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Salma is an Arabic feminine name that means "peace.” It comes from the Arabic word Salam.[
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People so named include:
Salama (writer) , (born 1968), Indian Tamil writer, activist, and politician
Salma Agha (born 1954), British singer and actress
Salma Akhter (born 1991), Bangladeshi folk singer
Salma Amani (born 1989), Moroccan professional footballer
Salma bint Amr , great-grandmother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Salma Arastu (born 1950), Indian artist
Salma Ataullahjan (born 1952), Canadian politician
Salma bint Umays (
fl. 7th century ), a sahaba of the prophet Muhammad
Salma Bennani (born 1978), birth name of
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco , queen consort of Morocco
Salma Samar Damluji (born 1954), Iraqi British architect
Salma Abu Deif (born 1993), Egyptian actress and fashion model
Salma Djoubri (born 2002), French tennis player
Salma Ghazal (born 1998), American-born Jordanian footballer
Salma Hage (born 1942), Lebanese author and cook
Salma Hale (1787–1866), American politician
Salma Hany Ibrahim Ahmed (born 1996), Egyptian squash player
Salma Hareb (born 1965), Emirati chief executive officer
Salma Hassan (born 1975), Pakistani actress
Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican-born American actress
Salma Hindy , Canadian stand-up comedian
Salma Islam (born 1955), Bangladeshi lawyer, journalist, and politician
Salma Ismail (1918–2014), Malaysian medical doctor and the first Malaysian Malay woman to qualify as a doctor
Salma Jahani (born 1952), Afghan singer, sister of
Haidar Salim
Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1925–2023), Palestinian writer
Salma Khatun (born 1990), Bangladeshi cricketer
Salma Khatun , first female train driver of Bangladesh
Salma Kikwete (born 1963), Tanzanian first lady
Salma Kuzbari (1923–2006), Syrian writer and translator
Salma Lakhani (born 1951/1952), Canadian 19th lieutenant governor of Alberta
Salma Luévano , Mexican politician and LGBT+ rights activist
Salma al-Malaika (1908–1953), Iraqi poet
Salma Mancell-Egala , Ghanaian politician and diplomat
Salma Maoulidi , Tanzanian women's rights activist
Salma Mumin , 21st century Ghanaian actress
Salma Mumtaz (1926–2012), Pakistani film actress, director and producer
Salma Negmeldin (born 1996), Egyptian synchronised swimmer
Salma Paralluelo (born 2003), Spanish footballer and sprinter
Salma Rachid (born 1994), Moroccan singer
Salma Saleh (born 2003), Egyptian rhythmic gymnast
Salma Shabana (born 1976), Egyptian squash player
Salma Shaheen (born 1954), Pakistani poet, writer, and researcher
Salma al-Shehab (born 1988), Saudi Arabian student and
prisoner of conscience
Salma Siddiqui (1931–2017), Indian novelist
Salma Sobhan (1937–2003), Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist
Salma Solaun (born 2005), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
Salma Sultana , Bangladeshi veterinarian, entrepreneur and researcher
Salma Tarik (born 1989), Egyptian international footballer
Salma Yaqoob (born 1971), British politician
Salma Zafar (born 1965), Pakistani actress
Salma Zahid , Canadian 21st-century politician