Hamda Saïed

Hamda Saïed was a Tunisian mufti and politician of the Democratic Constitutional Rally.

Life and career

Born in Béni Khiar on 10 June 1940, Saïed earned a licentiate in Sharia law and theology and a doctorate in Islamic jurisprudence in 1987. In, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. He became Imam of the mosque in Béni Khiar following the Tunisian revolution and became president of the Quranic association of Nabeul Governorate. On 6 July 2013, he was nominated to be by President Moncef Marzouki, replacing Othman Battikh. He was replaced by Battikh on 12 January 2016.
Saïed died on 2 October 2025, at the age of 85.