Malik (disambiguation)

Malik is a Semitic word meaning "king" or "chieftain" or "wave".

Malik may also refer to:

People

Communities and tribes

Muslim rulers often bestowed the title of Malik on loyal tribal leaders and chieftains in South Asia:

  • Malik (Gujarat), a Gujarati Muslim community
  • Malik (Jat), a Jat clan found in the Indian state of Haryana
  • Malik caste, a Punjabi Muslim tribe
  • Malik (Kashmir), a Kashmiri kram or tribe

Places

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Malek the Paladin, a character from the video game series Legacy of Kain
  • Malik Al-Sayf, a character from the video game series Assassin's Creed
  • Malik Begum, the main protagonist of the British web series Corner Shop Show played by Islah Abdur-Rahman
  • Malik Caesar, a character in the 2009 video game Tales of Graces
  • Faridah Malik, a character from the 2011 video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Malik Wright, a character from the American comedy-drama television series The Game (since 2006)

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Other uses

  • Malik ul-Shu'ara, or 'King of the Poets', a position of poet laureate in Persian society
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See also

  • Malick (disambiguation)
  • Malika (disambiguation)
  • Mallik Island (a place in the Mackenzie Delta in the Canadian Arctic)
  • Melik
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