Shaikh usually refers to: Sheikh, as an alternate Romanization; a term for elders, tribal leaders, and royalty in Arabic-influenced cultures
It may also refer to:
Given name Shaikh Yahya bin Ahmed Afifi (1890–1940), Singaporean politician Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (1938–2019), Indian politician and social worker Shaikh Rabiul Alam (born 1971), Bangladeshi politician Shaikh Muhammad Amir, Bengali Muslim painter Shaikh Rohale Asghar (born 1952), Pakistani politician Shaikh Ayaz (1923–1997), Sindhi language poet and prose writer Shaikh Amadou Ba (1830–1875), Tijani prophetic leader Shaikh Nazrul Bakar (1913–1966), Pakistani civil servant Shaikh Farid Bukhari (died 1616), Mughal noble Shaikh Bahlol Daryai (1515–1575), Punjabi Sufi saint Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1963), Bangladeshi four-star air officer Shaikh Yusuf Harun (born 1962), Bangladeshi government official Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim (1699–??), Urdu poet Shaikh Imam-ud-Din (1819–1859), Punjabi Muslim noble in the Sikh Empire Shaikh Faridul Islam (born 1970), Bangladeshi politician Shaikh Hasan Jalayir (died 1374), Jalayirid ruler Shaikh Hussain Jalayir (died 1382), Jalayirid ruler Shaikh Jamiruddin (1870–1937), Bengali Islamic preacher and writer Shaikh Gadai Kamboh (died 1574), Punjabi Sufi saint Shaikh Inayat Allah Kamboh (1608–1671), Mughal scholar, writer, and historian Shaikh Sama'al-Din Kamboh, Punjabi Sufi saint Shaikh Muhammad Karakunnu (born 1950), Indian author and Islamic Scholar Shaikh Dawood Khan (1916–1992), Indian tabla player Shaikh Asiri Lahiji (died 1506), Persian poet, theologian, and Sufi mystic Shaikh Hamid Lodi, Indian monarch Shaikh Mahmoud (died 1327), governor during the Ilkhanate Shaikh Din Muhammad, Pakistani jurist and politician Shaikh Basheer Ahmed Muhyiddin (1937–2005), Islamic scholar, preacher, and author Shaikh Ghulam Muhy-ud-Din (died 1846), Muslim official of the Sikh Empire Shaikh Nasiruddin (1916–1991), Indian cricketer Shaikh Paltu (died 1857), British Indian sepoy Shaikh Habib Al-Raee, Sufi saint Shaikh Monzurul Haque Rahad (born 1984), Bangladeshi politician Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid, Indian politician Shaikh Riazuddin (born 1971), Indian cricketer Shaikh Abdus Salam (born 1955), Bangladeshi academic, writer, sports organizer, and professor Shaikh Rehan Shahid, Pakistani politician
Surname Anwar Shaikh (writer) (1928–2006), Pakistani-born British author Anwar Shaikh (economist) (born 1945), Pakistani American economist Arbaj Shaikh, Indian actor Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 1992), Indian actress Jibran Shaikh, fictional character in the 2023 Indian film Tiger 3
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 Brahmin, Rajput, and Khatri 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
See also Cheikh (disambiguation) Shaik (disambiguation) Sheik (disambiguation) Sheikh (disambiguation)