Malek (given name)
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Malek (in Arabic مالك) is a masculine Arabic given name. It also denotes king written (in Arabic ملك or Persian ملک). Notable people with the name include:
- Malek Ashraf (died 1357), a Chupanid ruler of northwestern Iran during the 14th century
- Malek Awab, Singaporean footballer
- Malek Bennabi (1905-1973), Algerian writer and philosopher
- Malek Boutih (born 1964), French politician and activist
- Malek Chergui (born 1988), French footballer of Algerian descent
- Malek Jandali (born 1972), German-born Syrian-American pianist and composer
- Malek Jaziri (born 1984), Tunisian tennis player
- Malek Koussa (born 1971), Syrian footballer
- Malek Maktabi, also known as Malik Maktaby, Lebanese television presenter
- Malek Mouath (born 1981), Saudi Arabian footballer