Ahmed Hassan Said (Arabic: أحمد حسن سعيد, romanized: Aḥmad Ḥasan Saʻīd) is a prominent Egyptian businessman in the IT sector and has become a leading political figure as a result of the Arab Spring uprising and the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak.

In 1979, Ahmed obtained his General Certificate of Education diploma from Dar El Tifl School in Cairo.

He later dominated the 100m Butterfly stroke event on both the local Arab and African level from 1977 until 1984, when he stopped competing.

His areas of expertise also include local government, decentralization and Management Information Systems Development.

In 1997, along with his brother Hisham, a former IBM executive, Said founded the Global Brands Group, an IT company that has become one of Egypt's leading technology providers.

[10] Ahmed is married to Nivert El Sherif whose great-uncle is the Egyptian “Dean of Arabic Literature” Dr. Taha Hussein.