Rashad Khalifa (; November 19, 1935-January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist who founded United Submitters International. He was assassinated in 1990. Khalifa immigrated to the United States in 1959, where he earned a Ph.D in biochemistry. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen, living in Tucson, Arizona. Khalifa worked as a science adviser for the Libyan government for about one year, after which he worked as a chemist for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, then became a senior chemist in Arizona's State Office of Chemistry in 1980. Khalifa's son Sam Khalifa played Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was the first major league player of Egyptian descent.