Malik (disambiguation)
![]() |
Look up Malik in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Malik is the Arabic for "king, chieftain".
By analogy, the word malik is also used in the weaker meaning of 'chief' in various modest titles, such as, in Persian:
- Malik ul-Shu'ara: 'King of the Poets'; i.e., poet laureate
- Malik ul-Tujjar: 'King of the Merchants', an office held by the head of the merchant community in each town or city
- Maalik the hell guardian (angel who guards the Hellfire)
Malik may also refer to:
South Asian communities
- Malik (Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh), a social group found in the Indian state of Bihar and eastern part of Uttar Pradesh
- Malik (Jat), a Jat clan found in the Indian state of Haryana
- Malik (Julaha), a Punjabi Muslim tribe
- Malik (Gujarat), a Gujarati Muslim community
- Malik (Kashmir), a Kashmiri kram or tribe
- Malik (Punjab), a Hindu Khukhrain or Arora community
- Malik, a title or name often used by members of the Awan tribe in Punjab, Pakistan
People
The arts
Film, music and television
- Maalik (1972 film), an Indian Hindi drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore
- Malik, a 1975 album by the French funk-rock band Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- Malik Wright, a character from the American comedy-drama television series The Game (since 2006)
Video games
- Faridah Malik, a fictional character from the 2011 video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Malek the Paladin, a fictional character from the video game series Legacy of Kain
- Malik, a fictional character from the video game series Assassin's Creed
- Malik Caesar, a fictional character in the 2009 video game Tales of Graces
Toponymy
- Malik, Cambodia
- Malik, Croatia, a village near Bosiljevo, Croatia
- Malik, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
See also
- Malick (disambiguation)
- Malika (disambiguation)
- Mallik Island (a place in the Mackenzie Delta in the Canadian Arctic)