Sayed Zayan started his career in cinema and theatre at the end of the 1960s and was mainly active during the 1980s. He boomed on stage in “Sayyedaty al-gameela i.e. My fair Lady”. Sayyed was a comedian all through his works. He had his own very special tone of voice, hand movements and style. In TV he played an important role in “Abyad x Abyad i.e. All White”. On the silver screen, although he was always given second roles, yet one cannot forget his roles in: “Ayn ‘aqly i.e. Where is my brain”, “Oreedo hallan i.e. I want a solution” and “Al-motassawwel i.e. The begger”. One of his unforgettable roles is (al-Mestekaawy) the spotter in “Al-beih al-bawwaab i.e. Mr. Doorkeeper”. On stage, Zayyaan took the lead role in the 1980s and 1990s in; “Al-fahlawy i.e. The whippersnapper", Al-parachot i.e. The parachute”, “Al-‘askary al-akhdar i.e. The green soldier”, “Al-kash-shaash i.e. The sweeper” and others. With the start of the new millennium, a brain stroke kept Sayyed Zayyaan away from the light for the last decade.