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