# Farida (given name)

Farida (Arabic: فريدة) is an Arabic feminine given name, meaning unique/ precious pearl. In Urdu it is spelled and pronounced the same way as Arabic. In Turkish it is spelled as Feride. In Persian, the name is rendered as Farideh (Persian: فریده) in the Iranian dialect, but Farida (Фарида) in the Afghan and Tajik dialects. It is one of the common female names throughout the Muslim world.

## People

* Fareeda Kokikhel Afridi (died 2012), Pakistani women's rights activist
* Farida (830-?), a 9th-century Arabic musician and wife of al-Mutawakkīl.
* Farida of Egypt (1921–1988), Queen of Egypt
* Farida Abiyeva (born 1995), Azerbaijani karateka
* Farida al-Abani (born 1988), Swedish politician
* Farida Amrani (born 1976), Moroccan-born French trade unionist and politician
* Farida Anwar (born 1946), British politician
* Farida Arriany (1938–1977), Indonesian actress, model, and singer
* Farida Azam (1937–1992), Pakistani politician's wife
* Farida Azizi, Afghan women's rights activist
* Farida Azizova (born 1995), Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner
* Farida Arouche (born 1980), Algerian chess player
* Farida El Askalany (born 1995), Egyptian volleyball player
* Farida Akhtar Babita (born 1953), Bangladeshi film actress
* Farida Bedwei (born 1979), Ghanaian software engineer
* Farida Belghoul (born 1958), French-Algerian author
* Farida Benlyazid (born 1948), Moroccan scriptwriter, producer, novelist, and director
* Farida Benyahia, Algerian politician
* Farida Bourquia (born 1948), Moroccan film director
* Farida Dadi, Indian actress
* Farida Diouri (1953–2004), Moroccan novelist
* Farida Haddouche (born 1959), Algerian politician
* Farida Hossain (born 1945), Bangladeshi writer, playwright, editor, director, and translator
* Farida Hussein (born 2006), Egyptian rhythmic gymnast
* Maria Farida Indrati, referred to as Farida (born 1949), Indonesian judge
* Farida Fassi, Moroccan physicist
* Farida Jalal (born 1949), Indian actress
* Farida Kabir (born 1992), Nigerian epidemiologist, software developer, and technology entrepreneur
* Farida Kant, Italian drag queen
* Farida Karodia (born 1942), South African novelist and short-story writer
* Farida Khalaf (born 1995), pen name of a Yazidi woman who was abducted by ISIS
* Farida Khanum (born 1935), Pakistani Ghazal singer from Punjab
* Farida Khanam (scholar) (born 1952), Indian Islamic scholar
* Farida Khelfa (born 1960), French documentary filmmaker and former model
* Farida Kuchi (born 1964), Afghan politician
* Farida Kyakutema (born 1962), Ugandan sprinter
* Farida Majid (1942–2021), Bangladeshi poet, translator, and academic
* Farida Mammadova (1936–2021), Azerbaijani historian
* Farida Mansurova (1952-2021), Tajikistani physician and scientific researcher
* Farida Mohamed (born 2002), Egyptian professional squash player
* Farida Mohammad Ali (born 1963), Iraqi singer
* Farida Momand (born 1965), Afghan doctor and politician
* Farida Nabourema (born 1990), Togolese human rights activist and writer
* Farida Nekzad, Afghan journalist
* Farida Osman (born 1995), Egyptian-American swimmer
* Farida Parveen (born 1954), Bangladeshi singer
* Farida Rahmeh (born 1953), Lebanese alpine skier
* Farida Rustamova (born 1992), Russian journalist
* Farida Shaheed, Pakistani sociologist and feminist human rights activist
* Farida El-Sherif (born 1998), Egyptian basketball player
* Farida Siddiqui (1937-2013), Pakistani religious scholar and politician
* Farida Waller (born 1993), Thai actress and model
* Farida Waziri (born 1946), Nigerian technocrat, law enforcement officer
* Farida A. Wiley (1889-1986), American naturalist, ornithologist and educator
* Farida Yahya, Nigerian entrepreneu and author
* Farida Yasmin (born 1963), Bangladeshi journalist
* Farida Yasmin (1940–2015), Bangladesh singer
* Farida Zaman (born 1953), Bangladeshi artist and illustrator
* Farideh Ghotbi (1920-2000), Iranian public figure
* Farideh Hashemi (born 1939), Iranian politician
* Farideh Heyat (born 1949), British-Iranian anthropologist
* Farideh Lashai (1944-2013), Iranian painter
* Farideh Moradkhani (born 1971), Iranian engineer, human rights activist
* Farideh Hashemi (born 1939), Iranian politician