Shaikh usually refers to: *

Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

, as an alternate Romanization; a term for elders, tribal leaders, and royalty in Arabic-influenced cultures It may also refer to:

Communities

Shaikhs in South Asia ''Shaikh'', also rendered as ''Sheikh'', ''Sheik'', ''Shaik'', ''Shaykh'', ''Shaikh'', ''Shekh'', ''Cheikh'', ''Šeih'', ''Šejh'', ''Şeyh'' and other variants (Arabic: , ''shaykh''; pl. ''shuyūkh''), is a title given to many South Asian Musl ...

, a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia *

Kashmiri Shaikh Kashmiri Shaikh or Kashmiri Sheikh () is a Muslim community, who mainly live in the Kashmir and those who migrated to what is now Pakistani Punjab. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are considered to be a clan of Kashmiri origin also found predominantly i ...

s, a large Kashmiri clan *

Gujarati Shaikh The Gujarati Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. The Shaikhs of Gujarat have no single definite origin, as anyone could take up the title "shaikh" and thus different groups could be called Shaikhs, regardless o ...

, a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat *

Punjabi Shaikh Punjabi Shaikh () is a Punjabi tribe and a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title ''Shaikh'' was given to recent converts to Islam and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism. The Shaikh caste were originally agr ...

s, a community found in Punjab consisting of Muslim converts from the Brahmins, Rajputs, and Khatris castes *

Shaikhs of Rajasthan The Shaikh of the Indian state of Rajasthan are part of the wider Shaikh community of South Asia. They form the largest single Muslim community of the state. See also * Shaikhs in South Asia ''Shaikh'', also rendered as ''Sheikh'', ''Shei ...

, a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan *

Shaikhs of Uttar Pradesh The Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. History Shaikh is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means " elder." It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wi ...

Sindhi Shaikh Shaikh or Sheikh (), is a Sindhi tribe or caste. The "Shaikh" word is an Arabic term meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. The Shaikhs of Sindh are one of the major tribe of the Sindhi Muslims ethnic group; they ...

s, a community found in Sindh consisting Muslim converts from the Lohana caste

People with the family name

Anwar Shaikh (critic of Islam) Anirudh Gyan Shikha (1 June 1928 – 25 November 2006; known as Anwar Shaikh) was a British India-born British writer, who spent much of his adult life in Pakistan and United Kingdom, dying in Cardiff, Wales.''The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ay ...

(1928–2006), Pakistani-born British author *

Anwar Shaikh (economist) Anwar M. Shaikh ( Sindhi: انور شيخ) is a Pakistani American heterodox economist in the tradition of classical political economy and Marxian economics. He is Professor of Economics in the Graduate Faculty of Social and Political Science ...

(born 1945), Pakistani American economist *

Arbaj Shaikh Arbaj Shaikh is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi cinema, primarily known for portraying supporting roles. He made his debut in the 2016 film ''Sairat'' and has since appeared in several films, including '' Free Hit Danka'' (2021), ...

, Indian actor *

Fatima Sana Shaikh Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 11 January 1992) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films. Shaikh appeared as a child artist in such films as ''Chachi 420'' (1997) and ''One 2 Ka 4'' (2001). In 2016, she portrayed wrestler Geeta Phogat in the top ...

(born 1992), Indian actress *

Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the bicam ...

Indian politician