Syed graduated from the University of Manchester in 2017 and obtained the Certificate in Legal Practice (C.L.P) in 2018. He then read in the Chambers of Dato’ Malik Imtiaz Sarwar of Messrs Malik Imtiaz Sarwar in April 2019 and was subsequently admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2020. Syed’s main areas of practice are in Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation.