Rashida (رشيدة) is a feminine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Rashida (Chinese politician)
Rashida ( zh, 拉希達, 1912 – 26 March 1990) was a Uyghur Chinese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China in 1948.
Biography
Rashida (sometimes romanised 'La-hsi-ta') was ...
, one of the first group of women elected to parliament in China
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Rashida al-Qaili, Yemeni journalist
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Rashida Beal (born 1994), American soccer player
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Rashida Bee
Rashida Bee is an Indian activist from Bhopal. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004, together with Champa Devi Shukla. The two have struggled for justice for the surviving victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, when 20,000 pe ...
, Indian activist
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Rashida Bumbray, American curator, choreographer, author, visual and performing arts critic
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Rashida Gonzalez Robinson (born 1980), American DJ
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Rashida Haque Choudhury
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 Singh ministry from 1979 to 1980.
Early life
Rashida Haque was born on 24 April 1926 in Tezpu ...
(1926–?), Indian politician
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Rashida Jolley
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 songs, fusing many different genres together.
Biography
Jolley grew up in Washington D.C. dur ...
, American harpist
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Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones (; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress.
Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series ''Boston Public'' (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' (2006–2009; 2011), and as ...
(born 1976), American actress
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Rashida Jones (television executive)
Rashida Jones (; born ) is the president of the cable news network MSNBC, succeeding Phil Griffin on February 1, 2021. Jones is the first Black woman to lead a cable news network.
Early life and education
Jones was born to Richard and Alice ...
, president of cable news network MSNBC (born 1980/1981)
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Rashida Khanum
Rashida Khanum is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehre ...
, Pakistani politician
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Rashida Manjoo
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 women and gender-based violence. Manjoo was the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Violen ...
, South African professor and activist
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Rashida Riffat
Rashida Riffat () is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since May 2013.
Education
Riffat has graduated in Journalism.
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of ...
, Pakistani politician
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Rashida Strober
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 as a dark-skinned Caribbean-American woman. The play debuted in St. Petersburg, Florida ...
, American playwright and activist
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Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Harbi Tlaib (, ; born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. The district includes the western half of Detroit, along with several of its western suburbs and much of the D ...
(born 1976), American politician
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Rashida Yousuf
Rashida Yousuf (sometimes Yoosuf or Yusuf; her first name is sometimes transliterated Raashida) is a Maldivian politician and diplomat.
Yousuf first served in the cabinet of the Maldives as the Minister of Youth and Sports. Appointed Minister of ...
, Maldivian politician and diplomat
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Rashida Bello, Nigerian politician and Wife of Kogi State Governor
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Arabic feminine given names