(Sayyid) Said bin Sultan Al-Said (Arabic: ???? ?? ??????; Sa鈥榠d bin Sul?an) (5 June 1797 - 19 October 1856) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 20 November 1804 to 4 June 1856. He became joint ruler of the country along with his brother Salim on the death of their father; Sultan bin Ahmad; in 1804. Said deprived his brother of joint rule on 14 September 1806.

In 1834; he agreed to a treaty with the United States on very favorable terms. In 1837; he conquered Mombasa; Kenya. In 1840; Said moved his capital from Muscat; Oman; to Stone Town; Zanzibar and sent a ship to the United States to try to establish a trading relationship.

Upon Said's death in 1856; his realm was divided. His third son; Thuwaini bin Said; became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; and his sixth son; Sayyid Majid bin Said; became the Sultan of Zanzibar.

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