Assistant Professor
Faculty of Business & Economics
Dr. Said N. Said has obtained a PhD in Public Law in 2021 from Uludağ University, Turkey. Master of Laws in Oil and Gas Law in 2010 from the University of Aberdeen, and the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Shariah from Zanzibar University in 2009. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor teaching commercial law at the Modern College of Business and Science, Oman. He has worked as a legal officer for the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in Zanzibar Government and has taught as a part-time lecturer and Supervisor for both LLB and LLM students at Zanzibar University. Said is Certified to practice as an advocate in Zanzibar. His research interests include international law, Shariah, Constitutional Law, Real Estate Law. He is a professional member of the Turkish Graduates Academics Association.
Areas of Research
International law
Shariah
Constitutional Law
Real Estate Law
Omani Commercial Law
Education
2014 – 2021 PhD Public Law, Uludag University TURKEY
2009 – 2010 LLM Oil and Gas, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
2004 – 2008 Bachelor of Laws and Shariah, Zanzibar University, TANZANIA
Experience Summary
Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Assistant Professor (Commercial Law)
(February 2022 – Present)- Responsible for teaching commercial law courses to UG & PG students.
- Engaging in research and publication in the field of law.
- Organizing and participating in academic conferences and seminars.
The Law School of Zanzibar 05.04.2022- 03.Sept. 2022
Head: Divion of the Research, Consulting and Publications
- Led research, consultancy, and publication activities.
- Coordinated legal research and policy analysis.
- Supervised research projects and publications.
- Provided legal and research-based recommendations.
Zanzibar Law Review Commission 01.05.2021 -04.04.2022
- Researching and reviewing Zanzibar laws and submitting recommendations to the Commission for their amendment, repeal, or other appropriate updates.
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Zanzibar Government
Legal Officer (01.06.2011-30.04.2021)- Assisting the Ministry in all legal affairs.
- Coordinating Ministerial Responses for the Zanzibar House of Representatives Sessions
- Member of the Ministerial Evaluation Committee
Selected Publications
- Said Said, Reem Al Taei and Abdul-Nasser Hikmany, “Land Ownership Regulation and Sustainable Governance in the Sultanate of Oman: A Comparative Legal Analysis of Omanis, GCC and Foreign Nationals”, International Conference on Sustainable Practices in Business and Technology (ICSPBT 2026), MCBS, 11–12 February 2026
- Abdul-Nasser Hikmany, Zahran Mohammed, & Said Nassor Said, “Developing Zanzibar’s spatial data infrastructure through an enhanced land information system”, International Conference on Sustainable Practices in Business and Technology (ICSPBT 2026), MCBS, 11–12 February 2026
- Said, S. N., & Gambo, I. Y., “Judicial Independence in Oman: A Legal Assessment of Principle and Practice”, Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, 24(1), (2025), 64-91. https://doi.org/10.1163/22112987-20240087
- Gambo, Ibrahim Yaro, Said, Said Nassor, “Protection of Human Life: A comparative analysis Between Shariah and Contemporary Laws”, Journal of Shariah Law Research Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025), pp 1-20 (Scopus Indexed) https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JSLR/article/view/62521/18525
- Said, S. N., “Revisiting the Legality of the Union Between the Republic of Tanganyika and the People’s Republic of Zanzibar”, African Journal of Legal Studies, 12(2): (2019), pp. 139162. (Scopus Indexed) https://brill.com/view/journals/ajls/12/2/article-p139_2.xml
- Said, S. N., Abdul-Nasser H. Hikmany, “Zanzibar Government of National Unity: A Panacea to Political or Economic Stability?”, Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, 2(3): (2016), pp. 74-85