List of Famous people with last name Malik
Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd Malik, known mononymously as Zayn, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with four other contestants, to form the boy band One Direction. Malik left the group in March 2015 and subsequently signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team and Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. On 3 November 2015, he announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus on 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 2 July 2018, he became the first male cricketer to play 100 T20Is. On 5 July 2019, he announced his retirement from One Day International cricket after Pakistan won their last group stage game against Bangladesh at Lord's at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Nawab Malik
Nawab Malik is an Indian politician, who is the current Minorty Development, Aukaf, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister of Maharashtra. He is a spokesperson and Mumbai President of the Nationalist Congress Party, and a former housing minister of Maharashtra.
Umran Malik
Umran Malik is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 January 2021, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2021, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy. In September 2021, Malik was named a short-term Covid-19 replacement for T. Natarajan by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2021 Indian Premier League.
Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over, performer and actor. He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, English, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Assamese, Punjabi and Urdu. He also sung in many Indian languages. In 2006, he took part in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs but got eliminated in the 8th position. He is the brother of composer Amaal Mallik. Previously represented by Universal Music India, he is now signed on by T-Series. He has also signed with Arista Records. His first on-screen appearance was in the film Kaccha Limboo in the year 2011.
Sakshi Malik
Sakshi Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics. She is a part of the JSW Sports Excellence Program, along with fellow female wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat.
Satya Pal Malik
Satya Pal Malik is an Indian politician serving as the 21st and current Governor of Meghalaya. He was the 18th Governor of Goa, appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind on 25 October 2019. He assumed the position on 3 November 2019. Malik was also the last Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir from August 2018 to October 2019, and it was during his tenure that the constitutional decision to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to J&K, was taken on 5 August 2019.
Daboo Malik
Daboo Malik is an Indian music director, composer, singer, actor and scriptwriter in the Indian Music Industry. Daboo Malik was born in Bombay, Maharashtra to the veteran music director Sardar Malik.
Anu Malik
Anwar Sardar Malik is an Indian music director and singer, best known by the stage name Anu Malik. He is an Indian National Award and Filmfare Award winning music director, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film industry. He is the son of Sardar Malik. Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer in 1977 with the film Hunterwali 77. He is also the only music director in Bollywood to win Filmfare Special Award for the movie Refugee (2000).
Deepa Malik
Deepa Malik is an Indian athlete. She started her career in the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put. She has also won gold in the F-53/54 Javelin event at the para athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai in 2018. She is currently the world number one in the F-53 category. She has won accolades for her participation in various adventure sports. She is associated with Himalayan Motorsports Association (H.M.A.) and Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (F.M.S.C.I.). She has undertaken an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to 18,000 feet (5,500 m). It was – Raid De Himalaya. This journey covers many difficult paths including remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu.