Saýid (Saýëd bin Idrës) was briefly mai (ruler) of the KanemâÂÂBornu Empire in the late 14th century, ruling approximately 1387âÂÂ1388. Saýid ruled during the "Era of Instability", a chaotic period of internal and external conflict in the empire.
Saýid was a son of mai Idris I Nikalemi. Saýid succeeded his brother Umar I Idrismi as mai in the late 14th century. Umar's reign had seen the loss of the empire's heartland, Kanem, to the Bilala, forcing Umar to re-center the empire west of Lake Chad in Bornu. Saýid was thus the first ruler of the empire who for the entirety of his reign ruled only Bornu. He may have been chosen to succeed Umar over other possible successors due to better representing the interests of the inhabitants of Bornu in some way.
Saýid's reign was short. After a year or less on the throne, Saýid faced an invasion of the Bilala into Bornu and was killed by the invaders near a site called DekakÃÂya (or variations thereof, such as Dagage). He was succeeded as mai by his brother Muhammad II Manza.