ûAbd al-Rashëd (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ûabd and al-Rashëd, 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 âÂÂAbd ar-Rasheed and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It should not be confused with ûAbd al-RÃÂshid ().
It may refer to:
Politicians
- Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish (1900âÂÂ1986), Bangladeshi politician
- Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (1906âÂÂ1995), senior police officer and cabinet minister in Pakistan
- Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (1919âÂÂ1969), President and Prime Minister of Somalia
- Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, Somali politician, former speaker of House of Representatives (Puntland)
- Chauhdry Abdul Rashid (1941âÂÂ2024), Pakistani-British politician
- Maher Abd al-Rashid, (1942âÂÂ2014), Iraqi general
- Abdul Rashid Shaheen (born 1945), Indian politician
- Abdul Rasheed Hussain (born 1946), Maldivian politician
- Abdul Rashid Dostum (born 1954), Afghan soldier and politician
- Abderrachid Boukerzaza (born 1955), Algerian politician
- Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig, Somali politician
- Abdur Rasheed Turabi, politician in Azad, Jammu & Kashmir
- Abdul Rashid Godil (born 1960), Pakistani politician
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (born 1960), Prime Minister of Somalia
- Abdur Rashid (1938âÂÂ2017), Bangladeshi academic and politician
- Abdur Rashid, Pakistani politician, senator 2006âÂÂ2012
Sports
- Lala Abdul Rashid (1922âÂÂ1988), member of Pakistan's 1960 Olympics field Hockey team
- Muhammad Rashid (1941âÂÂ2009), Pakistani Olympic silver medallist in field hockey, incorrectly referred to in some sources as "Muhammad Abdul Rashid"
- Abdul Rasheed Baloch (born 1972), Pakistani boxer
- Abdul Rashid Qambrani (born 1975), Pakistani boxer
- Mohd Rafdi Abdul Rashid (born 1977), Malaysian footballer
- Abdul Rashid (hurdler) (1979âÂÂ2025), Pakistani Olympic sprint hurdler
- Abdur Rashid (cricketer) (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Abdulrashid Sadulaev (born 1996), Russian freestyle wrestler, two time Olympic gold medalist
- Qais Abdur Rashid (575âÂÂ661), legendary ancestor of the Pashtun race
- Abdurashid Khan (1508âÂÂ1560), ruler of Yarkand Khanate in Uyghurstan (Eastern Turkestan)
- Abdurreshid Ibrahim (1857âÂÂ1944), Russia-born Tatar Muslim scholar, journalist, and traveller
- Abdul Rashid (judge) (1889âÂÂ1981), Chief Justice of Pakistan
- Abdur Rashid Kardar (1904âÂÂ1989), Pakistani actor and director
- Abdul Rashid Khan (1908âÂÂ2016), Indian musician
- Abdul Rashid (agriculturist) (born 1950), Pakistani agricultural scientist and bioscientist
- Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1964âÂÂ2007), Pakistani Muslim cleric
- Abdirashid Duale (born 1977), Somali businessman
Scholar
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