The Gujarati Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India.

Socioeconomically, they range from poor labourers to the urban lower class.

They originate from the Hadhramaut region of Yemen, and settled in the city of Patan, during the period of Mughal rule, and intermarried with the Sunni Bohra community.

The community were involved the buying and selling of silk, and exporting it to the Middle East.

However, the Sodagar mohalla in Patan has declined, with many of their houses becoming crumbling ruins.