Editing Sheikh (section)

===Arabian Peninsula===
In the [[Arabian Peninsula]], the title is used for [[tribal chief|chiefs of tribes]]. This also includes [[royal family|royalty]] in most of [[Culture of Eastern Arabia|Eastern Arabia]], where the royal families were traditionally considered tribal chiefs. For example, it is used by the UAE [[Al Nahyan family|Al-Nahyan dynasty]] and [[Al Maktoum|Al Maktoum dynasty]], who are considered the chiefs of the [[Bani Yas]] tribe, and by [[Kuwait]]'s [[House of Al-Sabah|Al Sabah dynasty]] and [[Bahrain]]'s [[House of Khalifa|Al Khalifa dynasty]] of the [[Bani Utbah]] tribal confederation. The term is used by almost every male and female (Sheikha) member of the royal houses of the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], and [[Kuwait]]. The title is not used by members of [[House of Saud|Al Saud]] of [[Saudi Arabia]], where the title "Prince" ({{langx|ar|أمير|translit=ʾAmīr}}) is used instead.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

The title is also used to refer to [[Ulama|religious leaders]] for both Sunni and Shia Muslims. For example, the Saudi Arabian family [[Al ash-Sheikh]] (literally ''House of the Sheikh'') is named after the religious leader and eponymous founder of [[Wahhabism]], [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}