Rashid (name)
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Rashid is the transliteration of two male given names; and .
The latter name has a diacritic, in the strict transliteration, on the "I", which emphasises the long "I" sound in that name's pronunciation.
Ar-Rashid is one of the 99 Names of Allah meaning The Guide.
The latter name has a diacritic, in the strict transliteration, on the "I", which emphasises the long "I" sound in that name's pronunciation.
Ar-Rashid is one of the 99 Names of Allah meaning The Guide.
Given name
- Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'allaRashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'allaSheikh Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla was the ruler of Umm al-Quwain from 1981-2009. His reign commenced when he succeeded his father, Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla on February 21, 1981....
, former ruler of Umm al-Quwain, part of the United Arab Emirates - Rachid ArmaRachid ArmaRachid Arma is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Italian club SPAL 1907.-Biography:Rachid Arma was born in Ait Ouidern Resmouka and spent his childhood in Agadir...
, Moroccan footballer - Rashid BazRashid BazRashid Baz is a Lebanese-born immigrant and convicted murderer who, in the Brooklyn Bridge shooting, shot and killed 16-year old Ari Halberstam on March 1, 1994, while driving on the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge .-The Shooting:While driving on the approach ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge from the FDR...
, Lebanese convicted murderer - Rashid BehbudovRashid BehbudovRashid Behbudov was an Azerbaijani singer and actor. He sang in Azerbaijani, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Hindi, Armenian, Urdu and Bengali among other languages....
, an Azerbaijani singer - Rachid BouaitaRachid BouaitaRachid Bouaita is a retired boxer from France, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. His best result was finishing in fifth place after being defeated by Cuba's eventual silver medalist Arnaldo Mesa.-References:*...
(born 1974), a French boxer - Rashed Al HootiRashed Al HootiRashed Al Hooti is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for the Bahrain national football team...
, Bahraini footballer - Rashida JonesRashida JonesRashida Leah Jones is an American film and television actress, comic book author, screenwriter and occasional singer. She played Louisa Fenn on Boston Public and Karen Filippelli on The Office as well as roles in the films I Love You, Man and The Social Network...
, a movie actress of Jewish and African-American Descent - Rashid KhalidiRashid KhalidiRashid Ismail Khalidi , born 1948, a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East, is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, and director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.-Family, education and...
, Palestinian-American historian - Al-Rashid of MoroccoAl-Rashid of MoroccoMoulay al-Rashid was Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672. He has been called the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty.It was his father Moulay Ali Cherif who took power in Tafilalt around 1630. In 1635 al-Rashid's brother Moulay Mohammed ould Moulay Cherif succeeded their still living father...
, Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672 - Rashid Al MarikhiRashid Al MarikhiShaikh Rashid Bin Ibrahim Al Marikhi is a prominent Sufi Sunni Islamic scholar and teacher in Bahrain. He used to be the khateeb of the Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Mosque in Muharraq until 1988. He has been praised for his role in bridging the Sunni-Shia sectarian divide in Bahrain and has warm relations...
, a Sufi shaikh in Bahrain - Rashed NaserRashed NaserRashed Naser Alzaabi is a United Arab Emirates professional basketball player. He plays for Al-Wasl of the UAE basketball league. He is also a member of the United Arab Emirates national basketball team....
, Emirati basketball player - Rashid NezhmetdinovRashid NezhmetdinovRashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov was an eminent Soviet chess player, chess writer, and Checkers player.-Early life:Nezhmetdinov was born in Aktubinsk, Russian Empire, in what is now Aqtöbe, Kazakhstan, of Tatar ethnicity. His parents died when he was very young, leaving him and two other siblings...
, a Soviet chess player - Rashid RamziRashid RamziRashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
, Moroccan athlete - Rashid RanaRashid RanaRashid Rana is one of the most important artists of his generation in Pakistan. Rana has been included in numerous exhibitions in Pakistan and abroad...
, Pakistani visual artist - Rashid YasemiRashid YasemiGholamreza Rashid Yasemi was an Iranian poet, translator and literary figure of Kurdish origin.He finished his primary education in Kermanshah and then moved to Tehran in 1912 where he resided for the rest of his life...
, Iranian poet
Surname
- Adil RashidAdil RashidAdil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer of Pakistani origins, who plays for Yorkshire. Previously a player with England Under-19s, in December 2008, he was called into the full England Test squad, for the Test matches to be played in India...
, English cricketer - Amar RashidAmar RashidAmar Rashid is an English cricketer. Rashid is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire....
, English cricketer - Shaun RashidShaun RashidShaun Rashid is a former English cricketer. Rashid was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born in Burnley, Lancashire.Rashid made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 2000 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland...
, English cricketer - Ahmad Baba RachidAhmad Baba RachidRachid Baba Ahmed was an Algerian musical producer involved in the regional genre known as raï. He was credited with the international popularization of the genre in 1976, through the new pop raï, with a delicate and sophisticated blend of electronic instrumentation...
, an Algerian musician - Ahmed RashidAhmed RashidAhmed Rashid is a former Pakistani revolutionary, a journalist and best-selling author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.-Biography:...
, Pakistani author and former revolutionary - Amin Abu RashidAmin Abu RashidAmin Abu Rashid, nicknamed "Amin Abu-Ibrahim" , is a Palestinian Dutch national. He has lived in Amsterdam and in Rotterdam, in The Netherlands....
, Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader - Ashraf RashidAshraf RashidMajor General Ashraf Rashid was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army and the colonel commandant of the Special Service Group division within the Pakistan Army from October 1995 to September 1999...
, a Pakistani general - Harun al-RashidHarun al-RashidHārūn al-Rashīd was the fifth Arab Abbasid Caliph in Iraq. He was born in Rey, Iran, close to modern Tehran. His birth date remains a point of discussion, though, as various sources give the dates from 763 to 766)....
, a Caliph of Baghdad (lived 763-809) - Al-Rashid (Abbasid Caliph), a Caliph of Baghdad (ruled 1135-1136)
- Karim RashidKarim RashidKarim Rashid is an industrial designer. He received a Bachelor in Industrial Design from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada in 1982 and completed his postgraduate studies in Italy....
, American industrial designer - Khalid RashidKhalid RashidKhalid Rashid is a citizen of Pakistan, who was arrested on October 31, 2005 in South Africa. He attempted to revive the Terrible Blue Movement. It has been alleged that he was subjected to extraordinary rendition out of South Africa to an unknown destination....
, Pakistani Guantanamo detainee - Mohammad RashedMohammad RashedMohammad Rashed Sanad Al Fadhli is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a Defender for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Qadsia.-References:...
, Kuwaiti footballer - Richard RashidRichard RashidRichard F. Rashid oversees Microsoft Research's worldwide operations. Previously, he was the director of Microsoft Research. He joined Microsoft Research in 1991, and was promoted to vice president in 1994. In 2000, he became senior vice president...
, American computer science researcher - Tahir RashidTahir RashidTahir Rashid British born poet, manager and entrepreneur in the Islamic media and Nasheed industry.His career started off with writing poetry, mostly Islamically and spiritually oriented, at the age of 16. He soon gained good recognition amongst the Muslim community mainly because of His website...
, British poet