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 North India, 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 Uttar Pradesh Sindhi Shaikhs, a community found in Sindh consisting of Muslim converts from the Lohana caste Sheikhs of Bengal
People with the family name
Families Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's leading religious family Sheikh family of Tungipara, Bangladeshi political family
Individuals 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 Khaled Sheikh, Yemeni diplomat 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 Al-Sheikh (surname) Cheikh (disambiguation) Shaik (disambiguation) Shaikh (disambiguation) Sheik (disambiguation) Sheikh Chilli (disambiguation)