Rashid is the transliteration 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 99 names of Allah, and thus as a personal name is often used with the word abd (ùèï çÃÂñôÃÂï, ûAbd al-Rashëd; "servant of the rightly guided").
Given name
- Rashid (rapper) (born 1988), Brazilian rapper
- Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla (1932âÂÂ2009), former ruler of Umm al-Quwain, part of the United Arab Emirates
- Rashid Ali (born 1975), Danish cricketer
- Rashid Ali, Indian singer, musician, and composer
- Rashied Ali (1933âÂÂ2009), American avant-garde jazz drummer
- Raashid Alvi (born 1956), Indian politician
- Rachid Arma (born 1985), Moroccan footballer
- Rasyid Bakri (born 1991), Indonesian footballer
- Rasyid Bancin (born 1986), Indonesian politician
- Rashid Baz, Lebanese convicted murderer
- Rashid Behbudov (1915âÂÂ1989), Azerbaijani singer
- Rachid Bouaita (born 1974), French boxer
- Rashed Al Hooti (born 1989), Bahraini footballer
- Rashid Khalidi (born 1948), Palestinian-American historian
- Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 1954), Bahraini royal
- Räshid Hakimsan (1934âÂÂ1997), Finnish Tatar hockey player
- Rashid Khan (actor) (1915âÂÂ1972), Indian actor
- Rashid Khan (cricketer) (born 1998), Afghan cricketer
- Rashid Khan (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1959), Pakistani cricketer
- Rashid Khan (golfer) (born 1991), Indian golfer
- Rashid Khan (musician) (1968âÂÂ2024), Indian musician
- Rashid Khan Gaplanov (1883âÂÂ1937), Azerbaijani statesman
- Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco (born 1970), Moroccan royal
- Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631âÂÂ1672), Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672
- Rashid Latif (born 1968), Pakistani cricket player
- Rashid Mahazi (born 1992), Australian footballer
- Rashid Al Marikhi, Sufi shaikh in Bahrain
- Rasheed Muhammad (born 1971), Pakistani tissue seller and murderer
- Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912âÂÂ1974), Soviet chess player
- Räshid Nasretdin (1920âÂÂ2010), Finnish Tatar photographer
- Rashid Nurgaliyev (born 1956), Russian military officer
- Rashid Ramzi (born 1980), Moroccan athlete
- Rashid Rana (born 1978), Pakistani visual artist
- Rashid Rauf (1981âÂÂ2008), alleged Al-Qaeda operative
- Rashid Sarwar (born 1965), Scottish footballer
- Rashid Shaheed (born 1998), American football player
- Rashid Taha (1958âÂÂ2018), French-Algerian rock-rai musician and activist
- Rasheed Wallace (born 1974), American basketball player
- Rashid Yasemi (1895âÂÂ1951), Iranian poet
- Rachid Yazami (born 1953), Moroccan scientist known for his work on lithium batteries
- Brother Rachid (born 1971), Moroccan ex-Muslim
Surname
- Abdul Rashid (hurdler) (1979âÂÂ2025), Pakistani Olympic sprint hurdler
- Abdul Rasyid Kacong (born 1965), Indonesian military officer
- Abdullah Rasheed (born 1952), Maldivian former leader of the World Scouts Association
- Adil Rashid (born 1988), English cricketer
- Akbar Rasyid (born 1983), Indonesian footballer
- Anies Rasyid Baswedan (born 7 1969), Indonesian politician
- Ariff Ar-Rasyid (born 1998), Malaysian footballer
- Ahmad Baba Rachid (1946âÂÂ1995), Algerian musician
- Ahmed Rashid (born 1948), Pakistani author and former revolutionary
- Amin Abu Rashid (born 1966/67), Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader
- Ashraf Rashid (1948âÂÂ2004), Pakistani general
- Gholam Ali Rashid (1953âÂÂ2025), Iranian major general
- Harun al-Rashid (763/766âÂÂ809), Caliph of Baghdad (lived 763âÂÂ809)
- Harun Al Rasyid Zain (1927âÂÂ2014), Indonesian academics
- Al-Rashid Billah (1109âÂÂ1138), Caliph of Baghdad (ruled 1135âÂÂ1136)
- Kameelah Janan Rasheed (born 1985), American writer
- Kamran Rasheed (born 1949), Pakistani cricketer
- Karim Rashid (born 1960), American industrial designer
- Khalid Rashid (born 1970), Pakistani Guantanamo detainee
- Khalida Rashid Khan (born 1949), first female judge in the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan
- Leila Rachid (born 1955), Paraguayan diplomat
- Maesyal Rasyid (born 1965), Indonesian politician
- Mamunur Rashid (born 1948), Bangladeshi actor, director, scriptwriter
- Mohamed Al Rashed (born 1994), Sudanese footballer
- Mohammad Rashed (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
- Muhammad Rashid (field hockey, born 1941) (1941âÂÂ2009), Pakistani hockey player
- Muhammad Rashid (field hockey, born 1992), Pakistani hockey player
- Muhd Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid (born 1996), Bruneian sprinter
- Richard Rashid (born 1951), American computer science researcher
- Roger Rasheed (born 1969), Australian tennis coach and commentator
- Shaun Rashid, English cricketer
- Tauffiq Ar-Rasyid (born 1995), Malaysian footballer
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