Sheik or
Sheikh
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
, literally "elder" in Arabic, is the honorific title for the ruler of a tribe.
Sheik or The Sheik may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''The Sheik'' (novel) a 1919 novel by Edith Maude Hull
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''The Sheik'' (film), a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, based on the novel
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The Son of the Sheik
''The Son of the Sheik'' is a 1926 American silent adventure/drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky. The film is based on the 1925 romance novel ''The Sons of the Sheik'' by Edith Maude Hull ...
'', a 1926 sequel to the earlier film also starring Rudolph Valentino
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She's a Sheik'', a 1927 film starring Bebe Daniels with a gender-reversed plot
* "Sheik", a 1973 song on ZZ Top's album ''
Tres Hombres
''Tres Hombres'' (English: ''Three Men'') is the third studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released by London Records in July 1973 and was the band's first collaboration with engineer Terry Manning. It was the band's commercial ...
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Sheik (Legend of Zelda)
is the titular character in Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and introduced in the original 1986 game ''The Legend of Zelda''. She is one of the central characters in the series, having ...
, an alias/disguise of Princess Zelda, in the 1998 ''Ocarina of Time''
* The Sheik, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie ''
Speed Zone
''Speed Zone'' (also known as ''Cannonball Fever'' and ''Cannonball Run III'') is a 1989 American action comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash). The plot fo ...
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People
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Duncan Sheik (born 1969), American singer-songwriter and composer
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Irina Sheik
Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova (russian: Ирина Валерьевна Шайхлисламова; born 6 January 1986), known professionally as Irina Shayk (; russian: Ирина Шейк), is a Russian model and television personality who ...
(born 1986), Russian supermodel
Professional wrestlers
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Adnan Al-Kaissie
Adnan bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie ( ar, عدنان بن عبدالكريم أحمد القيسي ألفرث; born c. 1 March 1936 or 1939), better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, is an Iraqi former professional wrestler a ...
(born 1939), frequently billed as The Sheik
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Ed Farhat (1926–2003), American wrestler who performed as "The Sheik"
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The Sheik II
Joseph Cabibbo (born May 21, 1974) is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling under the ring names Josef and Josef Samael on the independent circuit and in Major League Wrestling (MLW) as a member of Contra Unit with Jacob Fatu, ...
(born 1974), ring name of American wrestler Joseph Cabibbo
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The Iron Sheik (born 1942), ring name of Iranian wrestler Khosrow Vaziri
Other uses
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Sheik condom
Durex is a brand of condoms and personal lubricants owned by the British company Reckitt Benckiser. It was initially developed in London under the purview of the London Rubber Company and British Latex Products Ltd, where it was manufactured bet ...
, a North American brand of condoms
* Sheiks,
Hollywood High School
Hollywood High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and West Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.
Histo ...
's mascot
See also
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The Iron Sheik (born 1942), ring name of Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, Iranian professional wrestler and actor
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Shawn Daivari (born 1984), American wrestler who has performed as "Sheik Abdul Bashir"
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Chad Morgan
Chadwick William "Chad" Morgan OAM (born 11 February 1933) is an Australian country music singer and guitarist known for his vaudeville style of comic country and western songs, his prominent teeth and goofy stage persona. In reference to his ...
(born 1933), Australian singer and comedian commonly referred to as "The Sheik of Scrubby Creek"
* "Sheiky" and "The Iron Sheik", nicknames of
Shawn Sheikhan
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan (born 1969 in Iran) is a professional poker player who currently lives in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and daughter. Sheikhan is the owner of a retail chain of tobacco and tattoo stores.
Sheikhan is ...
(born 1969), professional poker player
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Sheikh (disambiguation) Sheikh is an Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, a revered old man, or an Islamic scholar.
Sheikh, Shaikh, or Sheykh may also refer to:
Communities
* Shaikhs in South Asia, a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia
* Kashmiri Shaikhs, a ...
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