Famous People with Name Said

Said Hyder Akbar            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Said Hyder Akbar: the son of Said Fazel Akbar, a former governor of the Kunar Province of Afghanistan.[1] Akbar, a citizen of both Afghanistan and the United States, graduated from Yale University, where he was tapped into the highly-secretive and selective Skull and Bones senior society in May 2006.[citation needed] Akbar has assisted his father and US forces, following the 2001 war in Afghanistan.

Said Worakzai            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Said Worakzai: an Afghan film director.Most of his films were made between 1978 and 1985. His work received much acclaim which angered the government due to the attention he was receiving from them and in 1996 one of his films was burned by the Taliban.

Zubir Said            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

Zubir Said: was a Singaporean composer originally from the Minangkabau highlands of Indonesia who composed the national anthem of Singapore, "Majulah Singapura" ("Onward Singapore"). A self-taught musician, Zubir also worked as a score arranger and songwriter for Cathay-Keris Film Productions for 12 years, composing numerous songs for the company's Malay films. He is believed to have written about 1,500 songs, with less than 10% of them ever recorded.

Hakim Mohammed Said            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Hakim Mohammed Said: was a renowned scholar, philanthropist of Pakistan and former Governor of Sindh. He established Hamdard Foundation in 1948. Within few years, the herbal medical products of Hamdard became household names. Hakim Mohammed Said wrote or compiled about 200 books. These include books on religion, tibb (natural medicine), health & sciences, books on literary, social and scientific topics and travelogues.

Edward Wadie Saïd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Wadie Saïd: was a Palestinian American literary theorist, cultural critic, political activist, and an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights. He was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and is a founding figure in postcolonial theory.[1]

Boris "Bob" Said            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Boris "Bob" Said: was a racing driver from the United States. Boris was the first American to win a road race in Europe after World War II - the 1953 Grand Prix of Rouen. He participated in the first Formula One United States Grand Prix at Sebring on December 12, 1959.

Ibrahim Said            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Ibrahim Said: is Egyptian Football player, who plays for Egyptian Team El-Ismaily as well as Egyptian National Team, He consider to be one of the best Egyptian Defenders in Egypt.