Sheikh (disambiguation)

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