Said has represented the Oman national football team from 2003 to 2011. He has made appearances in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He announced his retirement from international football in 2011. He played his last match for Oman on 28 January 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Kuwait in which he came as a second-half substitute for Mohammed Al-Balushi and helped his side win the match 1-0.