Famous People with Name Sheikh

Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah: was the leader of the National Conference, Kashmir's largest political party, and one of the most important political figures in the modern history of Jammu and Kashmir. In 1933 he married Akbar Jahan, the daughter of Michael Harry Nedou, the eldest son o

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor            Origin/Culture/Country: Malaysian

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor: is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and is the first Malaysian to go into space. He was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on October 10, 2007.[1][2] Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Rus

Sheikh Abdur Rahim            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Sheikh Abdur Rahim: was a Bangladeshi author.Sheikh Abdur Rahim was very aware of Bengali Muslim community’s wealth and history.His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Sheikh Hasina Wazed: a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[1] She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father (and first president) of Bangladesh and wife of an internationally reputed nuclear scientist, M. A. Wazed Miah. Sheikh Hasina's party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections, thus assuring her of the post of prime minister. Sheikh Hasina has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001

Sheikh Mohammad Solaiman            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Sheikh Mohammad Solaiman: was a Bangladeshi actor, theatre drama director and music director. He is highly regarded[who?] in the theatre industry of the country.Solaiman worked in nearly 30 theatre dramas. Some of his renowned worked including Election Caricature, Ingit, Goni Miyar Akdin, Ei Deshe Ei Beshe reflected social discriminations in a satirical manner. He concentrated on the local folklore of Bangladesh in his Amina Sundori, Sunai Koinnar Pala and in Aalal Dulaler Pala. Solaiman spend some years in the USA and worked Bengali theatre. He managed to take one of his dramas to New York's Off-Off Broadway.[1]

Mohammed Sheikh            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Mohammed Sheikh: is an English cricketer. Born in Birmingham, he is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. In his nine years of first-class cricket he has played for Warwickshire and Derbyshire. As early as 1994, Sheikh was playing for Warwickshire's se

Ayub Sheikh            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Ayub Sheikh: was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Kolhapur. Sheikh made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1955-56 season, against Bombay.

Mohammad Qasim Sheikh            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Mohammad Qasim Sheikh: is a Scottish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for Scotland in a game against the Netherlands in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He had previously represented his country in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. In Scottish dom

Muhammad Zahid Sheikh            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Muhammad Zahid Sheikh: was a field hockey player who played for the Pakistan National Hockey Team from 1969-1976. He was born at Sialkot. He was capped 34 times and scored 8 goals. He is the younger brother of field hockey star Shahnaz Sheikh.

Aamir Javed Sheikh            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Aamir Javed Sheikh: is a Norwegian-Pakistani local politician. Sheikh has been the City Representative for Oslo for the Høyre Party since 1995. Since 2003, Aamir J. Sheikh has been the leader of the 14 August committee to celebrate Pakistan's national day in Norway. As the leader of the 14 August committee, he presented the Bridge Builder of the Year Award to King Harald in 2006 in Oslo. Sheikh was also the leader of the 17 May committee in Oslo in 2008 (to celebrate Norway's national day). Aamir Javed Sheikh has since been leader of the group Dialogue for peace.