Essa Ismail Rashed (Arabic: عيسى اسماعيل راشد ; born Daniel Kipkosgei on 14 December 1986) is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004.

[1][2] He represented his adopted country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in Athletics in 2005 and 2007.

[3] Rashed ran an Asian indoor record for the 5000 m at the PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf in 2010, running a time of 13:19.10 minutes.

[4] Later that month he was just pipped to the gold in the 3000 m by teammate James Kwalia at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.

He gained selection for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and came ninth in the 3000 m final.