Malik (name)

Malik, Maleek, Maliq, Malique, Malick, Mallick, Mallik, or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & Persian: مالک) () is a given name of West Asian Semitic origin.

It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Christians, Muslims, and Jews of varying ethnicities such as Assyrians, Jews, Arameans, Mandeans and Arabs, before spreading to non-Semitic speaking countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, where most, but not all, users are Muslim. Several Semitic language traditions such as Hebrew and Aramaic (including Syriac) use its homonym and other different versions of it. In Arabic, Malik (Malek) مَالِك means owner, and Malyk (Malyeek) مَلِك means king. Its homonym, though other sounding, Moloch also means king or lord in Aramaic (which also uses 'Malek' and 'Malik', as in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), as does the Modern Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ (mélekh). In ancient Akkadian and Eblaite, the terms 'Malka' and 'Malku' were used in Akkad, Ebla, Assyria and Babylonia. These and many other forms in most of the Semitic languages stem from a common Proto-Semitic root. Unrelated to the use in Semitic languages, Malik is also a common first name for men in Greenland (the ninth most common in 2021), and it means "ocean wave" in Greenlandic. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Maleek

Maleek Berry (born 1987), British record producer and recording artist

Maleek Irons (born 1996), Canadian football player

Maleek Powell (born 2002), Caymanian footballer

Malick

Malick Badiane (born 1984), Senegalese basketball player

Malick Bolivard (born 1987), Martiniquais footballer

Malick Dembele (born 2004), Malian footballer

Malick Diaw (born 1979), Malian military officer and politician

Malick Diop (born 1942), Senegalese sprinter

Malick Diouf (born 1999), Senegalese basketball player

El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 2004), Senegalese footballer

Malick Evouna (born 1992), Gabonese footballer

Malick Fall (footballer) (1968–2023), Senegalese footballer

Malick Fall (swimmer) (born 1985), Senegalese Olympic swimmer

Malick Fofana (born 2005), Belgian footballer

Malick Gakou (born 1961), Senegalese politician and economist

Malick Koly (born 1998), American drummer and singer songwriter

Malick Korodowou (born 1990), Togolese footballer

Malick Mané (born 1988), Senegalese footballer

Malick Mbaye, multiple people

Malick Ndiaye (born 1982), Senegalese politician

Malick Sall (born 1956), Senegalese lawyer and politician

Malick Sanogo (born 2004), American football player

Malick Seck (1964–2020), Senegalese judoka

Malick Sidibé (1935/36–2016), Malian photographer

Malick Sy (1855–1922), Senegalese Sufi leader

Malick Thiaw (born 2001), German footballer

Malick Touré (1995–2024), Malian footballer

Malick Yalcouyé (born 2005), Malian footballer

Malik

Malik (artist) (1948–2020), Belgian comic book artist

Malik Ghulam Abbas (died 2018), Pakistani politician

Malik Nadeem Abbas, Pakistani politician

Malik Zaheer Abbas (born 1975), Pakistani politician

Malik Abubakari (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer

Malik Ado-Ibrahim (born 1960), Nigerian businessman and politician

Malik Afegbua, Nigerian filmmaker, artist, and creative technologist

Malik Mehr un Nisa Afridi (1943–2013), Pakistani lawyer and politician

Malik Mansoor Afsar, Pakistani politician

Malik Aftab (Karachi cricketer) (born 1982), Pakistani first-class cricketer

Malik Aftab (Lahore cricketer) (born 1996), Pakistani first-class cricketer

Malik Agar (born 1952), Sudanese politician and insurgent leader

Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer (born 1936), Pakistani politician

Malik Mukhtar Ahmad, Pakistani politician

Malik Zahoor Ahmad, Pakistani diplomat

Malik Ibrar Ahmed (born 1970), Pakistani politician

Malik Iftikhar Ahmed (born 1972), Pakistani politician

Malik Siraj Akbar (born 1983), Pakistani-American journalist

Malik Akhmedilov (1976–2009), Russian investigative journalist

Malik Muhammad Akhtar (1915–1999), Pakistani politician

Malik Barkat Ali (1886–1946), Indian politician, lawyer, and journalist

Malik Shaukat Ali, Pakistani politician

Malik Allen (born 1978), American basketball player

Malik Jamshed Altaf (born 1962), Pakistani politician

Malik Altunia (died 1240), Indian royal consort

Malik Ambar (1548–1626), military leader and statesman in the Ahmadnagar Sultanate

Malik Ambersley (born 1998), American social media personality

Malik ibn Anas (711–795), Arab Islamic scholar

Malik Anokha (1943–2008), Pakistani film, television, stage, and radio actor

Malik Ismaila Antiri (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer

Malik Muhammad Anwar (born 1950), Pakistani politician

Malik Ariff (born 1991), Malaysian footballer

Malik Arslan (died 1465), Beg of Dulkadir

Malik al-Ashtar (586–658), Arab military commander and tribal leader

Malik Amin Aslam (born 1966), Pakistani environmentalist and politician

Malik Asselah (born 1986), Algerian footballer

Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh, Pakistani politician

Malik Falak Sher Awan, Pakistani politician

Malik Fiaz Ahmad Awan (born 1960), Pakistani politician

Malik Ghulam Habib Awan (born 1965), Pakistani politician

Malik Muhammad Javed Iqbal Awan (born 1951), Pakistani politician

Malik Munawar Khan Awan (1917–1981), Pakistani Army officer

Malik Naeem Khan Awan (1951–2017), Pakistani politician

Malik Shafqat Abbas Awan, Pakistani politician

Malik Shakeel Awan (born 1966), Pakistani politician

Malik Shakir Bashir Awan (born 1965), Pakistani politician

Malik Shehzad Awan, Pakistani politician

Malik Tariq Awan, Pakistani politician

Malik ibn Awf (died 640), Arab companion of Muhammad

Malik Ayaz (993–1041), Ghaznavid governor

Malik Ayyaz, Indian naval officer and governor

Malik Azmani (born 1976), Dutch politician

Malik B. (1972–2020), American rapper

Malik Khalid Mehmood Babar (born 1970), Pakistani politician

Malik Badri (1932–2021), Sudanese author and professor of psychology

Malik Sher Bahadur (1911–??), Pakistani major general

Malik Hasan Bahri (died 1486), noble of the Bahmani Sultanate

Malik Batmaz (born 2000), German-Turkish footballer

Malik Ibrahim Bayu (died 1353), Afghan Sufi saint

Malik Naeem Khan Bazai, Pakistani politician

Malik Beasley (born 1996), American basketball player

Malik Bendjelloul (1977–2014), Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist, and actor

Malik Benlevi (born 1997), American basketball player

Malik Benson (born 2002), American football player

Malik Bentalha (born 1989), French humorist and actor

Malik Berthelsen, Greenlandic politician

Malik Beyleroğlu (born 1970), Turkish boxer

Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar (born 1968), Pakistani politician

Malik Tazi Bhat (died 1487), Kashmiri general and warlord

Malik Blade (born 1998), American wrestler

Malik Bouziane (born 1978), Algerian boxer

Malik Boyd (born 1970), American football executive

Malik Buari (born 1984), Ghanaian footballer

Malik Khuda Bakhsh Bucha, Pakistani politician

Malik Pahar Khan Burfat (1684–1741), Sindhi monarch

Malik Carney (born 1995), American football player

Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar (1950–2026), Pakistani politician

Malik Clements (born 1996), American football player

Malik Couturier (born 1982), French footballer

Malik Cunningham (born 1998), American football player

Malik Curry (born 1999), American basketball player

Malik Dadashov (1924–1996), Azerbaijani actor

Malik R. Dahlan (born 1979), Qatari lawyer, mediator, and law professor

Malik Davis (born 1998), American football player

Malik Ahmed Hussain Dehar (born 1965), Pakistani politician

Malik Saeed Dehwar (1918–2005), Pakistani politician

Malik Delgaty (born 2000), Canadian pornographic actor

Malik Dia (born 2004), American basketball player

Malik Dijksteel (born 2001), Dutch footballer

Malik Dime (born 1992), Senegalese basketball player

Malik Dinar (died 748), Persian scholar and traveler

Malik Dinar (general), Indian general

Malik Dinar (Oghuz chief) (died 1195), Oghuz ruler of Sarakhs

Malik Dixon (born 1975), American basketball player

Malik Djibril (born 2003), Togolese footballer

Malik Sohrab Dodai, Baloch mercenary

Malik Aamir Dogar (born 1972), Pakistani politician

Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar (born 1964), Pakistani politician

Malik Salah-ud-Din Dogar (died 2012), Pakistani politician

Malik Zulqarnain Dogar (born 1960), Pakistani politician

Malik Elassal (born 1996), Lebanese-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor

Malik Ellison (born 1996), American basketball player

Malik Evans (born 1980), American politician and banker

Malik Ausean Evans (born 1973), American basketball player

Malik Faissal (born 2006), Italian rugby union player

Malik Ghulam Farid (1897–1977), Indian Ahmadiyya Islamic scholar

Malik Umar Farooq, Pakistani politician

Malik Fathi (born 1983), German footballer

Malik Fisher (born 1999), American football player

Malik Fitts (born 1997), American basketball player

Malik Flowers (born 1999), American football player

Malik Frikah (born 2006), French actor and professional breakdancer

Malik Gabdullin (1915–1973), Kazakh-Soviet writer, professor, philologist, and war veteran

Malik Gaines (born 1973), American artist, writer, and professor

Malik Gaisin (born 1959), Russian entrepreneur and politician

Malik Golden (born 1993), American football player

Malik Shah Gorgaij, Pakistani politician

Malik Habib, Pakistani civil servant

Malik ibn Aus Al-Hadathan, Arab tabi'in and narrator of hadith

Malik Hairston (born 1987), American basketball player

Malik Hall (basketball) (born 2000), American basketball player

Malik Hamadache (born 1988), French-Algerian rugby union player

Malik Sikandar Khan Hamlani, Pakistani politician

Malik Hamm (born 2000), American football player

Malik Ghulam Qasim Hanjra, Pakistani politician

Malik Harris (born 1997), German-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper

Malik Harrison (born 1998), American football player

Malik Hartford (born 2005), American football player

Malik Hasanov (born 1998), Azerbaijani boxer

Malik Dohan al-Hassan (1919–2021), Iraqi politician and academician

Malik Najmul Hassan, Pakistani politician

Malik Asif Hayat, Pakistani civil servants

Malik Heath (born 2000), American football player

Malik Hebbar (born 1973), French footballer

Malik ter Heerd (born 2002), Sint Maartener footballer

Malik Henry (quarterback) (born 1998), American football player

Malik Henry (soccer) (born 2002), Canadian footballer

Malik Henry (wide receiver) (born 1997), American football player

Malik Henry-Scott (born 2001), American footballer

Malik Herring (born 1997), American football player

Malik Hooker (born 1996), American football player

Malik Hoskins, American college football coach

Malik Ahmad Yar Hunjra (born 1960), Pakistani politician

Malik Jawad Hussain, Pakistani politician

Malik Ibrahim (died 1419), Arab Islamic missionary

Malik Muhammad Idrees, Pakistani politician

Malik Adeel Iqbal, Pakistani politician

Malik Zafar Iqbal, Pakistani Army general

Malik Ishaq (1959–2019), Pakistani militant

Malik Ismail II (1854–1936), Assyrian military leaders

Malik Jabir (born 1944), Ghanaian footballer

Malik Jabir (Burundian footballer), Burundian footballer

Malik Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people

Malik Awais Jakhar (born 1994), Pakistani politician

Malik Jakupovic (born 2009), American footballer

Malik "Fig" James (born 1988), American football player

Malik James-King (born 1999), Jamaican hurdler

Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477–1542), Indian Sufi poet and pir

Malik Jefferson (born 1996), American football player

Malik Johnson (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player

Malik Johnson (soccer) (born 1998), Canadian footballer

Malik Sajjad Hussain Joiya (born 1959), Pakistani politician

Malik Jones (sledge hockey) (born 2002), American ice sled hockey player

Malik Joyeux (1980–2005), French surfer

Malik Kafur (died 1316), Indian general

Malik ibn Dalham al-Kalbi, Abbasid governor of Egypt

Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu (1951–2021), Pakistani politician

Malik Nadeem Kamran (1953–2026), Pakistani politician

Malik ibn Kaydar (died 848), Abbasid military officer

Malik Meraj Khalid (1916–2003), Pakistani barrister, politician, and philosopher

Malik Ahmad Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician

Malik Ahmad Saeed Khan (born 1975), Pakistani politician

Malik Ahmed Khan, Pakistani cricket player and umpire

Malik Aitbar Khan (born 1953), Pakistani politician

Malik Akora khan Khattak (1550–1600), Chief of the Khattak tribe

Malik Alaudin Khan, Indian royal

Malik Allahyar Khan (1927–2008), Pakistani politician

Malik Ata Muhammad Khan (1937–2020), Pakistani politician

Malik Mihr Khan (died 1963), Pakistani army officer

Malik Motasim Khan (born 1967), Indian Islamic scholar

Malik Muhammad Khan (1736–1784), khan of Baku

Malik Muhammad Ali Khan, Pakistani politician

Malik Muzaffar Khan, Pakistani politician

Malik Noor Saleem Khan (born 1972), Pakistani politician

Malik Rasheed Ahmed Khan (born 1949), Pakistani politician

Malik Rashid Ahmed Khan, Pakistani politician

Malik Riaz Khan (born 1948), Pakistani politician

Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan (born 1963), Pakistani jurist

Malik Sikandar Khan (Balochistan politician), Pakistani politician

Malik Sikandar Khan (Sindh politician), Pakistani politician

Malik Sohail Khan, Pakistani politician

Malik Umar Hayat Khan (1874–1944), Indian soldier

Malik Ghulam Arbi Khar (1944–2013), Pakistani politician

Malik Qasim Khan Khattak (1953–2025), Pakistani politician

Malik al-Tayeb Khojali, Sudanese military official

Malik Ali Abbas Khokhar (born 1972), Pakistani politician

Malik Asad Ali Khokhar, Pakistani politician

Malik Karamat Khokhar, Pakistani politician

Malik Khalid Pervaz Khokhar, Pakistani politician

Malik Muhammad Ali Khokhar (born 1971), Pakistani politician

Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar (born 1967), Pakistani politician

Malik Khoshaba (1877–1954), Assyrian military leader

Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i, Abbasid military leader

Malik Knowles (born 2000), American football player

Malik Ahmad Karim Qaswar Langrial (born 1971), Pakistani politician

Malik Louahla (born 1977), Algerian sprinter

Malik Nosher Khan Anjam Lungerial, Pakistani politician

Malik Maaza (born 1963), Algerian physicist

Malik Mack (born 2005), American college basketball player

Malik Maharramov (1920–2004), Soviet–Azerbaijani soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union

Malik Fahad Masood, Pakistani politician

Malik Taimoor Masood (born 1977), Pakistani politician

Malik M'Baye (1921–1993), French athlete

Malik McClain (born 2002), American football player

Malik McDowell (born 1996), American football player

Malik McLemore (born 1997), German footballer

Malik Migara (born 1989), Sri Lankan footballer

Malik Miller (born 1999), American basketball player

Malik Mohammed (born 1989), Sudanese footballer

Malik Monk (born 1998), American basketball player

Malik Montana (born 1989), German-Polish rapper

Malik Mothersille (born 2003), British-Jamaican footballer

Malik Muhammad (born 2004), American football player

Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895–1956), Pakistani politician and economist

Malik Lal Muhammad, Pakistani politician

Malik Müller (born 1994), German basketball player

Malik ibn al-Murahhal (1207–1299), Berber poet

Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq, Pakistani politician

Malik Mustapha (born 2002), American football player

Malik Nabers (born 2003), American football player

Malik Ghulam Nabi (1911–2009), Pakistani politician

Malik ibn al-Nadr (180–??), ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad

Malik Al Nasir (born 1966), British author and spoken word poet

Malik Muhammad Nawaz (born 1964), Pakistani politician

Malik Nejer (born 1985), Saudi animator, writer, voice actor, and director

Malik Newman (born 1997), American basketball player

Malik ibn Nuwayra (died 632), Arab tribal chief

Malik Obama (born 1958), Kenyan–American businessman

Malik Osborne (born 1998), American basketball player

Malik Oskenbay (born 1966), Kazakh artist and sculptor

Malik Owolabi-Belewu (born 2002), English footballer

Malik Peiris (born 1949), Hong Kong-based Sri Lankan virologist

Malik Pimpong (born 2008), Danish footballer

Malik Pinto (born 2002), American footballer

Malik Pope (born 1996), American basketball player

Malik St. Prix (born 1995), Saint Lucian footballer

Malik Asghar Ali Qaisar (born 1965), Pakistani politician

Malik Qambar (1888–1969), Catholic-Assyrian national leader and general

Malik Qayumov (1911–2010), Soviet-Uzbek filmmaker and actor

Malik Mohammad Qayyum (1944–2023), Pakistani lawyer

Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan (1953–2019), Pakistani politician

Malik Wasif Mazhar Raan, Pakistani politician

Malik Rahim (born 1947), American housing and prison activist

Malik Raiah (born 1992), Algerian footballer

Malik Ram (1906–1993), Indian scholar

Malik Reaves (born 1995), American football player

Malik Reed (born 1996), American football player

Malik Abbas Rehman, Pakistani politician

Malik Kifayatur Rehman, Pakistani politician

Malik Reneau (born 2003), American basketball player

Malik Riaz (born 1954), Pakistani businessman and real estate developer

Malik Risaldi (born 1996), Indonesian footballer

Malik Rose (born 1974), American basketball player

Malik Rosier (born 1995), American football player

Malik Rouag (born 1983), French footballer

Malik Saad (1959–2007), Pakistani police officer

Malik Saidullaev (born 1964), Russian businessman

Malik Sajad, Indian graphic novelist

Malik Badshah Saleh, Pakistani politician

Malik Samarawickrama (born 1949), Sri Lankan entrepreneur and politician

Malik Samartaney (born 1953), American serial killer

Malik Ghulam Rasool Sangha, Pakistani politician

Malik Sarwar (died 1399), Sultan of Jaunpur

Malik Sawadogo (born 2003), Swiss footballer

Malik Hassan Sayeed (born 1969), American cinematographer, producer, and director

Malik Scott (born 1980), American boxing trainer and boxer

Malik Sealy (1970–2000), American basketball player

Malik Sekou (born 1964), American academic

Malik Sellouki (born 2000), French footballer

Malik Zulu Shabazz (born 1966), American attorney

Malik Shah (disambiguation), several Seljuk sultans

Malik Naseer Ahmed Shahwani, Pakistani politician

Malik-us-Sharq, Governor of Mahim

Malik ul Ashtar Shujauddin (born 1948), Ismaili Islamic cleric

Malik Skupin-Alfa (born 2004), German sprinter and middle-distance runner

Malik Stanley (born 1997), American football player

Malik Sulaiman (born 1968), Malaysian yachtsman and Naval officer

Malik Sadr al-Din Tabrizi (died 1269/70), Iranian statesman

Malik Anwar Taj, Pakistani politician

Malik ibn Tawk (died 873), Abbasid official

Malik Taylor (born 1995), American football player

Malik Tchokounté (born 1988), French footballer

Malik Thomas (born 2002), American basketball player

Malik Maqbul Tilangani (died 1369), Indian commander

Malik Tillman (born 2002), German footballer

Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana, Pakistani politician

Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana (died 1848), Punjabi landowner, Sardar of Mitha Tiwana State, and politician

Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana, Pakistani politician

Malik Munir Khan Tiwana (1894–??), Pakistani Army officer

Malik Sahib Khan Tiwana (died 1879), Punjabi Rajput landowner

Malik Turner (American football) (born 1996), American football player

Malik Turner (rapper), American rapper and producer

Malik Verdon (born 2002), American football player

Malik Muhammad Waheed (born 1972), Pakistani politician

Malik Nawab Sher Waseer (born 1945), Pakistani politician

Malik Washington (born 2001), American football player

Malik Washington (quarterback) (born 2006), American college football player

Malik Williams (born 1998), American basketball player

Malik Willis (born 1999), American football player

Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu (born 1945), Ghanaian lawyer and Politician

Malik Yaqo (1894–1974), Assyrian tribal leader

Malik Yoba (born 1967), American actor and singer

Malik Yusef (born 1971), American spoken word poet, rapper, writer, actor, and producer

Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Yuzbak, Indian monarch

Malik Zaire (born 1995), American media personality and college football player

Malik Zidi (born 1975), French film, television, and theatre actor

Malik Zinad (born 1993), Libyan boxer

Malik Zorgane (born 1965), Algerian football manager and a player

Maliq

Maliq Brown (born 2003), American basketball player

Maliq Bushati (1890–1946), Albanian politician

Maliq Cadogan (born 2004), Guyanese-British footballer

Maliq Pasha Gjinolli (1760–1824), Ottoman Albanian Pasha

Maliq Johnson (born 2000), American actor

Malique

Malique Lewis (born 2004), Trinidadian basketball player

Malique Smith-Band (born 2004), British sprinter

Malique Thompson-Dwyer (born 1998), English actor

Malique Williams (born 1988), Antiguan swimmer

Mallick

Mallick Faqrul Islam, Bangladeshi police officer

Mallik

Mallik Ram, Indian film director and writer

Mallik Wilks (born 1998), English footballer

Malyk

Malyk Hamilton (born 1999), Canadian footballer

Fictional characters

Malek the Paladin, a fictional character from the video game series Legacy of Kain

Malik, a fictional character from the Malaysian film series KL Gangster

Malik, a character from Work It Out Wombats!