Funeral
Saeed's funeral was attended by a large number of people in the city of Mangalore. Chief minister of Karnataka state H. D. Kumaraswamy, former chief minister Dharam Singh have visited Saeed’s house in Kankanady. State opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge, former central minister C. K. Jaffer Sharief, former ministers B.A. Moidin, Tanveer Saith, Zamir Ahmed Khan, Roshan Beig and many other eminent personalities from different walks of life have also paid their tribute.
Saeed was buried in the central grave yard of Zeenat Bakhsh Juma Masjid after Asr prayer on 28 May 2007 in Bunder area of Mangalore city. His elder son Ameen Ahsan, a unit president of JIH at Uppinangady and a businessman, led Salat al-Janazah at Zeenat Baksh Juma Masjid.
In absentia funeral prayers have held in Qatar, Riyadh and other places in Middle Eastern countries.
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