Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869
Regions with significant populations
Punjab, Pakistan
Languages
Punjabi Urdu • Arabic (as liturgical language) • English
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Shaikhs in South Asia
Punjabi Shaikh (Punjabi: پنجابی شيخ) are a Punjabi tribe and branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title Shaikh was given to recent converts to Islam.[1]
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 urbanized and are involved in mainly business and trade.
Notable people include:
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, a Pakistani Politic
Sheikh Numan Inam, Businessman
Javed Sheikh, Actor
Momal Sheikh, Actress
^Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.
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