Rashida

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Rashida (disambiguation).

Rashida (رشيدة) is a feminine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Rashida (Chinese politician) (1912-1990), one of the first group of women elected to parliament in China
• Rashida al-Qaili, Yemeni journalist
• Rashida Beal (born 1994), American soccer player
• Rashida Bee, Indian activist
• Rashida Bumbray, American curator, choreographer, author, visual and performing arts critic
• Rashida Gonzalez Robinson (born 1980), American DJ
• Rashida Haque Choudhury (1926–?), Indian politician
• Rashida Jolley, American harpist
• Rashida Jones (born 1976), American actress
• Rashida Jones (television executive) (born 1980/81), president of cable news network MSNBC
• Rashida Khanum, Pakistani politician
• Rashida Manjoo, South African professor and activist
• Rashida Riffat, Pakistani politician
• Rashida Strober, American playwright and activist
• Rashida Tlaib (born 1976), American politician
• Rashida Yousuf, Maldivian politician and diplomat
• Rashida Bello, Nigerian politician and wife of Kogi State Governor

Rashida

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Righteous; wise; knows her own way; "mature", and "of true faith"