Rashida (رشيدة) is a feminine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Rashida (Chinese politician), 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 (1926–?), Indian politician
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Rashida Jolley, 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, 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, Pakistani politician
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Rashida Strober, 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, 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