Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem

Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem[a] (29 March 1916 – 8 July 1997) was a Bangladeshi jurist and statesman.

Sayem resigned on grounds of ill health in April 1977, and was replaced by Ziaur Rahman.

Sayem was born on 29 March 1916 in Rangpur district, Bengal Presidency, British India.

He joined the law firm Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq as a junior advocate.

He served in the Commission of Enquiry for finding out the causes of exodus and eviction of the members of the minority community in 1967.

He gave the verdict on the important Berubari Case concerning the exchange of enclaves between Bangladesh and India.