Abdul Rashid (name)


ʻAbd al-Rashīd 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, 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

  • Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish, Bangladeshi politician
  • Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan, senior police officer and cabinet minister in Pakistan
  • Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, President and Prime Minister of Somalia
  • Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, Somali politician, former speaker of House of Representatives
  • Chauhdry Abdul Rashid, Pakistani-British politician
  • Maher Abd al-Rashid,, Iraqi general
  • Abdul Rashid Shaheen, Indian politician
  • Abdul Rasheed Hussain, Maldivian politician
  • Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghan soldier and politician
  • Abderrachid Boukerzaza, Algerian politician
  • Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig, Somali politician
  • Abdur Rasheed Turabi, politician in Azad, Jammu & Kashmir
  • Abdul Rashid Godil, Pakistani politician
  • Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia
  • Abdur Rashid, Bangladeshi academic and politician
  • Abdur Rashid, Pakistani politician, senator 2006–2012

    Sports

  • Lala Abdul Rashid, member of Pakistan's 1960 Olympics field Hockey team
  • Muhammad Abdul Rashid, Pakistani Olympic silver medallist in field hockey
  • Abdul Rasheed Baloch, Pakistani boxer
  • Abdul Rashid Qambrani, Pakistani boxer
  • Mohd Rafdi Abdul Rashid, Malaysian footballer
  • Abdul Rashid , Pakistani Olympic sprint hurdler
  • Abdur Rashid , Bangladeshi cricketer
  • Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russian freestyle wrestler, two time Olympic gold medalist
  • Qais Abdur Rashid, legendary ancestor of the Pashtun race
  • Abdurashid Khan, ruler of Yarkand Khanate in Uyghurstan
  • Abdurreshid Ibrahim, Russia-born Tatar Muslim scholar, journalist, and traveller
  • Abdul Rashid , Chief Justice of Pakistan
  • Abdur Rashid Kardar, Pakistani actor and director
  • Abdul Rashid Khan, Indian musician
  • Abdul Rashid , Pakistani agricultural scientist and bioscientist
  • Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Pakistani Muslim cleric
  • Abdirashid Duale, Somali businessman

    Scholar

  • Abdul Rachid Soufi Somali-Qatari Quran recitor
  • Reşit Rahmeti Arat, Turkish philologist of Tatar descent