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Said Alam Mahsud (Pashto: سید عالم ماسید; Urdu: سید عالم محسود) is a pediatric surgeon, political activist, and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He is also the chairman of the civil society organisation Pashtunkhwa Ulasi Tehrik, and a technical expert on China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He was formerly the provincial senior vice-president of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP). Although based in Peshawar, he belongs to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan, Pakistan.