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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism. 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 small population in the Punjab. Notable people include ], a Pakistani politician and 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> '''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh''' ({{lang-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>

==Notable people with this surname==
*], a Pakistani politician and a businessman
*], a Pakistani actor and film director
*], a Pakistani actor


== See also == == See also ==

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

Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh (Template:Lang-ur) 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 and Chiniot 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.
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