Malik caste
For other uses, see Malik (disambiguation).
The Malik (Urdu: ملک) or Malik Ahle sadat are ethnic community found in the Punjab region of Pakistan. They are one of many communities found in South Asia.
Present circumstances
The Malik Ahle sadat have benefited from the growth of the textile industry in central Punjab. They were traditionally connected with the manufacture of course country cloth. Many have now bought power looms, and play an active role in the textile industry in the city of Faisalabad. The community, especially those of Faisalabad now form a prosperous community of small and medium sized businessmen.[1]
See also
- Malik (disambiguation)
- Malik, a word meaning "King", "Prince" or "Chieftain" in Semitic languages
- Malik (tribe), a social group found in the state of Bihar, India and Pakistan.
- Malik (Jat), a Jat clan found in the state of Haryana, India.
- Malik (clan), a Gujarati Muslim community.
- Malik (Clan), a Kashmiri kram or tribe.
- Ravidasi
- Ramdasia
- Momin Ansari
References
- ↑ Justice in Practice: Legal Ethnography of a Pakistani Punjabi Village by Muhammad Azam Chaudhary pages 8 to 10 Oxford University Publications
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