# Sayyid (name)

Sayyid (also spelt Saiyed, Seyit, Seyd, Syed, Said, Sayed, Sayyed, Saiyid, Seyed, al-Sayyed and Seyyed) (Arabic: سيد, Persian:; meaning 'Lord', 'Master'; plural: Sadat Arabic: سادة sādah is a masculine name given to descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is not to be confused with Sa‘id (or Saeed, pronounced).

## Given name

* Said Alam (born 1958), Pakistani pediatric surgeon and political activist
* 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
* Syed Abid Ali (1941-2025), Indian cricketer
* Syed Abul Maksud (1946-2021), Bangladeshi writer and columnist
* Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898), Indian educator and politician
* Syed Ahmed (born 1974), British Bangladeshi entrepreneur
* Syed Asif Quadri (1936-2025), Indian tennis player
* Syed Badrudduja (1900-1974), Indian-Bengali politician and activist
* Syed Farid (born 1984), Indian footballer
* 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 (born 1951), 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 Nomanul Haq (born 1948), Pakistani historian of philosophy and science
* 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 Yazid (born 1978), Malaysian unionist
* Syed Ziaur Rahman (born 1972), Indian scientist and pharmacologist
* 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)

## 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 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

* Ahmad al-Sayyed (born 1965), Syrian politician
* G. M. Syed (1904-1995), Pakistani politician
* Khalid Al-Sayyid (born 1948), Lebanese actor and voice actor
* Mohamed Elsayed (born 1973), Egyptian boxer
* Nader El-Sayed (born 1972), Egyptian footballer
* Shahi Sayed, Pakistani politician
* Grethe Fatima Syéd (born 1968), Norwegian author
* Cevat Seyit (1906-1945), Turkish footballer