AK or A.K. may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''A.K.'' (film), a 1985 film directed by Chris Marker *

AK (radio program) {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2025 ''AK'' was a weekly radio program broadcast on the Alaska Public Radio network. Past episodes of ''AK'' are available through a podcast archive. ''AK'' focused on Alaskan issues. The program encouraged participatio ...

, a weekly program produced by Alaska Public Radio Network from 2003 to 2008, later a segment on ''Alaska News Nightly'' * AK (rapper), also known as AK the Razorman, American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, member of hip hop group P$C * AK-47 (rapper), American rapper from Chicago, Illinois, member of hip hop group Do or Die * AK the Savior, American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, member of The Underachievers * ''

Arknights ''Arknights'' is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020, and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020. ''Arknights'' is available o ...

'', the Chinese mobile game developed by Hypergryph *

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar Subramaniam (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Ta ...

, Indian actor, commonly referred to as AK *

Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan (1 April 1938 – 28 November 2024), also known by the initialism A. K., was a Malaysian entrepreneur who was a founder and chairperson of Usaha Tegas and founder of Yu Cai Foundation (YCF). At the time of ...

, Malaysian broadcast and telecommunications businessman *

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a ...

, Indian actor, often referred to simply as AK ** '' AK vs AK'', 2020 Indian film by Vikramaditya Motwane about Kapoor *

Ayushmann Khurrana Ayushmann Khurrana (born Nishant Khurrana; 14 September 1984) is an Indian actor and singer who works in Hindi films. Known for his portrayals of ordinary men often battling social norms, he is the recipient of several awards, including a Na ...

, Indian actor and singer

Businesses and organizations

AK Press AK Press is a workers' self-management, worker-managed, independent publisher and book distributor that specializes in publishing books about anarchism and the Far-left politics, radical left. Operated out of Chico, California, United States, ...

, a collectively owned and operated independent publisher and book distributor that specializes in radical and anarchist literature * AK Steel, a US-based S&P 500 (NYSE:AKS) Steel Manufacturer * ''Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi'', the Turkish Justice and Development Party * ''Arbeiterkammer'', the

Austrian Chamber of Labour The Chamber of Labour (German: ''Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte'', shortform ''Arbeiterkammer'' or ''AK''), is an organisation that represents the interests of 4 million Austrian employees and consumers. Membership is compulsory for all em ...

Armia Krajowa The Home Army (, ; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) established in the ...

(''Home Army''), underground resistance in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II *

Ajnad al-Kavkaz Ajnad al-Kavkaz (AK or AAK; ) is a Chechen-led Salafi jihadist militant group in northwestern Syria, operating primarily in the mountainous and forested areas of Latakia Governorate. Although it was formed by former fighters of the Caucasus Emi ...

, a Chechen-led militia in the Syrian Civil War

Science

* AK, the herbarium code for

Auckland War Memorial Museum The Auckland War Memorial Museum (), also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical architecture, neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory ...

* Patient AK, a 16-year-old female patient who laughed when her brain was stimulated with electric current during treatment for epilepsy *

Actinic keratosis Actinic keratosis (AK), sometimes called solar keratosis or senile keratosis, is a Premalignant condition, pre-cancerous area of thick, scaly, or crusty skin.Freedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed. ...

, a skin condition * Applied kinesiology, a method using manual muscle testing that purportedly gives feedback on the functional status of the body

Places

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

, a state in the US whose postal abbreviation is "AK" *

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

, a region of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Transport

AirAsia Capital A Berhad (), operating as AirAsia (stylised as ''airasia'') is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1993 and commencing operations in 1996, the airline is the largest in M ...

(IATA code AK), a Malaysia-based airline * A US Navy hull classification symbol: Dry cargo ship (AK) *

New Zealand AK class carriage The New Zealand AK class carriage is a class of 17 cars built by Dunedin's Hillside Workshops for KiwiRail's long-distance passenger operation The Great Journeys of New Zealand. The class consists of 11 AK saloon carriages, three AKP Scenic Pl ...

passenger carriages used by KiwiRail on their Great Railway Journeys of New Zealand

Other uses

Akan language Akan (), or Twi-Fante, is the most populous language of Ghana, and the principal native language of the Akan people, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 80% of Ghana's population speak Akan as a first or second language, and ...

(ISO 639-1 code alpha-2 ak) *

Kalashnikov rifle Kalashnikov rifles (), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles, or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design. They are officially known in Russian as ''avtomat Kalashnikova'' (), and informally ...

(Avtomat Kalashnikova) an originally Soviet/Russian series of rifles, e.g. AK-47, AKM, AK-74, AK-101, AK-103, etc. **

AK-47 The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kala ...

, shortened to "AK" *

Knight of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of then ...

, awarded from 1976 to 1986, and 2014 to 2015 *

Aktuaalne kaamera Aktuaalne kaamera (''"Current camera"''; abbreviated AK) is an Estonian television news program shown in Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) () is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broa ...