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 Punjabi Sheikhs and Karachi-ties sheikh from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu • English • Punjabi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shaikhs in South Asia |
Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh (Template:Lang-pa) are a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab,sindh the title shaikh was given to the people who came from Arab to South Asia, and they are rich, royal and wealthy people and they are the grand childrens of Arab tribe Bani yas which is originally from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates .
The Shaikh caste are originally rich and royal and can be found in the karachi, Chiniot, Hyderabad, Faislabad and Rawalpindi District regions of Punjab and sindh. However, in recent years, they are involved in business and trade. The Shaikh tribe are a wealthy and have a huge population in the Punjab. Notable people include Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad,a Pakistani politician and a businessman, Sheikh M.Moiz Ahmed a computer scientist from Karachi pakistan.
Notable people with this surname
- Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician and a businessman
- Javed Shaikh, a Pakistani actor and film director
- Saleem Sheikh, a Pakistani actor
- Shahnaz Sheikh, a Pakistani field hockey player
- Shehnaz Sheikh, a Pakistani TV actress
- Farooq Sheikh, an Indian film actor
See also
References
- ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.
- Robinson, Rowena (20 February 2004). Sociology of religion in India. ISBN 9780761997818.
- "Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)". Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
