Malik (disambiguation)
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Malik is a Semitic word meaning "king" or "chieftain".
Malik may also refer to:
People
- Malik (name)
- Maalik, the hell guardian
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 (Julaha), a Punjabi Muslim tribe
- Malik (Kashmir), a Kashmiri kram or tribe
- Malik (Punjab), a Hindu Khukhrain or Arora community
Places
- Malik, Cambodia
- Malik, Croatia, a village near Bosiljevo, Croatia
- Malik, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
In arts and entertainment
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
Other uses
- Malik ul-Shu'ara, or 'King of the Poets', a position of poet laureate in Persian society
See also
- Melik
- Malick (disambiguation)
- Malika (disambiguation)
- Mallik Island (a place in the Mackenzie Delta in the Canadian Arctic)
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