Sayeed Mohammed
Sayeed Mohammed | |
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| Born | 25 August 1891 Madhigarh, Dhenkanal State, British India |
| Died | 18 July 1922 (aged 30) |
| Resting place | Qadam e Rasool, Cuttack |
| Citizenship | British Raj |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Calcutta Madrasa, Calcutta University |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Spouse | Begum Badar un nissa Akhtar |
| Children | Athar-ul Amin, Afzal-ul Amin, Fazal-ul Amin, Shamsunnihar Akhtar, Husnara Begum |
| Parent(s) | Atharuddin Mohammed (father) Nadeera Sultana (mother) |
| Relatives | Hussain Rabi Gandhi (grandson in law) Sultana Farhat Amin (granddaughter) |
Sayeed Mohammed (25 August 1891 – 18 July 1922) was an Indian Odia educationist, freedom fighter and philanthropist. In 1913, he founded the Moslem Seminary (present day: Sayeed Seminary) at Cuttack, which is regarded as the second nationalist school of Odisha. Sayeed is known for his activism against the British in the early 1900s. He was one of the prominent members of the Utkal Sammilani. In 1922, Sayeed along with Ekram Rasul co-founded the All Odisha Khilafat Committee, in the wake of the non-cooperation movement in India.