Sayyid (also spelt Saiyed, Seyit, Seyd, Syed, Said, Sayed, Sayyed, Saiyid, Seyed, al-Sayyed and Seyyed) (Arabic: سيد [ˈsæj.jɪd], Persian: [sejˈjed]; meaning 'Lord', 'Master'; plural: Sadat Arabic: سادة sādah is a masculine name given to descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] It is not to be confused with Sa‘id (or Saeed, pronounced [sa'ʕiːd]).
Given name
edit- 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
- Seyed Mohyeddin Seghatoleslam (born 1960), Persian architect and Urban designer
- 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 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 Masood, fictional character, mispronounced as Sa‘id
- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
See also
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References
edit- ^ Van Arendonk, C.; Graham, W.A. (1960–2007). "Sharīf". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.