Sheikh is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder".
Kurdish sheikhs, 1895
Mustafa Sabri Effendi, the second last Shaykh al-Islām (ultimate authority on religious affairs) of the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate, 1919-1920
Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum (left) and Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (right) of the Maktoum family
Pakistani Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani, a prominent Sunni scholar
A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
A portrait of Koli tribal chief of Dahewan in Gujarat, India
Arminius, a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who defeated three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Badge of office of Chief Gambo, Rhodesia c. 1979.