Habiba (Arabic: حَبِيْبَه, ''ḥabībah''), alternatively Habibah and Habeeba , is a female given name of Arabic origin meaning ''beloved'', ''sweetheart'', or ''lover'', stemming from the male name Habib. Habiba or Habibah may refer to:

People

Habiba of Valencia Thoma s(died 1127), also called Habiba of Valencia, was an Arab Andalusian woman scholar known for writing several authoritative books on grammar and jurisprudence Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of ...

(also known as Thoma; died 1127), Arab Andalusian scholar *

Habiba bint Jahsh Ḥabiba bint Jaḥsh (Arabic: حبيبة بنت جحش) was a female companion of Muhammad. Biography Her father was Jahsh ibn Riyab, an immigrant from the Asad ibn Khuzayma tribe who had settled in Mecca under the protection of Harb ibn Umay ...

, a companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad * Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed (born 1999), Egyptian squash player *

Habiba Zehi Ben Romdhane Habiba Zehi Ben Romdhane was Tunisia's health minister. She took office in the interim Tunisian government which began on January 28, 2011, after protests had dislodged a longstanding authoritarian government. Habiba Zehi Ben Romdhane earned a p ...

(born 1950), Tunisian minister *

Habiba Bouhamed Chaabouni Habiba Bouhamed Chaabouni is professor of medical genetics at Tunis University. Biography In 1981, Chaabouni created the first genetic counselling service, then launched epidemiological studies on consanguinity in northern Tunisia a region whe ...

, Tunisian Professor of Medical Genetics *

Habiba Dembélé Habiba Dembélé Sahouet is an Ivorian journalist and television presenter. She is currently presenter of TV news '' 13 heures'' and '' 20 heures'' on the La Première (RTI) main channel, centred in Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲� ...

, Ivorian journalist * Habiba Djahnine (born 1968), Algerian film producer *

Habiba Ghribi Habiba Ghribi () (born 9 April 1984) is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, giving her country its first Olympic medal by a woman. Sh ...

(born 1984), Tunisian athlete *

Habiba Nosheen Habiba Nosheen ( ur, ) is an Investigative journalist. Her film '' Outlawed in Pakistan'' premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2013 and was called "among the standouts" of Sundance by the ''Los Angeles Times''. A longer version of the film air ...

(born 1982), Pakistani-Canadian journalist *

Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan (November 22, 1986 – August 14, 2013) was an Egyptian journalist and activist who was killed on August 14, 2013 at the August 2013 Rabaa massacre by a sniper in the protests following the ousting of Mohamed Morsi ...

(1986–2013), Egyptian journalist and activist *

Habiba Sarābi Dr. Habiba Sarābi ( prs, حبیبه سرابی) (born 1956) is a hematologist, politician, and reformer of the reconstruction of Afghanistan after the Taliban first took power. In 2005, she was appointed as Governor of Bamyan Province - the first ...

(born 1956), Afghan physician *

Habibah binte Ubayd-Allah Habibah bint Ubayd Allah ( ar, حبيبة بنت عبيد الله, Habîbe bint-i Ubeyd Allāh) is the daughter of Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh and Ramla bint Abi Sufyan. Family background Habibah's father was the brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, whom M ...

, a companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad *

Habibah bint Kharijah ibn Zayd ibn Abi Zuhayr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honorif ...

, wife of Abu Bakr, the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death *

Umm Habiba Umm Ḥabība Ramla bint Abī Sufyān ( ar, أم حبيبة رملة بنت أبي سفيان; 589 or 594–665) was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. Early life She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Safiyyah ...

(or Ramla bint Abi Sufyan; c.594–666), a wife of Muhammad

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Hassan and Habibah Islam Channel is a UK-based, free-to-air, English language, Islamic-focused satellite television channel and online media platform funded by advertising and donations. It was founded in 2004 by Mohamed Ali Harrath (born 1963), a Tunisian acti ...

, British television presenters *

Habibas Islands The Habibas islands ( ar, جزر حبيبة) are located about 12 km off the Algerian coast, northwest of Oran. The islands consist of a principal island 1.3 km long surrounded by an archipelago covering a total area of about 40 ha ...

, located just north of the Algerian coast {{disambiguation, given name Feminine given names Arabic feminine given names Bosnian feminine given names Pakistani feminine given names