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Rida ( ar, رضا, translit=Riḍā, also transcribed as Ridha, Reda, Redha or Roda) is an Arabic name which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In the
Arab world The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...
, the name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by
Arab Christians Arab Christians ( ar, ﺍَﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴﺤِﻴُّﻮﻥ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, translit=al-Masīḥīyyūn al-ʿArab) are ethnic Arabs, Arab nationals, or Arabic-speakers who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians who l ...
and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to
shukr Shukr ( ar, شكر) is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness, gratitude or acknowledgment by humans, being a highly esteemed virtue in Islam. The term may also be used if the subject is God, in which case it takes the meaning of "divine responsivene ...
"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. The
Iranian Persian Iranian Persian, Western Persian or Western Farsi, natively simply known as Persian (, ), refers to the varieties of the modern Persian language spoken in Iran and by minorities in neighboring countries, as well as by Iranian communities throu ...
version of this name is '' Reza'', the
Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...
one is ''Rıza'', the Azerbaijani one is ''Rza'' and the
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Ali al-Rida, eighth
Twelver Shi'a Twelver Shīʿīsm ( ar, ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; '), also known as Imāmīyyah ( ar, إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers t ...
Imam


Rida, Ridha, Reda, Redha, Roda

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Rida Al Abdullah Rida Al Abdulla ( ar, رضا العبد الله; also spelled ''Rida Al Abdallah'', ''Reda Al Abdullah''; born 5 July 1966) is an Iraqi singer and actor. He gained attention across the Arab world for his singles "Bo'dak Habibi", "Qasawa", "Dha ...
, Iraqi singer *
Rida Lah Douliazale Rida Lah Douliazale (born 3 September 1985) is a former Moroccan international footballer who played as a central midfielder. Club career Wydad Casablanca When he was signed at Wydad his comments showed how important this was to him, " I alway ...
, Moroccan footballer * Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician *
Rida Said Rida Said ( ar, رضا سعيد) (1876–1945) was a Syrian eye surgeon and businessman, who in 1922, founded the Syrian University, the first university in Syria. He trained as an eye surgeon at Hotel Dieu in Paris, France. As Minister of Educat ...
, Syrian physician *
Rida Zouhir Rida Zouhir-Takedam (born November 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for CF Montréal. Early life Zouhir is of Moroccan descent. He began playing with CS Braves D’Ahuntsic when he was five, quickly be ...
, Canadian soccer player *
Ridha Behi Ridha Behi is a Tunisian director and producer. He is known for The Magic Box and Always Brando (2011). Career Ridha Behi studied sociology and obtained a master's degree in 1973 at the Paris Nanterre University and a PhD at the Ecole Prati ...
, Tunisian director and producer *
Ridha Belhaj (politician) Ridha Belhaj ( ar, رضا بلحاج), (born 16 February 1962) is a Tunisian lawyer, senior official and politician. Biography Ridha Belhaj studied at Alaoui High School in Tunis and then at the Tunisian-Algerian Institute, where he obtained ...
, Tunisian politician * Ridha Belkadi, Tunisian chess player *
Ridha Charfeddine Ridha Charfeddine (born 2 July 1952) is a Tunisian politician and sportsmanager. He is an MP since October 2014. Career Charfeddine was born in Sousse on 2 July 1952. He has been chairman of Étoile Sportive du Sahel since 4 May 2012. In the ...
, Tunisian politician *
Ridha Grira Ridha Grira ( ar, رضا قريرة; born 21 August 1955) is a Tunisian politician. Biography Academic background Grira obtained his baccalaureate from lycée de garçons in Sousse, in June 1974. He then attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, follo ...
, Tunisian politician *
Ridha Jalil Mohammed Ridha Jalil Mezher Al-Elayawi (born 17 February 2000), simply known as Ridha Jalil, is an Iraqi footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Sanat Naft Abadan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. International career On 27 Novemb ...
, Iraqi footballer *
Ridha Jawad Taqi Rida Jawad Taqi is an Iraqi politician and served until 2010 as a member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq for the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. He was elected to the Council in December 2005 as part of the United Iraqi Alliance coalitio ...
, Iraqi politician *
Ridha Jlassi Ridha Jlassi ( ar, رضا الجلاصي; born 26 December 1979) or Ridha the elephant ( ar, رضا الفيل), is a Tunisian football supporter and he is the official Tunisia national football team supporter. Ridha's first appearance was at t ...
, Tunisian football supporter *
Ridha Rouatbi Ridha Al-Rouatbi ( ar, رضا الرواتبي; born 7 February 1938) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a defender for Étoile du Sahel. He also played for the Tunisian national team, and was selected to play for the team in the 19 ...
, Tunisian footballer *
Ridha Saidi Ridha Saidi (born 1962) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Economy under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Biography Early life Ridha Saidi was born on 24 November 1962 in Menzel Bourguiba.Ahmed EllaliRidha Saidi ''Tunisia Live'' ...
, Tunisian politician *
Reda Aadel Reda Aadel (born 28 December 1990) is a Moroccan cyclist. who was active from 2011 to 2017. His main strength is being a sprinter. He competed for the Moroccan cycling team ''Maroc Régional du Sahara'' in 2017. He has previously competed for th ...
, Moroccan cyclist *
Reda Abdel Aal Reda Abdel Aal ( ar, رضا عبد العال; born 15 March 1965) is an Egyptian football coach and former player. International career Reda was a member of Egypt national football team in 1994 African Nations Cup. He made some appearances with ...
, Egyptian football player and coach *
Réda Abdenouz Réda Abdenouz ( ar, رضا عبد النوز; born 25 September 1968 in Hussein Dey, Algiers Province) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He was a finalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics,Reda Acimi Mohamed Reda Acimi ( ar, محمد رضا عاصيمي; born 25 May 1969) is an Algerian former football player who played as a goalkeeper. Acimi was later a manager and goalkeeping coach in Belgium and Algeria. Honours * Won the Algerian Leag ...
, Algerian football player * Reda Agourram, Moroccan born-Canadian football player * Reda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis player * Reda El Azab, Egyptian football player *
Réda Babouche Mohamed Réda Babouche (born July 3, 1979 in Skikda) is an Algerian footballer. International career On June 12, 2005, Babouche made his debut for the Algerian National Team as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 friendly loss against Mali. Ba ...
, Algerian football player * Reda El-Batoty, Egyptian weightlifter *
Reda Bellahcene Reda Bellahcene (born January 21, 1993 in Schiltigheim) is a French football player who is currently playing for SC Schiltigheim in the Championnat National 2 Group B. Club career USM Alger Reda Bellahcene, a defensive midfielder of 23 years w ...
, French football player *
Reda Benbaziz Reda Benbaziz (born 9 September 1993) is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. On December 2nd, 2022 Reda had his professional debut at the Centre 200 arena in Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada. ...
, Algerian boxer * Reda Benchehima, Algerian fence *
Réda Benzine Réda Benzine (born 19 April 1971) is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. Achievements Personal bests *1500 metres – 3:41.36 min (1995) * 3000 metres – 7:41.85 min (2000) * 5000 metres – 13:21.88 min (1995) *10,000 me ...
, Algerian athlete * Reda Boultam, Dutch football player * Reda Benhadj Djillali, Algerian football player *
Reda Doumaz Reda Doumaz (born 1956 in Algiers) is an important figure of the chaâbi music in Algeria, known for his interpretation of ''hizia'' and ''moulet el ain elzarqa (en-tr:the blue eyed lady)''. He was born and raised in the Casbah A kasbah (, al ...
, Algerian musical artist *
Reda Ereyahi Reda Ereyahi (born 23 October 1972) is a former Moroccan footballer who usually played as a midfielder. Club career Born in El Jadida, Ereyahi began his senior career with local side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi. A transfer to France with SC Basti ...
, Moroccan football player *
Reda Haikal Reda Haikal (born ) is an Egyptian male volleyball player. He plays the position of opposite spiker. With his club Zamalek he competed at the 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship. He has previously played for the Talaea El-Geish and ...
, Egyptian volleyball player * Reda Hajhouj, Moroccan football player *
Reda Hegazy Reda Hegazy ( ar, رضِا حجازي; born 4 December 1959) is the current Egyptian Minister of Education and Technical Education in the cabinet headed by Mostafa Madbouly in succession of Tarek Shawki Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic word and ...
, Egyptian politician *
Reda Helal Reda Helal (Arabic: رضا هلال) is an Egyptian journalist. He was deputy editor of Al-Ahram newspaper until 11 August 2003 when he disappeared in a presumed kidnapping. He was also a political activist, and a founding member of the Cairo Peac ...
, Egyptian journalist *
Reda Jaadi Reda Jaadi (born 14 February 1995) is a Belgium-born Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Moroccan club Wydad AC. International career Reda Jaadi played two games for Belgium U17 at the 2012 European Under-17 Championship qua ...
, Belgium-born Moroccan football player * Reda Kateb, French actor *
Reda Khadra Reda Khadra (born 4 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Birmingham City, on loan from club Brighton & Hove Albion. A youth product of Borussia Dortmund, Khadra moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 20 ...
, German football player *
Reda Kharchouch Reda Kharchouch (born 27 August 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Excelsior. Career Telstar In May 2019, Kharchouch got his first chance in professional football, signing a two-year deal with Telstar. He made h ...
, Dutch football player *
Reda Mansour Reda Mansour ( ar, رضا منصور, he, רדא מנצור) is an Israeli Druze poet, historian and diplomat. He has published three books of Hebrew poetry and received the University of Haifa Miller Award as well as the State President Scholars ...
, Israeli historian and diplomat *
Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed (Arabic: ) (3 March 1952 – 3 December 2013) was the commander of the Egyptian Air Force. Mohamed was also the minister for military production in the interim cabinet led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi. Biography ...
, Egyptian Air Force officer *
Reda Rhalimi Reda Rhalimi is a Moroccan basketball player. Biography He was (born February 2, 1982 in Salé, Morocco) and plays (center) currently playing for Kyoto Hannaryz in the Japanese bj league. He also played for PAOK Thessaloniki, Cholet Basket and ...
, Moroccan basketball player *
Réda Sayah Réda Bensaïd Sayah (born June 19, 1989 in Ouargla) is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Club career In July 2011, Sayah signed a two-year contract with MC Alger. He was origina ...
, Algerian football player *
Reda Seyam Reda Seyam, also known as Ghana Prakesh or Gnanavel (the one with two horns), was a German-Egyptian Islamic militant and an official in the Islamic State (IS). He has been described as a 'veteran of jihad' and is the highest ranking German memb ...
, German-Egyptian militant *
Reda Shehata Reda Shehata (born January 24, 1981 in Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by t ...
, Egyptian football player *
Reda Slim Reda Slim (; born 25 October 1999) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly. Career As youth product of the FAR Rabat he made his debut in the Moroccan league 2019–2020, soon earnin ...
, Moroccan football player * Reda Al Tawarghi, Libyan football player *
Reda Wardi Reda Wardi (born 2 August 1995) is a French rugby union player, who plays for Stade Rochelais. Club career Having grown trough the Montpellier HR academy Reda Wardi started his career with the AS Béziers Hérault in Prod D2, before joining ...
, French rugby union player * Reda El-Weshi, Egyptian football player * Reda Yadi, Algerian swimmer *
Reda Zeguili Reda Zeguili (born 7 January 1963) is an Algerian handball coach for the Algerian national team. References Living people Algerian handball coaches 1963 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Algerian people ...
, Algerian handball coach * Redha Hamiani, Algerian politician *
Redha Malek Redha Malek ( ar, رضا مالك) (21 December 1931 – 29 July 2017) was an Algerian politician who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from 21 August 1993 to April 1994. During his short term of office, which came in the early years of the Alge ...
, Algerian Former Prime Minister *
Redha al-Najar Redha al-Najar is a citizen of Tunisia who was held in US custody in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility. He is notable for being one of a very small number of the detainees held in Bagram to have had a writ of habeas corpus submitted on his b ...
, Tunisian prisoner *
Redha Tukar Redha Hassan Tukar Fallatha ( ar, رضا حسن تُكر فلاتة; born 29 November 1975 in Medina) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a defender for Al Ittihad. Tukar started his career at second division Ohod before joinin ...
, Saudi Arabian footballer * Roda Antar, Lebanese footballer


Reza (Iranian Persian)


Rıza (Turkish)

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Rıza Çalımbay Rıza Çalımbay (born 2 February 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Sivasspor. He was one of the symbol names of Beşiktaş and was among the best players of his time. Because ...
, Turkish footballer *
Rıza Doğan Rıza Doğan (1931 – 21 April 2004) was a Turkish wrestler. He was born in Ankara. He won a silver medal in lightweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''N ...
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Rıza Maksut İşman Rıza Maksut İşman (1915 in Istanbul – 30 December 2004 in İzmir) was a Turkish athlete. Biography İşman started sports through cycling. He has many medals in track and field. He has trained many athletes, including Cahit Önel. He has ...
* Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestler * Rıza Kocaoğlu *
Rıza Nur Rıza Nur (30 August 1879 in Sinop – 8 September 1942 in Istanbul) was a Turkish surgeon, politician and writer. He was prominent in the years immediately after the First World War, where he served as a cabinet minister but was subsequently ma ...
, Turkish politician *
Rıza Şen Rıza Şen (born 8 March 1986) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Kemerspor 2003. Career Şen had involved in amateur football at a very early age of 11. He had begun football at GOP Taşköprüspor, and respectively ...
, Turkish footballer *
Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı Rıza Tevfik Bey (Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı after the Turkish Surname Law of 1934; 1869 – 31 December 1949) was an Ottoman and later Turkish philosopher, poet, politician of liberal signature and a community leader (for some members among the ...
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Rıza Türmen Rıza Mahmut Türmen (born 17 June 1941, Istanbul, Turkey), is a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights and currently an MP for Izmir in the Turkish Parliament, with the Republican People's Party. He graduated from Istanbul Unive ...
(born 1941), Turkish judge and politician * Rıza Tuyuran, Turkish footballer *
Rıza Yıldırım Rıza Yıldırım (born May 6, 1987) is a European champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 97 kg division of freestyle wrestling. He is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. Yıldırım won the gold medal in the 96 ...
(born 1987), Turkish wrestler


Rza (Azerbaijani)

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Rza Tahmasib Rza Abbasgulu oglu Tahmasib ( az, Rza Təhmasib; 20 April 1894, Nakhchivan City – 14 February 1980, Baku) was an Azerbaijani film director and actor. He also worked as a professor of theatre, and translator of play scripts from Russian into Az ...
* Rza Valibeyov


Raza (Urdu)

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Raza Saqib Mustafai Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai ( ur, ; born 16 March 1972) is a Pakistani Islamic preacher and scholar. He is the founder of Idara-tul-Mustafa. Personal life Mustafai is married to Umm-e-Hamza. Career He is founder of Muhammad Raza Saqib Musta ...
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Ahmed Raza Khan Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philosopher, ...


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Ghaleb Rida Ghaleb Rida or Ghaleb Reda ( ar, غالب رضا); (born July 10, 1981 in Nabatieh, Lebanon) is a professional Lebanese basketball player for sagesse Club and a member of Lebanon national basketball team as a shooting guard. He is tall. His ...
, Lebanese basketball player * Hadem Rida, Palestinian politician * Rashid Rida, Syrian scholar * Mahmoud Reda, Egyptian dancer and choreographer *
Hanan Redha Hanan Redha ( ar, حنان رضا, born on August 23, 1991) is a Bahraini singer. Her fan nickname is صوت البحرين (the voice of bahrain). Biography Redha was born in Bahrain but has also lived in Kuwait, where she studied at the High ...
, Bahraini singer


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