Asma (given name)

Asma (Arabic: أسماء, romanized: ʾAsmāʾ) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning “supreme”. Esma is a Bosnian and Turkish variant. It is in use in the Arab world and Muslim-majority countries. Notable people with the given name include: Asma al-Assad, former First Lady of Syria and wife of former president, Bashar al-Assad.

Historical

• Asmā' bint Abu Bakr (c.595 – 692 CE), companion of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and elder sister of his wife Aisha
• Asma bint Atta, was the wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) until her divorce after a few months.
• Asma bint Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, was the prominent member clan of Banu Makhzum and mother-in-law of Umayyad prince Abd al-Aziz.
• Asma bint Khumarawayh, better known as Qatr al-Nada (died 900), was the wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902).
• Asma bint Marwan, 7th century Arabian Jewish female poet

20th–21st century

• Asma Sultana (born 1977), Bangladeshi designer and fashion entrepreneur
• Asma Afsaruddin (born 1958), American academic
• Asma Ben Ahmed, Tunisian singer
• Asma al-Assad (born 1975), former First Lady of Syria
• Asma al-Ghul (born 1982), Palestinian feminist journalist
• Asma Al-Rayyan, Qatari royal and human rights activist
• Asma Al Thani, Qatari royal and mountaineer
• Asma Barlas (born 1950), American academic
• Asma Gull Hasan (born 1974), Pakistani-American award-winning writer
• Asma Jahangir (1952–2018), Pakistani lawyer
• Asma Khatun (1934/35-2025), Bangladeshi politician
• Asma Othmani, Tunisian singer
• Asma Tubi (1905–1983), Palestinian writer

Notes

See also

• Aasmah Mir (born 1971), Scottish television and radio broadcaster and journalist

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