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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
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
See also
Topics referred to by the same term