Salma (given name)

Salma is an Arabic feminine name that means "peace.” It comes from the Arabic word Salam.

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