Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed (6 October 1918 – 18 March 1997) was an

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with government of

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from 1950 to 1978 and former founding chairman of NAM ( National Association Of Muslims) which is a charitable organisation based out of Hyderabad,India.He served as district collector of

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and East Godawari districts of the then undivided state of Andhra Pradesh.

Early life

Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed was born in Hyderabad,

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(former undivided

). His father

Mohammad Habib Ullah Sayeed Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monothe ...

and

Ayesha Begum Sayeed Aisha ( ar, عائشة, translit=ʿĀʾisha; –678), was the third wife of Muhammad. Aisha or variant spellings, may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Aisha'' (1953 film), an Egyptian drama * ''Aisha'' (2010 film), an Indian roman ...

were from a prominent family of Navayets from Hyderabad of whom were several officers under the Nizam's government of Hyderabad state like Hasnuddin Ahmed, father of Allahuddin Ahmed, who was the City Police Commissioner of Hyderabad and later Director of Police Commissioner of Nizam state of Hyderabad. Another was Aziz Yar Jung who was an officer under the government of the Nizams of Hyderabad state

Other work

Asad Ullah Sayeed was the founding Chairman of Hyderabad-based NAM foundation which is a charitable organization for upliftment of muslims.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayeed, Mohammed Asad Ullah 20th-century Indian Muslims Politicians from Hyderabad, India 1918 births 1997 deaths