Rashid is the

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of two male given names: and (also spelled Rasheed), both meaning 'rightly guided', 'having the true faith', or alternatively, 'the high one'. In Islamic tradition, ''al-Rashid'' is one of the

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, and thus as a personal name is often used with the word '' abd'' (عبد الرشيد, '' ʻAbd al-Rashīd''; "servant of the rightly guided").

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* Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla (1932-2009), former ruler of Umm al-Quwain, part of the United Arab Emirates *

Rashid Ali Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (Al-Gailani)in Arab standard pronunciation Rashid Aali al-Kaylani; also transliterated as Sayyid Rashid Aali al-Gillani, Sayyid Rashid Ali al-Gailani or sometimes Sayyad Rashid Ali el Keilany (" Sayyad" serves to address hig ...

(born 1975), Danish cricketer *

, Indian singer, musician, and composer *

Rashied Ali Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson (July 1, 1933 – August 12, 2009), was an American free jazz and Avant-garde jazz, avant-garde drummer who was best known for performing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life. Biography Earl ...

(1933-2009), American avant-garde jazz drummer *

Raashid Alvi Raashid Alvi () is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Indian Parliament from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He is currently a member of the Indian National Congress party. Early life Raashid Alvi was born in Chandpur, Bi ...

(born 1956), Indian politician * Rachid Arma (born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Rashid Baz, Lebanese convicted murderer *

Rashid Behbudov Rashid Macid oglu Behbudov (14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. He has been referred to as the "golden voice of Azerbaijan". He performed his songs in multiple languages. Biography Rashid Behbudov ...

(1915-1989), Azerbaijani singer * Rachid Bouaita (born 1974), French boxer * Rashed Al Hooti (born 1989), Bahraini footballer *

Rashid Khalidi Rashid Ismail Khalidi (; born 18 November 1948) is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He served as editor of the '' Journal of Palestine St ...

(born 1948), Palestinian-American historian *

Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 1954) is a member of the Bahraini royal family and since 2004 has been the minister of interior of Bahrain. Family Rashid is the only son of Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, son of Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Khal ...

(born 1954), Bahraini royal * Räshid Hakimsan (1934-1997), Finnish Tatar hockey player *

Rashid Khan (actor) Rashid Khan (5 July 1915 - 1972)was an Indian character actor. He made his acting debut in the 1946 film ''Dharti Ke Lal'' and appeared in more than sixty films between 1946 and 1974. He frequently appeared with Dev Anand in films including '' A ...

(1915-1972), Indian actor *

Rashid Khan (cricketer) Rashid Khan Arman (; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in the T20I format. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaid ...

(born 1998), Afghan cricketer *

Rashid Khan (Pakistani cricketer) Rashid Khan (born 15 December 1959) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in four Test matches and 29 One Day Internationals between 1980 and 1985. In 2006 he became the coach of the Chinese cricket team.Rashid Khan (golfer) Rashid Khan (born 15 February 1991) is an Indian professional golfer. As an amateur, Khan played on the Indian team that won the silver medal at the Golf at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games. Khan turned professional later that year and h ...

(born 1991), Indian golfer *

Rashid Khan (musician) Ustad Rashid Khan (1 July 1968 – 9 January 2024) was an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani tradition. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and was the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan. He was awarded t ...

(1968-2024), Indian musician *

Rashid Khan Gaplanov Rashid Khan Zavid oghlu Gaplanov (', , '; 1883–1937), also known as Rashit-han Gaplanov, was a North Caucasian-Azerbaijani statesman of Kumyk ethnicity who served as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Education and Religious Affairs in th ...

(1883-1937), Azerbaijani statesman *

Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco (born 20 June 1970) is a member of the Alawi dynasty. He is the younger brother of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mohammed VI and the youngest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, Hassan II and his wife, Lal ...

(born 1970), Moroccan royal *

Al-Rashid of Morocco Moulay Al-Rashid ibn Sharif (), known as Moulay Al-Rashid or Moulay Rachid (also spelt Mulay, Mulai or Mawlay; b. 1631 – d. 9 April 1672) (), sometimes called Tafiletta by the English, was Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672. He was the son of ...

(1631-1672), Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672 *

Rashid Latif Rashid Latif (born 14 October 1968), is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals from 1992 to 2003 as a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He also serv ...

(born 1968), Pakistani cricket player *

Rashid Mahazi Rashid Mahazi is a Kenyan-Australian former football player. A natural defensive minded player, Mahazi also played as a right back or as a defensive midfielder as he primarily did in the 2014–15 A-League season, under coach Kevin Muscat in M ...

(born 1992), Australian footballer *

Rashid Al Marikhi Shaikh Rashid Bin Ibrahim Al Muraikhi () is a prominent Sufi Sunni Islamic scholar and teacher in Bahrain. He used to be the khateeb of the Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Mosque in Muharraq until 1988. He has been praised for his role in bridging the Sunni-S ...

, Sufi shaikh in Bahrain *

Rasheed Muhammad On 11 June 2014, 59-year-old Muhammad Noor, a Pakistanis, Pakistani tissue paper seller, was murdered by his two compatriots Rasheed Muhammad (43 years old) and Ramzan Rizwan (25 years old), who both smothered him to death and robbed him of S$6,00 ...

(born 1971), Pakistani tissue seller and murderer *

Rashid Nezhmetdinov Rashid Gibyatovich Nezhmetdinov (, Tatar: '', Räşit Hibät ulı Näcmetdinov''; ; 15 December 1912 – 3 June 1974) was a Soviet chess player, chess writer, International Master and checkers player. Although he never attained the title of G ...

(1912-1974), Soviet chess player *

Rashid Nurgaliyev Rashid Gumarovich Nurgaliyev ( ; born 8 October 1956) is a Russian general and politician who currently serves as First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council. He was also Russia's interior minister from 2003 to 2012. Early life and educatio ...

(born 1956), Russian military officer *

Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi () (born July 17, 1980) is a Morocco, Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Olympics and was strip ...

(born 1980), Moroccan athlete *

Rashid Rana Rashid Rana () is a Pakistani artist. He participated in numerous exhibitions, both in Pakistan and abroad while working on themes like urbanization, faith, and tradition on canvas, billboards, digital media and more. Life Rashid Rana was bor ...

(born 1978), Pakistani visual artist *

Rashid Rauf Rashid Rauf (; 1981 – 22 November 2008) was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative. He was a dual citizen of Britain and Pakistan who was arrested in Bhawalpur, Pakistan in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot in August 2006, a day ...

(1981-2008), alleged Al-Qaeda operative * Rashid Sarwar (born 1965), Scottish footballer * Rashid Shaheed (born 1998), American football player * Rashid Taha (1958-2018), French-Algerian rock-rai musician and activist *

Rasheed Wallace Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. A native of Philadelphia, Wallace played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before declaring for the draft in 1995. ...

(born 1974), American basketball player * Rashid Yasemi (1895-1951), Iranian poet *

Rachid Yazami Rachid Yazami (Arabic: رشيد اليزمي ; born 1953) is a Moroccan scientist, engineer, and inventor. He is best known for his critical role in the development of the graphite anode (negative pole) for lithium-ion batteries and his resea ...

(born 1953), Moroccan scientist known for his work on lithium batteries *

Brother Rachid Rachid Hammami, best known as Brother Rachid (born 1971, Morocco) is a Moroccan former Muslim and convert to Christianity whose father is an Imam. He is a Christian apologist and critic of Islam, and hosts a weekly live call-in show on Al Hayat ...

(born 1971), Moroccan ex-Muslim

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Abdullah Rasheed Abdullah Rasheed (1952) () from Male, Maldives served as the Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Scout Bureau, and serves as a Consultant at World Scout Bureau Kuala Lumpur Office. Rasheed is a member of the ISGF regional ...

(born 1952), Maldivian former leader of the World Scouts Association *

Adil Rashid Adil Usman Rashid (born 17 February 1988) is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket, he represents Yorks ...

(born 1988), English cricketer * Shaun Rashid, English cricketer * Ahmad Baba Rachid (1946–1995), Algerian musician *

Ahmed Rashid Ahmed Rashid (Urdu:; born 1948 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling foreign policy author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Life and career Rashid was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He attende ...

(born 1948), Pakistani author and former revolutionary * Amin Abu Rashid (born 1966/67), Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader * Ashraf Rashid (1948–2004), Pakistani general *

Gholam Ali Rashid Major general Gholam Ali Rashid (; 1953 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters. He was killed during the Israeli strikes on Iran on 13 June 2025. Early life Rash ...

(1953–2025), Iranian major general *

Harun al-Rashid Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rāshīd (), or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Hārūn al-Rāshīd (), was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from September 786 unti ...

(763/766–809), Caliph of Baghdad (lived 763–809) *

Al-Rashid Billah Abu Ja'far al-Mansur ibn al-Faḍl al-Mustarshid bi'llah (; 1109 – 6 June 1138) usually known by his regnal name Al-Rashid bi'llah () was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1135 to 1136. He succeeded his father al-Mustarshid in the year 1135. ...

(1109–1138), Caliph of Baghdad (ruled 1135–1136) * Kameelah Janan Rasheed (born 1985), American writer *

Kamran Rasheed Kamran Rasheed Khan (born 1949) is a Pakistani-American, who is a former first-class cricketer and a cricket administrator who played for the United States of America national cricket team from 1979 to 1990. He is also known to have played domes ...

(born 1949), Pakistani cricketer *

Karim Rashid Karim Rashid (born 1960) is an Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised American industrial designer. His designs encompass a wide range of products, including luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity, and packaging. Accordi ...

(born 1960), American industrial designer * Khalid Rashid (born 1970), Pakistani Guantanamo detainee *

Khalida Rashid Khan Khalida Rashid Khan is a Pakistani judge who became the first female judge in the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan. She also served as the president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Early life She was born on 25 September ...

(born 1949), first female judge in the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan * Leila Rachid (born 1955), Paraguayan diplomat *

Mamunur Rashid Mamunur Rashid (born 29 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi actor, director and scriptwriter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and education Rashid was born ...

(born 1948), Bangladeshi actor, director, scriptwriter * Mohamed Al Rashed (born 1994), Sudanese footballer *

Mohammad Rashed Mohammad Rashed Sanad Al Fadhli (, born 1 July 1987) is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a defender for the Kuwaiti Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as Zain Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Ku ...

(born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer *

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 ...

(1941–2009), Pakistani hockey player *

Muhammad Rashid (field hockey) Mohammad Rashid is a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was a member of Pakistani team in the 2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an ...

, Pakistani hockey player *

Richard Rashid Richard Farris Rashid is the founder of Microsoft Research, which he created in 1991. Between 1991 and 2013, as its chief research officer and director, he oversaw the worldwide operations for Microsoft Research which grew to encompass more than ...

(born 1951), American computer science researcher *

Roger Rasheed Roger Rasheed (born 10 March 1969) is an Australian former Australian rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach and tennis commentator with the Seven Network. Rasheed is best known as the coach of Australian former world No. 1 and maj ...

(born 1969), Australian tennis coach and commentator

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