Sheikh (disambiguation) explained

Sheikh is an Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, a revered old man, or an Islamic scholar.

Sheikh, Shaikh, or Sheykh may also refer to:

Communities

• Shaikhs in South Asia, a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia
• Kashmiri Shaikhs, a large Kashmiri clan
• Gujarati Shaikh, a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat
• Punjabi Shaikhs, a community found in Punjab consisting of Muslim converts from the Brahmins, Rajputs, and Khatris castes
• Shaikhs of Rajasthan, a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan
• Shaikhs of Uttar Pradesh
• Sindhi Shaikhs, a community found in Sindh consisting Muslim converts from the Lohana caste

People with the family name

• Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's leading religious family
• Aamina Sheikh (born 1981), Pakistani American actress
• Anwar Shaikh (critic of Islam) (1928–2006), Pakistani-born British author
• Anwar Shaikh (economist) (born 1945), Pakistani American economist
• Atif Sheikh (born 1991), English cricketer
• Jawed Sheikh (born 1954), Pakistani actor
• Mohammed Sheikh (born 1973), English cricketer
• Saleem Sheikh (born 1967), Pakistani actor
• Shahnaz Sheikh, Pakistani hockey player
• Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Simon Sheikh (born 1986), Australian community campaigner and economist

Places

• Sheikh, Somaliland, a city in Sahil Province, Somaliland
• Sheykh, Golestan, a village in Iran
• Sheykh, Kurdistan, a village in Iran
• Sheykh, North Khorasan, a village in Iran
• Sheykh, West Azerbaijan, a village in Iran

Other uses

• "Sheikh" (song), a 2020 song by Indian singer Karan Aujla
• Sheikh (Sufism), title for a Sufi leader
• Sheikh, a fictional character in the 2019 Indian animated series Chacha Chaudhary

See also

• Shaik (disambiguation)
• Shaikh (disambiguation)
• Sheik (disambiguation)
• Sheikh Chilli (disambiguation)