Background
Sayeed was born in Mylapore, Madras on 20 February 1900 in a wealthy family of Nawayath lineage. His father was a powerful landlord in the Madras Presidency.
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Basheer Ahmed Sayeed
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Sayeed graduated from the Madras Christian College and studied law at the Madras Law College, completing his graduation and enrolling as an advocate in 1925.
Career
In the 1937 elections, he was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the League. In July 1949, Sayeed was appointed acting judge of the Madras High Court and as one of the puisne judges in January 1950. He served as a judge of the High Court till retirement in 1960.
The trust established the SIET Women"s College in 1955.
Sayeed was also the Vice President of the Madras Library Association and the Madras Music Academy. As Vice President of the Music Academy, he was instrumental in obtaining for the academy its own building.
Sayeed died in Madras on 7 February 1984 at the age of 83. The SIET Women"s College at Teynampet, Madras was renamed Justice Basheer Ahmed College for Women in his honour.
The road where he lived is named Bashyam-Basheer Ahmed Road jointly in honour of Basheer Ahmed Sayeed and fellow advocate and politician K. T. Bashyam Iyengar.
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Political Party
Indian National Congress