Sadiq (name)

Not to be confused with Tzadik or Siddiq.

SadiqGender| Male

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Origin
Meaning| "Truthful"
Other names
Related names|

* Sadek
* Sadeq
* Sadegh

See also| Zadoc

Sadiq (Arabic: صادق) is a male name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Ja'far al-Sadiq, the 8th-century Muslim scholar and scientist, considered as an Imam and founder of the Ja'fari school of jurisprudence by Twelver and Isma'ili Shi’as, and a major figure in the Hanafi and Maliki schools of Sunni jurisprudence,[1] known at times simply as Sadiq (The Truthful).

Sadiq or Sadik is also an Arabic / Islamic common given name and surname.

## Mononym

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* Sadiq (Indian actor) (born 1956), or Mohammed Sadiq, an Indian actor in Malayalam movies
* Mir Sadiq or Gudu Khan (died 1799), politician who held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore in the late 18th century

## Titular

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Sadiq or As-Sadiq (Al-Sadiq) can be used as an epithet:

* Muhammad III as-Sadiq or 'As-Sadiq' (Arabic: الصادق) meaning 'the righteous') (1813–1882), the Husainid Bey of Tunis from 1859 until 1882
* Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq (born 1983), Egyptian-American religious leader and founder of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light

## Given name

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* Sadiq Larijani (born 1963), Iranian cleric and politician
* Sadiq-ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi (1926 or 1928–2002), Pakistani general, Governor of Sindh
* Sadiq Abdullahi (born 1960), Nigerian tennis player
* Sadiq Abdulkarim Abdulrahman, Libyan politician and physician who served as first deputy prime minister
* Sadiq Adebiyi (born 1997), Nigerian rugby league footballer
* Sadiq Ahangaran (born 1957), Iranian Zaker (Karbala/Ahlul-Bayt tragedies reciter)
* Sadiq al-Ahmar (1956-2023), Yemeni politician and the leader of the Hashid tribal federation
* Sadiq Ali (1952–2011), Indian politician from Kashmir, poet, writer and environmentalist activist
* Sadiq Al-Ghariani (born 1942), Grand Mufti of Libya
* Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm (1934–2016), Syrian professor of Modern European Philosophy
* Sadiq Batcha (c. 1972–2011), Indian entrepreneur
* Sadiq Daba (1951/52-2021), Nigerian actor and former broadcaster
* Sadiq Fakir (1967-2015), Pakistani singer of Sindhi music
* Sadiq Farhad, Afghan cricketer
* Sadiq El Fitouri (born 1994), Libyan professional footballer
* Sadiq Jaber (born 1960), Iraqi footballer
* Sadiq Khan (born 1970), British politician, mayor of London
* Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer, academician
* Sadiq Kirmani (born 1989), Indian cricketer
* Sadiq al-Mahdi, also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq (1935-2020), Sudanese political and religious figure, Prime Minister of Sudan from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989
* Sadiq Ali Memon, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
* Sadiq Mohammad (born 1945), Pakistani cricketer
* Sadiq Muhammad Khan or Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi (1904–1966), the Nawab, and later Amir, of Bahawalpur State from 1907 to 1966.
* Sadiq Al-Mohsin (born 1997), Saudi Arabian handball player
* Sadiq Mousa (born 1959), Iraqi footballer
* Sadiq Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge
* Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (1927–2000), Pakistani politician, Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab in the 1970s
* Sadiq Saadoun (born 1972), Iraqi footballer
* Sadıq Sadıqov (born 1965), Azerbaijani sports administrator, President of the Neftchi Baku PFK
* Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978), Pakistani politician from Balochistan and Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
* Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi (born 1942), an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'
* Sadiq Sillah (born 1969), Sierra Leonean politician
* Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian politician

## Middle name

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* Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed (born 1961), Nigerian politician and government minister
* Ghulam Sadiq Khan (1939–2016), Indian classical vocalist
* Jam Sadiq Ali (ca. 1934–1992), Pakistani politician from Sindh
* Muhammad Sadiq Ardestani (died 1721), an Iranian Shia philosophers during Safavid period
* Suleiman Sadiq Umar (born 1971), Nigerian politician and Senator
* Tahir Sadiq Khan (born 1950), Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
* Muhammad Saddiq Al-Minshawi (1920-1969), Egyptian rectiter of the Quran

## Surname

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* Agha Sadiq (1909–1977), Pakistani writer and poet
* Ahmed Sadiq (born 1979), Nigerian boxer
* Ayaz Sadiq (born 1954), Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
* Ayman Sadiq (born 1992), Bangladeshi educator, entrepreneur and founder of 10 Minute School
* Ghazi al-Sadiq (died 2012), Sudanese politician and government minister
* Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq (1912–1971), Indian politician, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1964 to 1965
* Hana Sadiq, Iraqi fashion designer
* Ibrahim Sadiq (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer
* Kalbe Sadiq (1939-2020), or Moulana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq, Islamic scholar, thinker, reformer, educationist and preacher
* Karim Sadiq (born 1984), Afghan cricketer
* Mirwais Sadiq (1973–2004), Afghan politician and government minister
* Mohammed Sadiq (disambiguation), many people with the surname
* Muhammad Sadiq (disambiguation), many people with the surname
* Munir Sadiq (born 1955), Pakistani sportsman and medalist in sailing
* Nauman Sadiq (born 1979), Pakistani cricketer
* Nuzhat Sadiq, Pakistani politician, member of the Senate of Pakistan
* Rashidat Sadiq (born 1981), Nigerian women's basketball player
* S M Sadiq, or Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistani lyricist and poet
* Saba Sadiq (born 1966), Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
* Sadiq Sani Sadiq (born 1981), Nigerian film actor
* Sayed Sadiq (1945–2025), Egyptian actor
* Shagufta Sadiq, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
* Shazia Sadiq, Australian computer scientist
* Umar Sadiq (born 1997), Nigerian footballer
* Yousif Muhammed Sadiq (born 1978), Iraqi Kurdish politician
* Zahid Sadiq (born 1965), Kenyan cricketer

## See also

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* Sadykhov/Sadykov
* Sadek (disambiguation)
* Sadeq (disambiguation)
* Sadegh (disambiguation)
* Siddiq (name)
* Siddique (disambiguation)
* Sadiq Abad (disambiguation)
* Al-Sadiq Mosque or Wabash Mosque, a mosque in the Bronzeville neighborhood in city of Chicago funded with the money predominantly donated by African-American Ahmadi Muslim converts
* Sadiq Public School (SPS), a Pakistani college-preparatory boarding school located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

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## References

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1. ^ "Jaafar As-Sadiq". Muslim Heritage. Retrieved 2020-05-27.