Maliha

 ( Pakistani Feminine Given Names ) 

Maliha () is a feminine given name. The name definitely stems from the Arabic adjective singular " malāḥah مَلَاحَة" which the plural variant form is " malīḥ مَليح" or " milāḥ مِلَاح", meaning "state of being gorgeous or graceful" or "state of beauty, grace, elegance".

People with the name include:

• Maliha Ali Asghar Khan, Pakistani politician
• Maliha Hussain (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer
• Maliha Khatun (died 2002), Bangladeshi educationist, writer and social worker
• Maliha Masood (born 1972), American writer
• Maliha Zulfacar (born 1961), Afghan university professor

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See also

• Malha, neighborhood in Jerusalem, formerly a village known as al-Maliha ()
• Al-Malihah, town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria (Arabic: المليحة)

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