Al-Sheikh (surname)

Al-Sheikh or Al-Shaykh (Arabic: الشيخ) is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829), Muslim scholar
Abdulaziz Al Sheikh (born 1940), Saudi Arabian scholar
Ali Jawad al-Sheikh (1997–2011), Bahraini child killed during the Bahraini uprising
Ali Mahmud al-Shaykh (1901–1961), Iraqi politician
Faiq Al Sheikh Ali (born 1963), Iraqi lawyer and politician
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabian politician, minister of education
Hanan al-Shaykh (born 1945), Lebanese author
Hashim al-Sheikh, Syrian rebel commander
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh (born 1977), Jordanian footballer
Hussain Al-Sheikh (born 1990), Saudi Arabian footballer
Hussein al-Sheikh (politician) (born 1960), Palestinian politician
Jahad Abdullah Al-Sheikh (born 1972), Omani sprinter
Mohammed al-Shaykh (1490–1557), first sultan of the Saadian dynasty of Morocco
Mustafa Al-Sheikh, Syrian military officer and rebel commander
Radwan Al-Sheikh Hassan, Syrian footballer
Saleh Al Sheikh (born 1982), Kuwaiti footballer
Salman Hamad Al-Sheikh (born 1968), Bahraini soldier and politician
Shawqi al-Shaykh, Egyptian Islamist
Suleiman bin Abdullah Al Sheikh (1785–1818), religious scholar in the Emirate of Diriyah
Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh (1884–1906), Saudi Arabian royal
Zahid Al-Sheikh, brother of terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammad

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