This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Rashida (disambiguation).
Rashida
Gender
Female
Origin
Word/name
Arabic
Meaning
Righteous; wise; knows her own way; "mature", and "of true faith"
Rashida (رشيدة) is a feminine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include:
Rashida (Chinese politician), one of the first group of women elected to parliament in China
Rashida al-Qaili, Yemeni journalist
Rashida Beal (born 1994), American soccer player
Rashida Bee, Indian activist
Rashida Bumbray, American curator, choreographer, author, visual and performing arts critic
Rashida Gonzalez Robinson (born 1980), American DJ
Rashida Haque Choudhury (1926–?), Indian politician
Rashida Jolley, American harpist
Rashida Jones (born 1976), American actress
Rashida Jones (television executive), president of cable news network MSNBC (born 1980/1981)
Rashida Khanum, Pakistani politician
Rashida Manjoo, South African professor and activist
Rashida Riffat, Pakistani politician
Rashida Strober, American playwright and activist
Rashida Tlaib (born 1976), American politician
Rashida Yousuf, Maldivian politician and diplomat
Rashida Bello, Nigerian politician and Wife of Kogi State Governor
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Rashida Leah Jones (/rəˈʃiːdə/ rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is best known for her roles as Louisa Fenn...
Rashida Harbi Tlaib (/təˈliːb/ tə-LEEB; born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 12th...
parliament in China Rashida al-Qaili, Yemeni journalist Rashida Beal (born 1994), American soccer player Rashida Bee, Indian activist Rashida Bumbray, American...
Rashida Yahaya Bello is the First Lady of Kogi State, as spouse of governor Yahaya Bello. Bello grew up in Jattu in Etsako West local government area...
Rashida Jones is an American actress, writer, and producer, best known for starring on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) as Ann Perkins...
Reynolds said the film has inspired young women to enter pornography. Rashida Jones, before making this documentary, had controversies in the world of...
Rashida Hamid is a Bangladeshi teacher, public figure and former First Lady of Bangladesh. She is the wife of the former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid...
Benson, an artist. Jones was raised in Bel-Air with her younger sister Rashida, who is an actress and screenwriter. After her parents divorced when she...
Rashida Ellis is an American boxer. She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. She represented the United States at the 2020...
hiatus from acting, during which she raised her two children, Kidada and Rashida Jones. She returned to acting in 1988, performing in many TV roles, including...
Rashida Manjoo is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town and a social activist involved in the eradication of violence against...
Rachida Dati (French pronunciation: [ʁaʃida dati]; born 27 November 1965) is a French politician and former magistrate who has been serving as Minister...
Rashida Strober is an American playwright and dark-skin activist. Strober is known for her to play A Dark Skinned Woman's Revenge about her experiences...
which aired on TBS. A parody of the police procedural genre, it stars Rashida Jones as the titular character, with Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns, Deon...
Rashida Gonzalez Robinson (17 July 1980) better known as DJ Rashida, is an American DJ known for her fusion of hip-hop, funk, soul music, dancehall, house...
Rashida Haque Choudhury (born 24 April 1926, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician who was the Minister of State of Social Welfare in Charan...
Rashida Jolley is an American harpist who uses her traditionally classical music instrument in hip-hop, R&B and pop music. Jolley also writes her own...
The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 U.S...
Rashida Marie Beal (born November 18, 1994) is an American professional soccer player, who plays as a defender for Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor in the Turkish...
Rashida Abedi (c. 1951 – 2017) was a Pakistani-British autobiographical writer, who was profoundly deaf. Abedi, the daughter of a retired railwayman,...
Shahnameh of Rashidā (Persian: شاهنامهٔ رشیدا) is an illustrated manuscript of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. It contains 738 pages...
Sayeda Rashida Begum is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Member of Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat. Begum was elected to parliament...