The pronunciation in Bengali might be different, but in Urdu, Syed is pronounced the same as Said / Sa'id / Sayid. The same goes for Syeda and the other feminine counterparts.
Syed Ahmed is a Bangladeshi-born British entrepreneur, businessman and television personality. He is the founder and CEO of the British design and manufacturing hand dryer company SAVortex. He is best known for being a contestant in the 2006 series of The Apprentice, where he was fired in Week 10.