Dr. Shaykh Ulomuddin Said (1939-2010) was a prominent Sunni scholar in the Philippines, who found tendencies toward the school of Ahl al-Bayt (a) as a consequence of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, and finally, after a period of reflection and research, he converted to this truthful denomination. After his conversion to Shiism, he did his best to promote and propagate the teachings of Ahl al-Bayt (a) such that many people converted to Shiism under his influence. He suffered from many humiliations and enmities on this path. He translated precious works of prominent Shiite scholars from Arabic to Melanau, and in this way, he paved the path for people’s introduction to the pure Islamic teachings and left an honorable heritage.
This Shiite scholar established the Karbala Husayniyya in Marawi City in the Philippines. He was a member of Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly as well as the council of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.