Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name

Malik Malik, Mallik, Melik, Malka, Malek, Maleek, Malick, Mallick, or Melekh ( phn, 𐤌𐤋𐤊; ar, ملك; he, מֶלֶךְ) is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as mlk in Northwest Semitic duri ...

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* Judith Malika Liberman (born 1978), French storyteller, writer and teacher *Malika or

al-Nadirah The medieval story of al-Nadirah is about the fall of Hatra and its princess, who fell in love with the young king Shapur I while he was besieging the city. This partially fictional narrative is recorded in Persian and Arabic sources of the earl ...

, princess of Hatra per Perso-Arabic traditions *

Malika al-Fassi Malika al-Fassi (, b. 19 June 1919 – d. 12 May 2007) was a Moroccan writer and nationalist. She was the only woman to sign the Proclamation of Independence of Morocco in 1944. She was a student of Abdeslam Serghini. At a very ...

(1919–2007), Moroccan writer * Malika Amar Sheikh (born 1957), Marathi Indian writer *

Malika Andrews Malika Rose Andrews (born January 27, 1995) is an American sports journalist and reporter. She is the host of '' NBA Today'', which replaced '' The Jump''. She joined ESPN in October 2018 as an online NBA writer and debuted as its youngest side ...

(born 1995), American sports journalist *

Malika Askari Malika Askari Randhawa is an Indian actress of Bollywood who is known by the mononym Malika. She is the wife of wrestler and actor Randhawa and sister of actress Mumtaz. Filmography Personal life She was married to Dara Singh's brother, Ran ...

, Indian actress, sister of actress Mumtaz * Malika Auger-Aliassime (born 1998), Canadian junior tennis player *

Malika Ayane Malika Ayane (; born 31 January 1984) is an Italian pop singer. Early life Malika Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, on 31 January 1984, to a Moroccan father, Ahmed, and an Italian mother. She grew up in the Zone 2 of Milan, the most multi-ethni ...

(born 1984), Italian singer *

Malika Benarab-Attou Malika Benarab-Attou (born 25 March 1963 in Aïn Benian, Algeria) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the South-East France constituency. Malika Benarab-Attou joined The Greens ...

(born 1963), French politician *

Malika El Aroud Malika El Aroud ( ar, مليكة العرود; 1959 – 5 April 2023) was a Belgian-Moroccan who was convicted of Islamic terrorist activities by a Belgian court in 2010. She had ties to Al-Qaeda and was known as one of Europe's most prominent inte ...

(born 1960), Moroccan internet Islamist living in Belgium *

Malika Kalontarova Malika Kolontarova ( tg, Малика Қаландарова, russian: Мазол (Малика) Яшуваевна Калантарова or Колонтарова; born 2 September 1950) is a Tajik–American dancer. She is known as the "Q ...

(born 1950), Tajik American dancer *

Malika Louback Malika Louback-Mohamed is a Djiboutian-French fashion model and engineer. She is the first Djiboutian woman to feature on the cover of ''Vogue.'' Family and engineering education Malika Louback comes from Djibouti. She has two sisters. Her fir ...

, Djiboutian-French fashion model and engineer *

Malika Ménard Malika Ménard (born 14 July 1987) is a French model, television presenter, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss France 2010. She later represented France in Miss Universe 2010, placing in the Top 15. Life and career Early life ...

(born 1987), Miss France 2010 * Malika Mokeddem (born 1949), Algerian writer *

Malika Oufkir Malika Oufkir ( ar, مليكة أوفقير) (born April 2, 1953 in Marrakesh) is a Moroccan Berber writer and former "disappeared". She is the daughter of General Mohamed Oufkir and a cousin of fellow Moroccan writer and actress Leila Shenna. B ...

(born 1953), Moroccan writer *

Malika Pukhraj Malika Pukhraj ( Punjabi, ur, ملكہ پکھراج ) (1912 – 2004) was a highly popular Ghazal and folk singer of Pakistan. She was generally known as "Malika", meaning "The Queen", publicly. She was extremely popular for her rendition ...

(1912–2004), Pakistani singer *

Malika Tahir Malika Tahir (1 April 1976) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. She is the 1996 French national bronze medalist and competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships — the 1994 World Junior Championships, where she ...

, French figure skater *Malika-e-Tarranum, honorific of

Noor Jehan Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...

(1926–2000), singer from British India and later Pakistan *

Malika Tirolien Malika Tirolien is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and pianist. She sang on the Grammy Award winning album '' Family Dinner – Volume 1'' by Snarky Puppy. Biography Malika was born in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, and grew up in an artistic e ...

(born 1983), Guadeloupean-born singer-songwriter living in Montréal *

Malika Zarra Malika Zarra is a Moroccan singer, composer, and music producer, based in New York City. She is known for singing in Moroccan Arabic, Berber, French, and English. Her music has been on the JazzWeek Top 20 radio chart in world music. Biography ...

, Moroccan singer *

Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco Princess Lalla Malika (14 March 1933 – 28 September 2021) was a sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. She was the chairwoman of the Moroccan Red Cres ...

(born 1933), Moroccan princess

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