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 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" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. The Iranian Persian 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 Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

one is ''Rza'' and the Urdu one is ''Raza''.

People

* Ali al-Rida, eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam

Rida, Ridha, Reda, Redha, Roda

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, 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, 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, Tunisian politician * Ridha Grira, 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, 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, Algerian football player * Reda Agourram, Moroccan born-Canadian football player * Reda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis player *

Reda El Azab Reda El-Azab ( ar, رضا العزب; born July 9, 1986) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a right-back for Egyptian Second Division side Tersana SC. Club career He started his career with Baladeyet El-Mahalla youth team then moved to Ittiha ...

, Egyptian football player * Réda Babouche, 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 Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxe ...

, Algerian boxer *

Reda Benchehima Reda Benchehima (born 15 June 1978) is an Algerian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officiall ...

, 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 metre ...

, Algerian athlete *

Reda Boultam Reda Boultam (born 3 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Istra 1961, on loan from Salernitana. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Italy. Club career Boultam made his professional debut ...

, Dutch football player *

Reda Benhadj Djillali Reda Benhadj Djillali ( ar, رضا بلحاج جيللالي; born May 31, 1978, in El Attaf) is an Algerian Association football, football player. He currently plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Constantine. Club career On Septem ...

, 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, Egyptian volleyball player *

Reda Hajhouj Reda Hajhouj (born 2 July 1994) is a Moroccan footballer who is currently playing as a winger for Saudi Arabian club Hajer. Club career USM Alger On 15 January 2018, the last day of the winter transfer window, El Hajhouj went on an 18-mon ...

, 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 ...

, 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, 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, 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 Reda Milad Al Tawarghi (born May 29, 1979 in Libya) is a Libyan football defender. He currently plays for Al Tersana and is a member of the Libya national football team. He was a close friend of Saadi Gaddafi, a teammate at Al Ahly Tripoli fr ...

, 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 Tareq Ihab Helmy aka Reda El-Weshi (Arabic:) (born 1 March 1985) is an Egyptian football striker, currently playing for Barazeely Merghany, he is a former player for Egyptian side El-Ahly, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab and Telephonat Bani Sweif in feb 2 ...

, Egyptian football player *

Reda Yadi Reda Yadi (born 1 April 1963) is an Algerian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially k ...

, Algerian swimmer * Reda Zeguili, Algerian handball coach *

Redha Hamiani Redha Hamiani (4 May 1944 – 27 March 2021) was the Algerian minister for small business in the 1995 government of Mokdad Sifi Mokdad Sifi ( ar, مقداد سيفي; born 21 April 1940 in Tébessa) is an Algerian politician. Sifi was Head of G ...

, Algerian politician * Redha Malek, 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)

* Rıza Çalımbay, 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 ...

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, Turkish politician * Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer * Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı *

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)

* Rza Tahmasib * Rza Valibeyov

Raza (Urdu)

* Raza Saqib Mustafai * Ahmed Raza Khan

Surname

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

References

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