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'''Punjabi Shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. The family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. This name is originally traced back to the Arab royals which had come to South Asia to establish Islam and also high caste Hindu converts to Islam.{{cn|date=January 2019}} '''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts to Islam and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.<ref name=":0"/>

The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the ], ] and ] regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include ], a Pakistani politician and a businessman.<ref>{{Cite book|date=20 February 2004|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&q=shaikh+occupational+caste&pg=PA97|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&q=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&pg=PA149|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|edition=4|pages=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_272.gif |title=Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)|website=Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266|access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people with this surname==
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*], a Pakistani actor and film director
*], a Pakistani actor
*], a Pakistani field hockey player
*], a Pakistani TV actress
*], an Indian film actor


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Ethnic group
Punjabi Shaikh
Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
PunjabiEnglishUrdu
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Shaikhs in South Asia

Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh (Urdu: پنجابی شيخ) are a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title shaikh was given to recent converts to Islam and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.

The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the Faisalabad, Chiniot and Rawalpindi District regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician and a businessman.

Notable people with this surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.
  2. Robinson, Rowena (20 February 2004). Sociology of religion in India. ISBN 9780761997818.
  3. "Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)". Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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