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	\|caption =		\| caption = Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869
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	\|popplace = Pakistan		\| popplace = [[Pakistan]]
	\|langs = • [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]] • [[English language\|English]] • [[Urdu language\|Urdu]]		\| langs = [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]<br />{{small\|[[English language\|English]] • [[Urdu language\|Urdu]]}}
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			'''Punjabi Shaikh''' ({{langx\|pnb\|{{Nastaliq\|پنجابی شيخ}}}}) is a [[Punjabi Muslims\|Punjabi Muslim]] [[List of Punjabi tribes\|tribe]] and 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.<ref name=":0"/>

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

	~~'''Punjabi Shaikh and~~ Pakistani ~~sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|~~ ~~پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are~~ a ~~branch of the~~ [[~~Shaikhs in South Asia~~]]~~. Shaikhs claim to be descend from Arabs~~, ~~however this was almost never the case. In Punjab~~, ~~the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as~~ a polite euphemism.<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==
			*[[Ehsan Elahi Zaheer]], a Pakistani Islamic scholar
			*[[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 ==		== See also ==
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{{infobox ethnic group
|group= Punjabi Shaikh
|image=
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|population =
|popplace = Pakistan
|langs = • [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] • [[English language|English]] • [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|rels=[[Islam]]
|related=[[Shaikhs in South Asia]]
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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the [[Shaikhs in South Asia]]. Shaikhs claim to be descend from Arabs, however this was almost never the case. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.<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>

== See also ==
* [[Qanungoh Shaikh]]
* [[Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi]]
* [[Siddiqui]]
* [[Sindhi Shaikh]]
* [[Mian (surname)]]

==References==
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{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab}}

[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]
[[Category:Social groups of Punjab, Pakistan]]

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