Salma (given Name)

Salma is an Arabic feminine name that means "peace.” It comes from the Arabic word Salam. People so named include: *

Salma bint Amr Salmā bint ʿAmr ( ar, سلمى بنت عمرو) was the wife of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, thus the great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was one of the most influential women of the Banu Khazraj tribe and the daughter of ‘Amr of Banu N ...

, great-grandmother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Salma bint Umays Salmā bint ʿUmays ( ar, سلمى بنت عميس) was a sahaba of Muhammad. She was from the Khath'am tribe. Her father was Umays ibn Maadd, and her mother was Hind bint Awf from the Himyar tribe. Her full siblings were Asma bint Umays and Awn i ...

(), a sahaba of the prophet Muhammad * Salma Bennani (born 1978), birth name of

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco ''Lalla'' Salma (born Salma Bennani, ar, سلمى بناني, 10 May 1978) is the princess consort of Morocco. She is married to King Mohammed VI, and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal tit ...

, queen consort of Morocco *

Salma Samar Damluji Salma Samar Damluji (born in Beirut in 1954), is an Iraqi British architect, professor and author. She graduated from the AA School of Architecture in 1977 and from the Royal College of Art in London in 1987, where she did her doctorate. She w ...

(born 1954), Iraqi British architect *

Salma Hale Salma Hale (March 7, 1787 – November 19, 1866) was an American politician, author, editor, and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Hale was born in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He became apprentice as a ...

(1787–1866), American politician *

Salma Hany Ibrahim Ahmed Salma Hany Ibrahim Ahmed ( ar, سلمى هاني إبراهيم أحمد; born August 5, 1996, in Egypt) is an Egyptian professional squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racqu ...

(born 1996), Egyptian squash player * Salma Hareb (born 1965), Emirati chief executive officer *

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

(born 1966), Mexican-born American actress *

Salma Islam Salma Islam (born 1 January 1955) is a Bangladeshi lawyer, journalist, politician, and an MP from 11th parliament (reserved seat). She was an MP of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. She served as state minister of ...

(born 1955), Bangladeshi lawyer, journalist, and politician *

Salma Khadra Jayyusi Salma Khadra Jayyusi ( ar, سلمى الخضراء الجيوسي; born 1926 or 1927) is a Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist. She is the founder and director of the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA), which aims to provi ...

(1925–2023), Palestinian writer *

Salma Kikwete Salma Kikwete (born 30 November 1963) is a Tanzanian educator, activist, and politician who served as the First Lady of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015 as the wife of Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. Salma Kikwete originally worked as a teacher ...

(born 1963), Tanzanian first lady *

Salma Maoulidi Salma Maoulidi is a Tanzanian women's rights activist, and the executive director of the SahibaSisters Foundation, Tanzania's first feminist activist institute. The Heinrich Böll Foundation have called her "a public intellectual and social activis ...

, Tanzanian women's rights activist *

Salma Mumin Salma Mumin is a Ghanaian actress and producer. Her contributions to the Ghanaian movie industry have earned her several accolades, including Best International New Actress at the 2014 Papyrus Magazine Screen Actors Awards and Best Actress in a L ...

, 21st century Ghanaian actress *

Salma Paralluelo Salma Celeste Paralluelo Ayingono (born 13 November 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer and former sprinter who plays as a left winger for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national team. Early life Paralluelo was born i ...

(born 2003), Spanish footballer and sprinter *

Salma Rachid Salma Rachid ( ar, سلمى رشيد, Moroccan pronunciation: ; born 13 June 1994) is a Moroccan pop singer and actress who gained fame at the age of 18 following her participation in the second season of ''Arab Idol'', broadcast on MBC ...

(born 1994), Moroccan singer *

Salma Shabana Salma Shabana (born 8 October 1976 in Cairo, Egypt) is the first female professional squash player from Egypt. She reached a career high of No. 20 in September 2000. She is the sister of former male PSA world No. 1 squash player, A ...

(born 1976), Egyptian squash player *

Salma Solaun Salma Solaun (born March 2 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2019 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastic championships, where she won a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal at the 2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championshi ...

(born 2005), Spanish rhythmic gymnast *

Salma Sultana Salma Sultana is a veterinarian, entrepreneur, and researcher. She is the recipient of the 2020 The Norman E. Borlaug Award for field research and application.https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/nominations/norman_borlaug_field_award/2020_recipient/ ...

, Bangladeshi veterinarian, entrepreneur and researcher *

Salma Yaqoob Salma Yaqoob (formally Jacob) (born 15 August 1971) is a British political activist and psychotherapist who served as the Leader of the Respect Party from 2005 until 2012, representing the party on Birmingham City Council. She led the Birming ...

(born 1971), British politician *

Salma Zahid Salma Zahid is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Scarborough Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She succeeded the Conservative R ...

, Canadian 21st-century politician {{given name English-language feminine given names Arabic-language feminine given names Feminine given names English feminine given names Iranian feminine given names Spanish feminine given names Portuguese feminine given names Bosnian feminine given names