaijani visual artist Seyid Imadeddin Nesimi (1369/70–1418/19), Azerbaijani poet
Seyit Seyit Çabuk (1889–1939), Ottoman soldier Seyit Kırmızı (born 1950), Turkish Olympic cyclist Seyit Halil Özsoy (1948–2025), Turkish politician Seyit Cem Ünsal (born 1975), Turkish footballer Seyit Torun (born 1968), Turkish politician Onur Seyit Yaran (born 1995), Turkish actor Seyit Ahmet Demirci (born 1970), Turkish serial killer Seyit Mehmet Paşa, Ottoman statesman
Surname Daoud Abdel Sayed (1946–2025), Egyptian director and screenwriter Ahmad al-Sayyed (born 1965), Syrian politician Khalid Al-Sayyid (born 1948), Lebanese actor and voice actor Abdul El-Sayed (born 1984), American politician and epidemiologist Nader El-Sayed (born 1972), Egyptian footballer Mohamed Elsayed (born 1973), Egyptian boxer Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist Shahi Sayed, Pakistani politician Cevat Seyit (1906–1945), Turkish footballer Anoosha Syed, Pakistani-Canadian illustrator and writer G. M. Syed (1904–1995), Pakistani politician Grethe Fatima Syéd (born 1968), Norwegian author
See also Syed Ali, a related name, including a list of people with this name Seyid
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