List of Famous people named Syed

Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid, better known as Zaid Hamid, is a Pakistani far-right, Islamist political commentator, conspiracy theorist, writer and columnist. His byline in newspaper articles has been Zaid Zaman.

Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall is a Professor of Politics and International Relations at St Mary’s University, Twickenham and the Academic & Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, a classical liberal think tank in London. He writes on politics, foreign affairs and international trade.

Munawar Hasan was a Pakistani politician and a President of Jamaat-e-Islami political party. He served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1977.

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada NI was a noted Pakistani Barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Syed Babar Ali, Order of British Empire is a Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan.

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Shah bin Syed Nor Albukhary is a Malaysian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Albukhary Foundation, an international non-profit charity organization that focuses on social development.

Sir Syed Ahmad Taqvi bin Syed Muhammad Muttaqi KCSI, commonly known as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, was an Islamic pragmatist, Islamic reformer,philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India. He is considered as the pioneer of Muslim nationalism in India and is widely credited as the father of Two-Nation Theory which formed the basis of Pakistan movement. Born into a family with strong debts to the Mughal court, Ahmad studied the Quran and Sciences within the court. He was awarded an honorary LLD from the University of Edinburgh in 1889.

Syed Muhammad Fazal Agha was a Pakistani politician from Pishin District of Balochistan province of Pakistan who served as Governor of Balochistan from 18 August to 12 October 1999. He also served as Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from 1988-1991. from Balochistan. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from 13 August 2018 till his death.