Sheikh Said

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Sheikh Said, also spelled Shaikh and/or Sa'id, Sa'īd, Saïd, Saeed may refer to:

  • Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan
  • Sa'id ibn Zayd, companion of Muhammad
  • Sheikh Sa'id bin Tahnun, Sheikh of Abu Dhabi 1845-1855 (lived ca. 1827-1856)
  • Shaikh Said Piran, leader of the Islamic movement in Turkey in 1925
  • Cheikh Saïd, small port in Yemen briefly occupied by French merchants in 1868, named after Sa'id ibn Zayd
  • Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine until 2006