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There are several titles used in Pakistan and other Muslim countries. Syed, Shaikh, Khawaja, Pasha, Malik etc. are common. Less commonly, the tribal name itself is appended to the person's given names. For females, tribal names or titles rarely figure in the person's full name although it has become more common due to Western influence.
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
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Uzair (Islamic prophet), a prophet in Islam; Uzair Baloch, a Pakistani gangster and former crime lord; Uzair Cassiem, a South African rugby union player; Uzair Gul Peshawari, an Islamic scholar and Indian freedom struggle activist
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & (): مالک) (/ ˈ m æ l ɪ k /) is a given name of Semitic origin. [1] It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Semitic speaking Christians, Muslims and Jews of varying ethnicities, before spreading to countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and ...
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Jalal (Arabic: جلال) is a masculine given or family name.The name or word Jalal means majesty and is used to honor and venerate.. When the Arabic language spread across non-Arabic regions, Jalal has also become a name for some Arabic-speaking Christians, non-Arab Muslims, and non-Arabs and has been added to other language dictionaries with the majestic meaning.
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