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. It is not to be confused with Sa‘id (or Saeed, pronounced [sa'ʕiːd]).
Given name
- Said Alam, Pakistani pediatric surgeon and political activist
- Sayed Awad, Egyptian composer
- Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer
- Sayed Gouda, Egyptian poet
- Sayed Haider, Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist
- Sayed Marei (1913–1993), Egyptian engineer and politician
- Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer
- Sayed Mosaad, Egyptian footballer
- Sayed Yusuf, Indian field hockey player
- Sayyid Gaddaf al-Dam, Libyan brigadier general
- Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian pan-Islamist
- Sayyed Mahmud Khan, Great and powerful general in Akbar's army
- Seyed Mohyeddin Seghatoleslam, Persian Architect
- Syed Abul Maksud, 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, Singaporean football manager
- Syed Hussain, Indian politician
- Syed Ibrahim, Indian Sufi
- Syed Kirmani, Indian cricketer
- Syed Mahmud, Indian politician
- Syed Manzoorul Islam, Bangladeshi author
- Syed Masood, fictional character, mispronounced as Sa‘id
- Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bengali author
- Syed Nomanul Haq, Pakistani historian of philosophy and science
- Syed Rashid Ali, Danish cricketer
- Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician
- Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, Pakistani artist referred to as Sadequain
- Syed Shamsul Haque, Bangladeshi poet
- Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah, Malaysian judge
- Syed Yazid, Malaysian unionist
- Syed Ziaur Rahman, Indian scientist and pharmacologist
- Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi, 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 Shushinski
- Seyid Mirbabayev
- Seyid Abulgasim Nabat
- Ogtay Seyid Huseyn oghlu Sadigzade
- Seyid Imadeddin Nesimi
Seyit
- Seyit Çabuk
- Kurt Seyit ve Şura
- Seyit Kırmızı
- Seyit Cem Ünsal
- Seyit Torun
- Onur Seyit Yaran
- Seyit Ahmet Demirci
- Seyit Mehmet Paşa
Surname
- Ahmad al-Sayyed, Syrian politician
- G. M. Syed, Pakistani politician
- Khalid Al-Sayyid, Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Mohamed Elsayed, Egyptian boxer
- Nader El-Sayed, Egyptian footballer
- Shahi Sayed, Pakistani politician
- Grethe Fatima Syéd, Norwegian author
- Cevat Seyit
See also
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References
- 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.