- Muqtada Al-Sadr
Muqtada al-Sadr is the fourth son of a famous Iraqi Shi‘a cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. He is also the son-in-law of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir As-Sadr. While he does not hold any official title in the Iraqi government, he is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country.
- Idries Shah
Idries Shah, also known as Idris Shah, né Sayyid Idris al-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس الهاشمي), was an author in the Naqshbandi sufist tradition on works ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.
- Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani Arabic: السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني, Persian: سید علی حسینی سیستانی;. Born approximately August 4, 1930) is an Iraqi Grand Ayatollah, a Shi'a "marja". He is currently an important political figure in Post-invasion Iraq.
- Muhammad Qutb
Muhammad Qutb,, , was an Islamist author and teacher best known as the younger brother of the Egyptian Islamist thinker Sayyid Qutb, and a supporter and promoter of his older brother's ideas after his brother was executed by the Egyptian government. Muhammad Qutb was the second eldest of five children born sometime after 1906 in the Upper Egyptian village of Musha near Asyut.
- Muhammad Alawi Al-Maliki
Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Alawi ibn Abbas ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Maliki (1947 - 2004) was a prominent Sunni Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia. He was born in Mecca to a family of well known scholars who, like himself, taught in the Sacred Mosque. The Maliki family is one of the most respected families in Makkah and has produced great scholars, who have taught in the Haram of Makkah for centuries.
- Muhsin Al-Hakim
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhsin al-Tabataba'i al-Hakim (1889-1970) was born into a family, the Tabatabai, renowned for its scholarship. He was always in the forefront to defend Islam and Muslims. He became the sole Marja in 1961 after the death of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Husayn Borujerdi. The hawza of Najaf grew immensely under his Marjaiyya. His historic fatwa, branding communism as kufr and atheism proved the beginning of the end of communism in Iraq.
- Sadiq Al-Mahdi
Sadiq al-Mahdi is a Sudanese political and religious figure. He is head of the National Umma Party and Imam of the Ansar, a sufi sect that pledges allegiance to Muhammad Ahmad who claimed to be Islam's messianic saviour, or the Mahdi. Sadiq al-Mahdi was Prime Minister of Sudan on two occasions: first briefly in 1966-67, and second starting in 1986, …
- Mohammed Ibrahim
Mohammed Ibrahim was the 13th Mughal emperor. The brother of Rafi Ul-Darjat and Rafi Ud-Daulat, he took the throne in 1720, after a war of succession to inherit the short-lived Furrukhsiyar throne against the Sayyid brothers. He was the claimant of the Sayyids after Muhammad Shah joined the Nizam 's camp. After the Sayyids' defeat, he was sent back to harem. He died in 1744. <br>
- Abdul Majid Al-Khoei
Sayyid Abdul Majid al-Khoei, 16 August, 1962 – 10 April, 2003) was a Shia cleric and the son of Ayatollah Al-Udhma Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khoei who was born in the holy city of Najaf. He lived and studied under his father in Najaf until 1991. During the Shia uprising of 1991 he actively took part in the fighting against Saddam's Ba'ath Party but also acted as a force of moderation attempting to minimize revenge killings.
- Sayyid Ajjal Shams Al-Din Omar
Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar was Yunnan's first provincial governor appointed by a Chinese imperial state. Shams al-Din was a Muslim Khwarezmian from Bukhara, sent to Yunnan by Kublai Khan after quelling a local revolt. He is identified as the ancestor of many Chinese Hui lineages and that of most of Yunnan's Panthay Hui population. One of his most prominent descendants was Zheng He, whose courtesy title "Sanbao" inspired the Arab legends of Sinbad.
- Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (born 28 October 1928) is the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque and Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University. He has been described as "perhaps the foremost Sunni Arab authority", "acknowledged as the highest spiritual authority for nearly a billion Sunni Muslims", and "a supreme authority." He joined the Alexandria Religious Institute in 1944, and became a member of the faculty of Ausol Aldeen in 1968.
- Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan, Sayyid) (born April 7, 1856, in the north of Somalia, died December 21, 1920 in Imi, Ethiopia) was Somalia's religious and nationalist leader (called the "Mad Mullah" by the British) who for 20 years led armed resistance to the British, Italian, and Ethiopian forces in Somalia.
- Mohammad Sadeq Al-Sadr
Grand Ayatollah is an Iraqi Shia cleric of high rank. He is the father of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Muhammad Sadiq as-Sadr (1943-1999) and grandfather of Muqtada al-Sadr (b.1973). Sometimes the son is called by his father's name. He is the cousin of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (d.1980). The al-Sadr family are considered Sayyid, which is used among the Shia to denote persons descending directly from Muhammad.
- Muhammad Ibn Al-Habib
Muhammad ibn al-Habib's ancestors were based in Marrakech, Morocco and he is related to Moulay 'Abdullah Amghar, a descendant of a "Sayyid" line which goes back to Ali ibn Abi Talib (d.660) and Husayn ibn Ali (d.680). This branch of the family immigrated to Tafilalat and settled there. His father immigrated to Fes, where his descendants still live.
- Alwi Shihab
Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab (born Rappang, South Sulawesi; 19 August 1946) is the Indonesian Minister of People's Welfare. He was the foreign minister of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001 and is currently the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare. Alwi Shihab was born of a noble prophetic lineage. His great grandfathers include, 'Ali Zain Al-'Abideen, the son of Imam al-Hussein, the son of Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Sayyidah Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, …
- Hadi Al-Modarresi
Ayatollah Sayed Hadi Almodarresi or al-Modarresi Born to a scholarly family in Karbala, Iraq,that dominated the Hawza (Islamic seminaries) of Karbala for many years which includes supreme religious jurists (Marja’a) such as Grand Ayatollah Mahdi Al Shirazi (grandfather), Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Shirazi (uncle) and Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Almodarresi (brother), Grand Ayatullah Al-Sabzowari (cousin), …
- Ali Bin Hamud Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar. Ali ruled Zanzibar from July 20, 1902 to December 9, 1911, having succeeded to the throne of the death of his father, the seventh Sultan. He served only briefly as sultan because of illness. In 1911 he abdicated in favour of his brother-in-law Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid.
- Ali Bin Said Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Ali bin Said Al-Busaid was the fourth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from February 13, 1890 to March 5, 1893, and was succeeded by his nephew, Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid.
- Barghash Bin Said Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Barghash bin Said Al-Busaid, son of Said bin Sultan, was the second Sultan of Zanzibar. Barghash ruled Zanzibar from October 7, 1870 to March 26, 1888. Barghash is credited with building much of the infrastructure of Stone Town, including piped water, public baths, a police force, roads, parks, hospitals and large administrative buildings such as the (Bait Al Ajaib) House of Wonders.
- Hasan Taqizadeh
Sayyed Hasan Taqizadeh (سيدحسن تقي زاده) (September, 1878, Tabriz, Iran - January, 1970, Tehran, Iran) was an influential politician and diplomat during the Qajar dynasty under the reign of Mohammad Ali Shah, as well as the Pahlavi dynasty under the reign of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah. Although in the modern political history Taqizadeh is known as a secular politician, who believed that "outwardly and inwardly, in body and in spirit, …
- Hamid Hussain
Ayatollah Sayyid Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoori Lakhnavi was a leading Shia scholar of his time in India, although his famous book "`Abaqat al'anwar fi imamat al 'A'immat al'athar" is famous throughout Shia scholars worldwide, even today. Syed Mir Hamid Hussain is the son of Syed Mohammad Quli and the grandson of Syed Mohammad Hussain.
- Jamal Shah
Jamal Shah is an artist. He is a pashtun sayyid from Quetta, Pakistan. He is a multitalented artist and his activities span a wide range of artforms. He is thus both an actor, a director, a painter, and a social worker. Jamal Shah was born in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan where he has played an instrumental role in the promotion of the field of fine arts.
- Hamad Bin Thuwaini Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid was the fifth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from March 5, 1893 to August 25, 1896. He was married to a cousin, Sayyida Turkia bint Turki al-Said, daughter of Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
- Khalid Bin Barghash Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid was the sixth Sultan of Zanzibar and the eldest son of the second Sultan of Zanzibar, Sayyid Barghash bin Said Al-Busaid. Khalid briefly ruled Zanzibar (from August 25 to August 27, 1896), seizing power after the death of his uncle. Unfortunately for him, Britain refused to recognize his claim to the throne, resulting in the Anglo-Zanzibar War, generally considered the shortest war in history (36, 38 or 45 minutes, …
- Mirkhond
Mirkhond or Muhammad Bin Khavendshah Bin Mahmud (1433-1498), commonly called Mirkhwond or Mirkhwand, but more familiar to Europeans under the name of Mirkhond, was born in 1433, the son of a very pious and learned man who, although belonging to an old Bokhara family of Sayyids, or direct descendants of the Prophet, lived and died in Balkh. From his early youth he applied himself to historical studies and literature in general.
- Bahlul Khan Lodhi
Bahlul Khan Lodhi (d.1489) became the first Sultan of the Lodhi Dynasty in India upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. He was born into an Afghan family of traders, and became a renowned warrior and governor of Punjab. He took over the Sultanate on April 19,1451. Bahlul Khan did much to stop rebellions and uprisings in his territories, and extended his holdings over Gwalior, Jaunpur and upper Uttar Pradesh.
- Khalifa Bin Harub Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid was the ninth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from December 9, 1911 to October 9, 1960. In 1900 he married Princess Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid, daughter of the seventh Sultan of Zanzibar and sister of the eighth Sultan.
- Khalifah Bin Said Of Zanzibar
Sayyid Khalifah bin Said Al-Busaid was the third Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from March 26, 1888 to February 13, 1890 and was succeeded by his brother, Ali bin Said Al-Busaid. "It is a well-known fact in Zanzibar that Barghash, as soon as he had ascended the throne in 1870, suddenly and without any cause cast our second youngest brother Chalîfe into prison. The poor fellow had to languish there for three long years in the dungeon, …
- Ahmed Al-Mirghani
Ahmed Ali al-Mirghani (born 16 August, 1941), is the scion of the venerated Mirghani family of Sudan and the grandson of al Sayyid Muhammad Othman AlMirghani AlKhatim. He was the President of Sudan from May 6, 1986 to June 30, 1989, when he was overthrown by a military coup by current President Omar al-Bashir. He graduated from the University of London and become prominent after the handing over of the transitional government of Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab to civilian rule.
- Mohsen Kharazi
Ayatullah Haj Sayyid Mohsen Kharazi (born in 1937 in Tehran) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was a candidate for the 4th Assembly of Experts. He is related to Kamal Kharazi.
- Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi (Urdu: سيد ابو الاعلى مودودی, Arabic: سيد أبو الأعلى المودودي; alternative spellings of first and last names: "Syed", "Maudoodi", and "Mawdudi"; often referred to as "Maulana Maududi" and "Imam Maududi") (September 25, 1903 – September 22, …
- Mohammad Badshah Qadri
Hazrat Khwaja Shaikh Mohammad Badshah Qadri-ul-Chishti Yamani Raichuri Rahmatullan Alayh (1903 (1324 Hijri) – 1978), was a Sufi saint of the Chisti order in India, known commonly as Badshah Quadri or Badesha Qadri, who preached universal brotherhood and peace. Badesha Quadri was born in Raichur, Karnataka, India, during Bakrid on 10th day of Dhul Hijja, on a Friday, to a sayyid family which originally came from Yemen.
- Sayyid Mohammed Taqi Al-Khoei
Sayyid Mohammed Taqi al-Khoei, brother of Abdul Majid al-Khoei and son of Ayatollah Al-Udhma Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khoei.
- Sayyid Kazim Rashti
Sayyid Kāẓim b. Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Rashtī or Siyyid Káẓim (1793-1843) was the son of Sayyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. He was appointed as the successor of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, and led the Shaykhí movement until his death. He came from a family of well known merchants.
- Sayyid Syeed
- Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri
Sayyed Muhammad ibn Sayyed Abdullah al-Jaunpuri in (September 9, 1443 - April 23, 1505, 847 - 910 Hijri) was an Indian religious figure, seen as the Promised Mahdi by some Muslims such as the Mahdavia ]. Syed Mohammad was born in Jaunpur. His parents are said to have been named Amina and Abdullah, as per the Prophet's Hadith that the Mahdi's name would be his name and the Mahdi's parents would have his parents name, though some say his father's name was Sayyed Khan.
- Sayyid Zia Od-Din Tabataba'I
Sayyid Zia Od-Din Tabataba'i (1888 - August 29 1969) was an Iranian journalist and politician. He was best known for staging a coup d'état in 1921, becoming Prime Minister of Iran in the process.
- Sayyid Qutb
Sayyid Qutb (also Seyyid, Sayid, Sayed; also Koteb, Kutb) (9 October 1906 - 29 August 1966) was an Egyptian author, Islamist, and the leading intellectual of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 60s. He is best known in the Muslim world for his work on the social and political role of Islamic fundamentalism, particularly in his books "Social Justice" and "Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq" ("Milestones").
- Muhammad Jaber Al-Safa
Muhammad Jaber al-Safa was a prominent historian and writer from the Lebanese region of Jabal Amel. Born in Nabatiye, he studied language and history under famous scholars Hassan Yusef al-Makki and Muhammad Ibrahim al-Husseini. He and his companions "sheikh" Ahmad Reda (also his father-in-law) and "sheikh" Sulaiman Daher, having formed an intellectual gathering known as "the Ameli Three", …
- Sayyid Muhammad Syeed
Dr. Syeed has been actively involved in fostering understanding among the world's religions and has participated in interfaith dialogues at different levels in the U.S.A. and Canada. A frequent speaker at interfaith dialogues, he has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.