Ausaf Sayeed (born 18 September 1963) is a retired Indian Ambassador who worked as the Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs.

He has 34 years of diplomatic experience, having served in countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia (three tenures), Qatar, Denmark, Yemen, Chicago and Seychelles.

He was the main architect behind the introduction of external Urdu examinations of MANUU in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the benefit of Non-resident Indians (NRIs).

[12] Ausaf Sayeed launched a revamped Saudi–India Business Network (SIBN) [13] in Saudi Arabia in September 2020, initially with chapters in the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh.

[14] He also re-launched the Indo-Saudi Medical Forum (ISMF) [15] with chapters in Jeddah and Riyadh to boost cooperation in the healthcare sector between India and Saudi Arabia.

[16] He was one of the key negotiators to set up the Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia during Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's visit to Riyadh in October 2019.

[22] The Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia HRH Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud paid a bilateral visit to India on 11 September 2023, after participating in the G20 Leaders' Summit.

[26] He also has to his credit a research paper on Petrology and Petrogenesis of Syenites from the Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh, Journal, Geological Society of India, Volume 43, March 1994, pp 225–237.