Syed
Encyclopedia
Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid
, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid (often spelled Saeed, ˈsaʕiːd). These people are not necessarily considered to be Sayyid
; they only use Syed as a given name.
Sayyid
Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid (often spelled Saeed, ˈsaʕiːd). These people are not necessarily considered to be Sayyid
Sayyid
Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
; they only use Syed as a given name.
Given name
- Syed Sheh Hassan BarakbahSyed Sheh Hassan BarakbahTun Syed Sheh Al-Haj bin Syed Hassan Barakbah was a prominent Malaysian judge. He was the second Lord President of the Federal Court, and the first Malaysian to hold that office...
, Malaysian Chief Justice, Senator and Governor of Penang - Syed Ahmed KhanSyed Ahmed KhanJavad-ud Daula, Arif Jang, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, KCSI , commonly known as Sir Syed, was an Indian educator and politician, and an Islamic reformer and modernist...
, Educationist & social reformer - Syed AhmedSyed AhmedSyed Ahmed is a British-Bangladeshi entrepreneur, businessman and television personality. He is the founder and CEO of the hand and body drier company SA Vortex. He is best known for his 2006 appearance in the second UK series of the BBC reality television show The Apprentice, in which contestants...
, British Bangladeshi entrepreneur - Sayed AwadSayed AwadSayed Awad was an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music. He began his career as a violinist for the orchestra of the Cairo Opera House and later lived for many years in Jordan. He studied in Moscow with the Russian violinist and conductor David Oistrakh and received a Ph.D...
, Egyptian composer - Sayed DarwishSayed DarwishSayed Darwish was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of their greatest musicians and their single greatest composer. He was born in Alexandria on March 17, 1892. Darwish died of a heart attack in Alexandria on September 15, 1923 . The...
, Egyptian singer - Syed FaridSyed FaridSyed Farid is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for United Sikkim F.C. in the I-League 2nd Division as a defender.-External links:* http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/25057/syed-farid...
, Indian footballer - Syed FarukSyed FarukSyed Faruk is a Singaporean football manager. Faruk was on the Singapore national team from 1988 to 1994.Faruk is currently the first team manager and assistant coach of the Stags.-References:...
, Singaporean football manager - Sayed GoudaSayed GoudaSayed Gouda is an Egyptian poet and novelist. He majored in the Chinese language. Sayed Gouda won a first prize of poetry in 1990 before he migrated to Hong Kong in 1992. He has four books of poetry in the Arabic language and a novel in the English language called Once Upon a Time in Cairo...
, Egyptian poet - Syed HussainSyed HussainSyed Hussain is an Indian politician. He is ex-Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, Ex Chairman Legislative Council, Jammu and Kashmir.Syed Hussain was born on July 16, 1919, in ancestral house in Mohalla Mir Maidan in Dooru—Near Verinag, District Anantnag...
, Indian politician - Syed Ibrahim, Indian Sufi
- Syed MahmudSyed MahmudDr. Syed Mahmud was an Indian politician and senior leader in the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and in post-independence India.-Early life:...
, Indian politician - Syed MasoodSyed MasoodSyed Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Marc Elliott, and first appeared on screen on 21 April 2009. Syed is the eldest son of Masood Ahmed and Zainab Masood , and brother of Tamwar and Shabnam and Kamil Masood...
, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... - Sayed MoawadSayed MoawadSayed Moawad is an Egyptian footballer. Moawad is a defender who plays as a left back for El Ahly after his transfer from Elismaili 2 seasons ago. He can also play as a midfielder. Moawad is a member of Egypt national football team which won the Africa nations championship in 2008 and 2010...
, Egyptian footballer - Sayed MosaadSayed MosaadSayed Mosaad is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a Striker for Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.-References:...
, Egyptian footballer - Sayyid QutbSayyid QutbSayyid Qutb was an Egyptian author, educator, Islamist theorist, poet, and the leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and '60s....
, Egyptian pan-islamist, considered to be the spiritual father of Al-QaedaAl-QaedaAl-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad... - Syed Ziaur RahmanSyed Ziaur RahmanDr Syed Ziaur Rahman is a faculty member in the discipline of Pharmacology and Chair of the Advisory Council , International Association of Medical Colleges.-Biography:...
, Indian scientist & pharmacologist - Syed YazidSyed YazidSyed Yazid is a Malaysian unionist with a background in business and finance. He became an active unionist and a member of the Pekida Committee....
, Malaysian unionist - Sayed YusufSayed YusufSayed Mohamed Yusuf was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played four matches as halfback.-External links:*...
, Indian field hockey player