Sa'id (name)
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Sa‘id is a male Arabic given name
meaning "happy". For the female version, see Saida (name)
; for the Turkish variant, see Sait.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
meaning "happy". For the female version, see Saida (name)
Saida (name)
Saida is the female version of the male Arabic name Sa‘id. It may refer to the following people:*Saida Agrebi, Tunisian politician*Saida Gunba, Soviet athlete*Saida Karoli, Tanzanian singer...
; for the Turkish variant, see Sait.
Given name
- Saeed AjmalSaeed AjmalSaeed Ajmal ; born 14 October 1977) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-arm off-spin bowler who also uses the Doosra to good effect.-Early life and domestic cricket:...
, Pakistani cricketer - Said BahajiSaid BahajiSaid Bahaji was an alleged member of the Hamburg cell that provided money to the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks.-History:He is a German citizen, and was born to a Moroccan father and a German mother in 1975. The family moved to Morocco when he was nine years old. He came to Hamburg in...
, German al-Qaeda member - Saeid Bayat (born 1976), Iranian football midfielder
- Saeid DavarpanahSaeid DavarpanahSaeid Davarpanah Fard Karekani is an Iranian professional basketball player, currently playing as a guard for Towzin Electric in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is 6'3" in height. He is also a member of the Iranian national basketball team and competed at the 2008 Olympic Basketball...
(born 1987), Iranian professional basketball player - Saeid EbrahimiSaeid EbrahimiSaeid Ebrahimi is an Iranian wrestler. He qualified for the Olympics 2008 in Beijing.-References:*...
(born 1982), Iranian wrestler - Saeed al-GhamdiSaeed al-GhamdiSaeed Abdallah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks....
, Saudi Arabian hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 in the September 11 attacks - Saeed HanaeiSaeed HanaeiSaeed Hanaei or Said Hanai was an Iranian serial killer.-Crimes:Hanaei targeted female prostitutes in the eastern city of Mashhad...
, Iranian serial killer - Sa'id HormoziSa'id HormoziOstad Sa'id Hormozi was born in one of the old neighborhoods of Tehran called Sangalaj. He was a great radif master and virtuoso tar and setar player. His most important teacher was Darvish Khan, who awarded Hormozi with the medal of the "Golden Hatchet", which was given to his most prominent...
, Iranian musician - Saeid Ali-HosseiniSaeid Ali-HosseiniSaeid Alihosseini is an Iranian weightlifter. He holds the junior world record for the +105 kg category.- Weightlifting career :Alihosseini failed two doping tests, in March 2008 and October 2009, and is now banned for lifetime.-Medals:...
(born 1988), Iranian weightlifter - Sultan Said KhanSultan Said KhanSultan Said Khan ruled the state of Yarkand in Uyghurstan/Eastern Turkestan from September, 1514, to July, 1533. He was born in 1487 in Moghulistan and was a direct descendant of the first Moghul Khan, Tughlugh Timur, who had founded the state of Moghulistan in 1348...
, ruler of Kashgaria in 1514–1533 - Saeid MaroufSaeid MaroufMir-Saeid Marouf Lakrani is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a setter for the Men's National Team. He was named Best Setter at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.-National team:*Asian Championship**Silver medal : 2009...
(born 1985), volleyball player from Iran - Saeed al-MasriSaeed al-MasriMustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid , better known as Saeed al-Masri or simply al-Masri , was an Egyptian who was alleged to have acted as the financial chief for al-Qaeda...
, Egyptian al-Qaeda member - Saeed Akhtar MirzaSaeed Akhtar MirzaSaeed Akhtar Mirza is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television. He is the maker of important Parallel cinema films like Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! , Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai , Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro and Naseem , which won two National Film Awards in 1996.He is...
(born 1943), Indian film director - Saeed Nafisi, Iranian scholar
- Saeed NaqviSaeed NaqviSaeed Naqvi is senior Indian journalist, television commentator, interviewer, and a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi...
, Indian journalist - Saeid PirdoostSaeid PirdoostSaeid Pirdoost is an Iranian actor.- Filmography:*Gavazn-ha *Dast-haye Aloode*Delbar-e Ahani*Karagah Alavi *Dokhtar-e shirini forush ...
, Iranian actor - Said ShavershianSaid ShavershianSaid Shavershian also known as his Internet persona, Chestbrah, is a Russian–born Australian bodybuilder, internet celebrity and personal trainer...
(born 1986), Australian bodybuilder - Said Sheikh Samatar, Somali historian
- Said Ali al-ShihriSaid Ali al-ShihriSa'id Ali Jabir Al Khathim Al Shihri was a Saudi Arabian deputy leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and possibly involved in the kidnappings and murders of foreigners in Yemen...
, Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda member - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and OmanSaid bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and OmanSaid bin Sultan Al-Said was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from November 20, 1804 to June 4, 1856. He became joint ruler of the country along with his brother Salim on the death of their father, Sultan bin Ahmad, in 1804...
(1797–1856) - Saïd TaghmaouiSaïd TaghmaouiSaïd Taghmaoui is a French actor and screenwriter. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz...
(born 1973), French actor - Saeed bin Zaid (593–673), one of the Companions of Muhammed
Abu Sa‘id
- Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty)Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty)Abu Sa'id also Abusaid Bahador Khan, Abu Sayed Behauder , was the ninth ruler of the Ilkhanate state in Iran ....
(1316–1335), ninth ruler of the Ilkhanate state in Iran - Abu Sa'id (Timurid dynasty)Abu Sa'id (Timurid dynasty)Abū Saʿīd b. Muḥammad b. Mīrānshāh b. Timūr , was a Timurid Empire ruler in what is today parts of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Afghanistan and member of the Timurid dynasty....
(1424–1469), mid-fifteenth century Timurid Empire ruler in what are today parts of Persia and Afghanistan - Khaled al-HassanKhaled al-HassanKhaled al-Hassan also known as Abu Said was an early adviser of Yasser Arafat, PLO leader and a founder of the Palestinian political and militant organization Fatah. Khaled is the older brother of Hani al-Hassan.-Early life:...
(1928–1994), known as Abu Said, Palestine Liberation Organization leader - Abū-Sa'īd Abul-KhayrAbū-Sa'īd Abul-KhayrAbusa'id Abolkhayr or Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr , also known as Sheikh Abusaeid or Abu Sa'eed, was a famous Persian Sufi and poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition....
(967–1049), Persian Sufi and poet
Surname
- Abdelmadjid Sidi SaidAbdelmadjid Sidi SaidAbdelmadjid Sidi Said is leader of the Algerian trade union: UGTA.-References:...
, leader of the Algerian trade union UGTA - Abdulla SaeedAbdulla SaeedUstaz Justice Abdulla Saeed, from the island of Meedhoo, is the former chief justice of the Maldives.-Family History:Born in Meedhoo , the Maldives, on 25 September 1964, Saeed is a descendant of the Dhiyamigili dynasty of the Maldives...
(born 1964), chief justice of the Maldives - Agha SaeedAgha SaeedDr. Agha Saeed is the Founder and Chairman of American Muslim Alliance and a lecturer in the Program in Asian Studies at California State University, East Bay. Dr. Saeed earned his B.A. in Political Science from University of Punjab, Pakistan and M.A. and Ph.D. in Rhetoric from University of...
, chairman of the American Muslim Alliance - Amina SaidAmina SaidAmina Said, also spelled Amina Saïd is a francophone Tunisian author.Said was born to a Tunisian father and a French mother and has been living in Paris since 1978 where she studied Literature at the Sorbonne. She has published several books of poetry, Tunisian folk stories, short stories and essays...
(born 1953), poet - Brian SaidBrian SaidBrian Said is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese First Division side St. Andrews, where he plays as a defender....
(born 1973), Maltese footballer - Edward SaidEdward SaidEdward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and advocate for Palestinian rights. He was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and a founding figure in postcolonialism...
(1935–2003), Palestinian-American literary critic and theorist - Hakim SaidHakim SaidSir Hakim Muhammad Said , was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and a former Governor of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996...
, (1920–1998), Pakistani physician and scholar - Samira SaidSamira SaidSamira Said is an Egyptian-Moroccan singer.-Early career:Samira Said was born and raised in Rabat. She began singing at the age of 9 and she was discovered on a music program on Royal Moroccan TV, "Mawaheb," alongside another popular singer, Aziza Jalal, when she was 17. She was quickly...
(born 1961), Moroccan pop star - Wafic SaïdWafic SaïdWafic Rida Saïd is a Syrian-Saudi Arabian businessman living in Monaco and Paris.-Personal life:Saïd married British born Ann Rosemary Thompson in 1969...
(born 1939), Syrian businessman
Fictional characters
- Sayid JarrahSayid JarrahSayid Hassan Jarrah is a character from the ABC show Lost portrayed by Naveen Andrews.-Season 1:Sayid fixes the transceiver recovered from the cockpit, and leads a group into the jungle in order to send out a distress signal. Instead, he picks up a looping message . He tries to locate the...
, character on the television series Lost - Kareem SaïdKareem SaidKareem Saïd is a character played by British actor Eamonn Walker on the American television show Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #97S444. Convicted June 6, 1997 - Arson in the second degree. Sentence: 18 years, eligible for parole in five...
, character on the HBO drama Oz
Other uses
- Sa'idi people refers to the inhabitants of Upper Egypt. This term is not linked to the name Sa‘id, as they are two different Arabic words: the former is pronounced and spelled with a ṢādTsade' is the eighteenth letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew ' and Arabic ' . Its oldest sound value is probably , although there is a variety of pronunciation in different modern Semitic languages and their dialects...
(thus صعيدي) and the latter, a SīnShin (letter)Shin literally means "Sharp" ; It is the twenty-first letter in many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician , Aramaic/Hebrew , and Arabic ....
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