Sheikh
Sheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh or Shekh — is an honorific in the Arabic language. It means "elder" and often means "leader and/or governor". It is commonly used for the front man of a tribe. He can be an Islamic scholar who got this title after graduating from a basic Islamic school. Sheikha is the female term. These are uncommon in the Arabic world. A sheikh who is wise is called ḥakīm and can rule.
The word is also generally used for a man over forty[1] or fifty[2] years of age.
Surname
In Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, "Sheikh" is a common surname among Muslims. It generally means there is Arab ancestry.
Sheikh Media
Kurdish sheikhs, 1895
Mustafa Sabri Effendi, the last Shaykh al-Islām (ultimate authority on religious affairs) of the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate, 1919-1920
Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum (left) and Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (right) of the Maktoum family
Somali Sheikh Muhammad Dahir Roble reading a Muslim sermon
Pakistani Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani, a prominent Sunni scholar
