Muhammad Khalid Sayed (born 17 December 1984) is a South African politician and youth activist who serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the

Western Cape Provincial Parliament The Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located at 7 Wale Street in Cape Town. The Provincial Parliament, along with the other provincial legislatures of South Africa, ...

as a member of the

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. He took office as an MPP in May 2019 and served as the ANC's deputy chief whip and shadow MEC for Education. He is also the chair of the provincial branch of the

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. Elected in 2015, he has since been re-elected in 2018. Sayed was re-elected to the Provincial Parliament at the

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. He was appointed Leader of the Opposition.

References

External links

Muhammad Khalid Sayed – People's AssemblyHon Khalid Sayed – wcppMuhammad Khalid Sayed – The Daily Maverick
Living people 1984 births African National Congress politicians Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament 21st-century South African politicians {{WesternCape-politician-stub