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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 during the reign of the Mughal empire in India. Today, the Punjabi shaikh tribe are mainly settled around the central region of the Pakistani Punjab province and are from wealthy backgrounds. The majority of the Punjabi Shaikhs are urbanized and detached from their traditional agricultural ancestry. However, a few families also cultivate their own land in the western districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The main professions of the Punjabi Shaikhs are business and public service. They trace their history back to as early as the 8th century in the region of Punjab, when they converted to Islam after it arrived in the Indian subcontinent. Notable people from this tribe include the poet Allama Iqbal who was one of the founders of the Pakistan ideology and pushed the idea for an independent Pakistan.
