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Sheikh Edebali
Sheikh Edebali (Şeyh Edebâlî) was a Sufi sheikh of Bilecik counted by tradition as the first Ottoman judge and mufti and the father-in-law of Osman I; he died in 1326.
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib (Bangamata, Renu), 1930–1975, wife of Bangladesh's founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political companion during the independence movement, killed with him on 15 August 1975.
Sheikh Hamdan Falcon Center
Sheikh Hamdan Falcon Center: the Dubai Crown Prince's private falconry facility, the Al Aseefa center in Nad Al Sheba and the H3 Falcon Reserve (محمية صقور العاصفة), with a half-kilometer training hangar, falcon hospital, and prey breeding sections.
Sheikh Hasina (শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ)
Sheikh Hasina (শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ), Awami League leader and daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was Bangladesh's prime minister 1996–2001 and 2009–2024, ousted by the August 2024 uprising, sentenced to death in absentia in 2025, and remains in exile in India.
Sheikh Hassan Barsane
Sheikh Hassan Barsane (Somali: Sheekh Xasan Barsane), born in 1853, was a Somali Salihiyya cleric who led armed resistance against Italian colonial rule in southern Somalia in the early 1920s.
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (مسجد شیخ لطف الله) is a Safavid-era mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas I between 1603 and 1619.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, honored as Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal), was a Bengali nationalist politician who led Bangladesh to independence, became its first president, and was assassinated in a 1975 coup.
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (Sheekh Mukhtar Maxamed Xuseen; 1912–2012) was a Somali religious and political leader, speaker of the Somali National Assembly from 1967 to 1969.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a Malaysian orthopedic surgeon who became the first Malaysian citizen in space, spending nine days aboard the International Space Station in October 2007 under the Angkasawan Program.
Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman is a member of the Georgia State Senate representing the 5th district. He is recognized as the state's first immigrant, Asian American, and Muslim state senator.
Sheikh Rehana (শেখ রেহানা)
Sheikh Rehana (শেখ রেহানা), born 1955, is the youngest daughter of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, sister of Sheikh Hasina, mother of UK MP Tulip Siddiq; survived the 1975 family assassination in exile and was convicted in absentia in 2025 corruption cases.
Sheikh Russel Amusement Centre
Sheikh Russel Amusement Centre is a theme park in Matuail, Ward 12, Dhaka, Bangladesh, near Kamalapur Stadium and railway station, named for Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, like several children's parks nationwide.
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
The Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil is a World Heritage complex of Sufi buildings in Ardabil, Iran, built from the 16th to the 18th century.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (جائزة الشيخ زايد للكتاب) is an annual literary prize based in Abu Dhabi, established in 2006 in honor of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) is the principal mosque of Abu Dhabi, UAE, conceived by founding president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and opened in 2007.
Sheikhdom of Beni Shangul
The Sheikhdom of Beni Shangul, also written Bela Shangul, was a Muslim border polity of the northwestern Ethiopian-Sudanese borderlands, ruled by Watawit and incorporated into the Ethiopian empire in 1898.
Sheila
Sheila, the stage name of Annie Chancel, born 1945, is a French singer who led the 1960s yé-yé wave before reinventing herself as a disco artist.
Sheila A. Lukehart
Sheila A. Lukehart is a microbiologist and emeritus professor of medicine and global health at the University of Washington, known for research on syphilis and Treponema pallidum.
Sheila A. Ryan
Sheila A. Ryan is an American nurse scholar and emeritus professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center who served as dean at Creighton University and the University of Rochester.
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
Sheila Abdus-Salaam (born Sheila Turner, 1952-2017) was a New York judge, the first African-American woman on the state Court of Appeals and the first female Muslim judge in the United States.
Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim MBE (born 1991) is a Ugandan-born British actress, singer, composer, and playwright who won Olivier Awards in 2018 and 2022 and appeared in The Woman King.
Sheila Carter
Sheila Carter is a fictional villainess on CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, created by William J. Bell. Played mainly by Kimberlin Brown since 1990, she is known for baby stealing, kidnappings, shootings, faked deaths, and marriages to Scott Grainger, Eric Forrester, James Warwick, and Deacon Sharpe.
Sheila Cornell Douty
Sheila Cornell Douty (Sheila Marie Cornell-Douty), American first baseman, born 1962, won Olympic softball gold at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, three ISF world titles, four Pan Am golds, 16-time All-American, two halls of fame.
Sheila Cussons
Sheila Cussons (1922–2004) was an Afrikaans poet and fine artist whose Catholic, mystical poetry made her a major figure; her debut Plektrum (1970) is judged the finest in the language.
Sheila Dara Aisha
Sheila Dara Aisha (Sheila Dara Aisha Tanjung, born 1992, Bandung) is an Indonesian actress and singer, ex-child performer, 2008 album Cinta Terlarang, 2024 Piala Citra Best Supporting Actress winner, lead of Sore: A Wife from the Future.
Sheila Dikshit (शीला दीक्षित)
Sheila Dikshit (शीला दीक्षित), Indian National Congress leader, three-term Chief Minister of Delhi 1998–2013, longest-serving Delhi CM and longest-serving woman CM of independent India; later Governor of Kerala; credited with Metro, flyovers, CNG buses, and power privatisation.
Sheila E.
Sheila E. is the stage name of Sheila Cecelia Escovedo (born 1957), an American singer, drummer, and percussionist known for "The Glamorous Life" and work with Prince.
Sheila Echols
Sheila Echols, American sprinter and long jumper born 1964 in Memphis, LSU All-American; Olympic 4x100m relay gold at Seoul 1988 in 41.98, 1989 World Cup 100m champion, 1993 World relay silver, NCAA long jump record 6.94 m.
Sheila Ferguson
Sheila Diana Ferguson, born 1947 in Philadelphia, is an American soul singer best known as lead vocalist of The Three Degrees (1966 to mid-1980s), singing on "When Will I See You Again" and "TSOP"; later a UK-based actress and cookbook author.
Sheila Ford Hamp
Sheila Ford Hamp (born Oct. 31, 1951) is Principal Owner and Chair of the Detroit Lions since June 23, 2020, succeeding Martha Firestone Ford; first woman-to-woman NFL ownership transfer, oversaw Quinn/Patricia firings and Holmes/Campbell hires.