Asma (given name)

Asma (أسما) 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 Akram wife of Muhammad Akram.

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 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 Afsaruddin, American academic
 * Asma Ben Ahmed, Tunisian singer
 * Asma al-Assad, 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, Pakistani-American award-winning writer
 * Asma Jahangir, Pakistani lawyer
 * Asma Othmani, Tunisian singer
 * Asma Tubi, Palestinian writer