ʻAbd al-Rashīd (

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of ) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Rashīd'', one of the

names of God in the Qur'an Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...

, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the right-minded". Because the letter ''r'' is a sun letter, the letter ''l'' of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to ''Abd al-Rashid'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd ar-Rashid''. Alternative transliterations include ''‘Abd ar-Rasheed'' and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. It should not be confused with ʻAbd al-Rāshid (). It may refer to:

Politicians

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Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish Khandakar Abdur Rashid (), better known as Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish (; 27 November 1900 – 20 August 1986) was a Bangladeshi politician and Islamic scholar. His career spans from the anti-colonial independence movement to the establishment of b ...

(1900–1986), Bangladeshi politician *

Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan OBE () (1906 — 1995) was a senior police officer from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and cabinet minister in Pakistan. Early life Born in Dera Ismail Khan, Sardar Rashid was educated at Islamia College Peshawar. Pr ...

(1906 - ?1995), senior police officer and cabinet minister in Pakistan *

Abdirashid Ali Shermarke Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (, ) (8 June 1919 – 15 October 1969), was the first Prime Minister of Somalia from 12 July 1960 to 14 June 1964 and the second President of Somalia from 6 July 1967, until his assassination on October 15, 1969.

(1919–1969), President and Prime Minister of Somalia *

Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril (, , ) is a Puntland politician and who served as the 9th speaker of Puntland of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. Personal life Jibril was born in the capital city of Togdheer, Burao and fled from the Somali Civil War ...

Somali politician, former speaker of

House of Representatives (Puntland) House of Representatives of Puntland ''or'' Puntland Parliament () is the unicameral legislature of the Puntland. It has 66 members who are elected for a period of five years through universal suffrage. The House of Representatives has the po ...

Chauhdry Abdul Rashid Chauhdry Abdul Rashid, JP (7 January 1941 – 1 May 2024) was a Pakistani-born politician who served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham. He was one of three councillors representing the Bordesley ward in the heart of the city. Background Abdul Rash ...

(born 1941), Pakistani-British politician *

Maher Abd al-Rashid Colonel General Maher Abdul Rashid (Arabic: ) (24 July 1942 – 29 June 2014) was an Iraqi military officer. Rashid rose to prominence during the Iran-Iraq War, and was regarded as one of Saddam's best generals,Karsh, Efraim ''The Iran-Iraq War 1 ...

, (1942–2014), Iraqi general * Abdul Rashid Shaheen (born 1945), Indian politician *

Abdul Rasheed Hussain Abdul Rasheed Hussain, (born 16 September 1946) is a historian, linguist and poet, and a former Minister of Cabinet of the Maldives during the Maumoon Abdul Gayoom administration. Career His first cabinet portfolio was as the Minister of Atol ...

(born 1946), Maldivian politician *

Abdul Rashid Dostum Abdul Rashid Dostum ( ; ; Uzbek language, Uzbek Uzbek alphabet, Latin: , Uzbek Uzbek alphabet, Cyrillic: , ; born 25 March 1954) is an Afghan former Officer (armed forces), military officer, warlord and exiled politician. He is the founder and ...

(born 1954), Afghan soldier and politician * Abderrachid Boukerzaza (born 1955), Algerian politician * Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig, Somali politician *

Abdur Rasheed Turabi Abdur Rasheed Turabi is a well-known politician of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. He was the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Kashmir till July 2017. Dr Khalid Mahmood is his successor and newly elected Ameer of JI AJK. He is a well known columnist and als ...

, politician in Azad Jammu & Kashmir *

Abdul Rashid Godil Abdul Rashid Godil (; born 7 September 1960) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018. Early life Godil was born in Karachi on 7 September 1960 or on 17 September 1960. Early sch ...

(born 1960), Pakistani politician *

Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (; , ) (born 18 June 1960), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Prime Minister of Somalia. He subsequently briefly served as Somalia Somalia, ...

(born 1960), Prime Minister of Somalia * Abdur Rashid, Bangladeshi politician. * Abdur Rashid, Pakistani politician

Sports

Lala Abdul Rashid Lala Abdul Rashid or Abdul Rashid (1 June 1922 – 8 March 1988) was a member of Pakistan's gold medal winning 1960 Olympic field hockey team. He played as a goalkeeper throughout the tournament. Early life and education Born in Rawalpin ...

(1922–1988), member of Pakistan's 1960 Olympics field Hockey team *

Muhammad Abdul Rashid Muhammad Rashid, known as Rashid Senior, (14 April 1941 – 26 January 2009) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. In certain books and other publications, besides on some websites, his name has been shown as Addul Rashid or Muhammad Ab ...

(born 1941), Pakistani Olympic silver medallist in field hockey *

Abdul Rasheed Baloch Abdul Rasheed Baloch (born April 7, 1972) is a Pakistani boxer and Olympian. As an amateur, he was the Pakistan captain from 1997 to 1998. In the 1996 Olympic Games, he won his first fight against a Mexican boxer but lost his second match again ...

(born 1972), Pakistani boxer *

Abdul Rashid Qambrani Abdul Rashid Qambrani (born 1975) is a retired male boxer from Pakistan, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of mun ...

(born 1975), Pakistani boxer *

Mohd Rafdi Abdul Rashid Rafdi Rashid (born 21 January 1977) is a former Malaysian footballer. The Kedah-born striker has been playing for several team in his career such Kedah, Perlis and Perak. He played for national Olympic 2000 team and had short stint with main ...

(born 1977), Malaysian footballer *

Abdul Rashid (hurdler) Abdul Rashid (born 15 February 1979) is a Pakistani former sprint hurdler. Rashid represented Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 110 m hurdles. He ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, ...

(born 1979), Pakistani Olympic sprint hurdler *

Abdur Rashid (cricketer) Abdur Rashid (born 1 October 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Uttara Sporting Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 26 February 2019. He made his List A List A cricket is a cl ...

(born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Abdulrashid Sadulaev Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev ( rus, Абдулрашид Булачевич Садулаев, , ɐbdʊɫrɐˈʂɨts sədʊˈɫa(ɪ̯)ɪf; born 9 May 1996) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms and formerly at 97 and 8 ...

(born 1996), Russian freestyle wrestler, two time Olympic gold medalist *

Qais Abdur Rashid Qais Abdur Rashīd or Qais Abdul Rasheed () is said to be, in post-Islamic lore, the legendary founding father of the Pashtuns. It is believed that the conception of such a figure was promoted to bring harmony between religious and ethnic identit ...

(575–661), legendary ancestor of the Pashtun race *

Abdurashid Khan Abdurashid Khan (Chagatai language, Chagatai and Persian language, Persian: عبد الرشید خان), (1508-1560) was the ruler of the Yarkent Khanate. Biography Abdurashid Khan was a descendant of the first Moghul Khan Tughlugh Timur, Tughl ...

(1508–1560), ruler of Yarkand Khanate in Uyghurstan (Eastern Turkestan) *

Abdurreshid Ibrahim Abdurreshid Ibrahim or Ibragimov (, , ; 1857 – 1944) was a Russian-born Tatar Muslim ''alim'', journalist, and traveller who initiated a movement in the first decade of the 20th century to unite the Crimean Tatars. He visited Japan during M ...

(1857–1944), Russia-born Tatar Muslim scholar, journalist, and traveller *

Abdul Rashid (judge) Sir Mian Abdul Rashid, KCSI, H.Pk (; 29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981) was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, and a jurist. Early life and education He was born on 29 June 1889 ...

(1889–1981), Chief Justice of Pakistan *

Abdur Rashid Kardar Abdur Rashid Kardar (2 October 1904 – 22 November 1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is credited with establishing the film industry in the Bhati Gate locality of Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan). Early life and ...

(1904–1989), Pakistani actor and director *

Abdul Rashid Khan Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan (19 August 1908 – 18 February 2016) was an Indian vocalist of Hindustani music. Apart from khayal, he performed dhrupad, dhamar and thumri. , he is the oldest person to have been conferred a Padma award. Early ...

(born 1908), Indian musician * Abdul Rashid (agriculturist) (born 1950), Pakistani Agricultural Scientist and Bioscientist *

Abdul Rashid Ghazi Abdul Rashid Ghazi ( – 10 July 2007) was a Pakistanis, Pakistani Islamic scholar and diplomat-turned Islamism, Islamist dissident who served as khatib of Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Lal Masjid and the Vice-chancellor, Chief Executive (President) of ...

(ca. 1964 −2007), Pakistani Muslim cleric *

Abdirashid Duale Abdirashid Duale (, , born 1977) is a Somali entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Dahabshiil, an international wire transfer, funds transfer company. Biography Duale was born in Burao, Somaliland in 1977. He belongs to the Habr Je'lo clan, part of ...

, Somali businessman

Scholar

Abdul Rachid Soufi ''Sheikh'' Abdel Rachid Ali Abdulrahman Sufi (; born 1 January 1962, ) also known as Abdel Rachid Ali Sufi is a professional Quran reciter who holds an advanced degree in the ten Quranic recitations and is a former mufti in Somalia. He holds bot ...

(born 1962) Somali-Qatari Quran recitor *

Reşit Rahmeti Arat Reşit Rahmeti Arat (Tatar: Рәшит Рәхмәти Арат, ''Rəşit Rəxməti Arat'' – né Ğabderrəşit Rəxmətullin; May 15, 1900 - November 29, 1964) was a Turkish philologist, professor, writer and publisher of Tatar descent. He is ...

(né ''Ğabderrəşit Rəxmətullin''; 1900–1964), Turkish philologist of

Tatar Tatar may refer to: Peoples * Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" * Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia * Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...

descent

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