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Malik Kafur's Deccan campaigns

Malik Kafur's Deccan campaigns (मलिक काफ़ूर के दक्षिण अभियान) were expeditions led by Malik Kafur for Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji against southern Indian kingdoms from 1307 to 1311.

Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya country

Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya country (मलिक काफ़ूर) was a 1311 plundering raid by Malik Kafur, general of Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji, into the Pandya kingdom around Madurai.

Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom

Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom (मलिक काफ़ूर का मदुरै अभियान) was a 1311 Delhi Sultanate raid led by Malik Kafur that sacked Madurai.

Malik Kafur's Pandya campaign

Malik Kafur's Pandya campaign was a plundering raid led in 1311 by Malik Kafur, general of Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji of Delhi, into the Pandya kingdom in far southern India.

Malik Kafur's southern campaign

Malik Kafur's southern campaign (मलिक काफ़ूर का दक्षिण अभियान) was a series of tribute-seeking expeditions by Delhi's general Malik Kafur through southern India, returning in 1311.

Malik Monk

Malik Monk, born 1998, is an NBA shooting guard for the Sacramento Kings, drafted 11th overall in 2017 by Charlotte after SEC Player of the Year honors at Kentucky; runner-up for 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year.

Malik Muhammad Jayasi (मलिक मुहम्मद जायसी)

Malik Muhammad Jayasi (मलिक मुहम्मद जायसी), Sufi poet of Jayas near Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, wrote in Awadhi; his Padmavat (1540, Hijri 947) is the premier Hindavi premakhyan, retelling Ratansen and Padmavati's romance.

Malik Mustapha

Malik Mustapha (born 2002) is an NFL safety for the San Francisco 49ers, No. 6, drafted 124th overall in 2024 from Wake Forest; 2023 team captain, rookie 72 tackles, 2025 ACL return.

Malik Obama

Abon'go Malik Obama, Kenyan-born American half-brother of Barack Obama; accountant in Washington, D.C., 2013 Siaya gubernatorial candidate, Barack H. Obama Foundation founder, and repeated Donald Trump endorser (2016, 2020, 2024).

Malik Patera

Malik Patera is a roughly 120-km-wide volcanic patera on Jupiter's moon Io, centered at 34.15S, 129.59W, named for a Babylonian-Canaanite sun god and approved by the IAU in 1979.

Malik Pimpong

Malik Razak Engholm Pimpong, Danish attacker born 2008; FC Midtjylland academy striker sold to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2026 on a contract to 2031; son of Ghana international Razak Pimpong.

Malik Raja Ahmad

Malik Raja Ahmad (ملک راجہ احمد), also called Ahmad Faruqi, was the founder of the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh, ruling independently from Thalner from about 1382.

Malik Raja Faruqi

Malik Raja Faruqi (ملک راجہ فاروقی), also recorded as Malik Raja Ahmad, founded the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh, asserting independence from the Delhi Sultanate around 1382.

Malik Riaz (ملک ریاض حسین)

Malik Riaz Hussain (ملک ریاض حسین), born in 1954, is a Pakistani real estate tycoon who founded Bahria Town, described as Asia's largest private property developer.

Malik Scott

Malik Scott, "King", American heavyweight boxer born 1980, 38-3-1 record, later head trainer of Deontay Wilder and Nottingham fighter Ezra Taylor.

Malik Sealy

Malik Sealy (1970-2000), American NBA forward-guard from the Bronx, St. John's second all-time scorer (2,402 points), 1992 first-round pick, killed in a 2000 car accident; Timberwolves' only retired jersey (No. 2).

Malik Shah of Rum

Malik Shah of Rum (native name ملكشاه الروم), known as Šāhānšāh, was a Seljuk sultan of Rum who ruled from about 1109 until his deposition in 1116.

Malik Tillman

Malik Tillman, born 2002 in Nuremberg, is an American attacking midfielder from Bayern Munich's academy who starred on loan at Rangers and PSV, won two Eredivisie titles, and joined Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record 35 million euros in 2025.

Malik ul Salih

Malik ul Salih, also known as Malik al-Salih or Malikussaleh, was the first Muslim sultan of Samudra-Pasai in northern Sumatra; his tombstone, dated 1297, is among the earliest dated Islamic inscriptions in Southeast Asia.

Malik Washington (quarterback)

Malik Washington is an American football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins, a 6-foot-5 sophomore from Glen Burnie, Maryland, who set school freshman records for completions and passing yards in 2025.

Malik Willis

Malik Willis, NFL quarterback, Liberty University, drafted 86th overall by the Titans in 2022, traded to the Packers in 2024, signed a three-year $67.5 million deal with the Miami Dolphins in March 2026 as their starter.

Malik Yoba

Malik Yoba (Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba, born 1967) is an American actor known for Cool Runnings and Detective J.C. Williams on New York Undercover, later founder of Yoba Development.

Malik-Shah I

Malik-Shah I (1055–1092) was the third Great Seljuk sultan, reigning from 1072 to 1092, when the Seljuk empire reached its greatest territorial extent under his rule.

Malika Andrews

Malika Andrews is an American sports journalist who hosts ESPN's NBA Today and NBA Countdown and, in 2022, became the first woman to host the NBA Draft.

Malika R.E.124

Malika R.E.124 (เมืองมัลลิกา ร.ศ. ๑๒๔), or Mallika City 1905, is a living-history attraction in Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, opened 29 October 2016, recreating Siamese life under King Chulalongkorn after the abolition of slavery, with period costume, holed-coin currency, and Thai houses on 60 rai.

Malikai Oil and Gas Field

Malikai is a deepwater oil field about 100 km off Sabah, Malaysia, discovered in 2004 and operated by Shell through Malaysia's first tension leg platform.

Malikane system

The Malikane system (ملكانه) was an Ottoman tax-farming arrangement, introduced in 1695, selling the lifetime right to collect a tax unit's revenues for a down payment and fixed annual tax.

Malikappuram

Malikappuram (മാളികപ്പുറം), also spelled Maalikappuram, is a 2022 Malayalam drama by Vishnu Sasi Shankar starring Unni Mukundan and Deva Nandha as a girl pilgrim to Sabarimala.

Maliki school of law in al-Andalus

The Maliki school of law in al-Andalus (المذهب المالكي بالأندلس) was the dominant legal school of Muslim Iberia, brought from Medina and made official by the Umayyads.

Malili Lakes

The Malili Lakes are five interconnected ancient lakes in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, comprising Matano, Mahalona, Towuti, Lontoa, and Masapi, holding endemic species flocks of fishes, snails, shrimps, and crabs.