Sheik

Template:Sister project Sheik or Sheikh, 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

• The Sheik (novel) a 1919 novel by Edith Maude Hull
  • The Sheik (film), a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, based on the novel
  • The Son of the Sheik, a 1926 sequel to the earlier film also starring Rudolph Valentino
  • She's a Sheik, a 1927 film starring Bebe Daniels, based on the novel with a gender-reversed plot
• "Sheik", a 1973 song on ZZ Top's album Tres Hombres
• Sheik (The Legend of Zelda), an alias/disguise of Princess Zelda, mainly appearing in the 1998 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• The Sheik, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone
• "The Sheik", a 1988 episode of the American children's comedy science fiction sitcom Small Wonder

People

• Blaize Shiek, American dancer
• Duncan Sheik (born 1969), American singer-songwriter and composer
• Irina Sheik (born 1986), Russian supermodel

Professional wrestlers

• Adnan Al-Kaissie (1939–2023), frequently billed as The Sheik
• Ed Farhat (1926–2003), American wrestler who performed as "The Sheik"
• The Sheik II (born 1974), ring name of American wrestler Joseph Cabibbo
• The Iron Sheik (1942–2023), ring name of Iranian wrestler Khosrow Vaziri
• Shawn Daivari (born 1984), American wrestler who has performed as "Sheik Abdul Bashir"

Other uses

• Sheik condom, a North American brand of condoms
• Sheiks, Hollywood High School's mascot

See also

• Chad Morgan (1933–2025), Australian singer and comedian commonly referred to as "The Sheik of Scrubby Creek"
• Sheikh (disambiguation)