Sadiq (name)

Sadiq
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"Truthful"
Other names
Related names	Sadek; Sadeq; Sadegh;
See also	Zadoc

Sadiq (Arabic: صادق) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. 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, known at times simply as Sadiq (The Truthful). Notable people with the name include:

Mononym

Sadiq (Indian actor) (born 1956), or Mohammed Sadiq, Indian actor
Mir Sadiq or Gudu Khan (died 1799), Indian politician

Titular

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), Husainid Bey of Tunis
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq (born 1983), Egyptian-American religious leader and founder of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light

Given name

Sadiq-ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi (1928–2002), Pakistani general, Governor of Sindh
Sadiq Abdullahi (born 1960), Nigerian tennis player
Sadiq Abdulkarim Abdulrahman (born 1966), 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 Alhassan (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
Sadiq Ali (1952–2011), Indian politician from Kashmir, poet, writer and environmentalist activist
Sadiq Ali (freedom fighter) (1910–2001), Indian politician and freedom fighter
Sadiq Ali (general), Pakistani Army general
Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm (1934–2016), Syrian professor of Modern European Philosophy
Sadiq Batcha (1972–2011), Indian entrepreneur
Sadiq Daba (1951/52–2021), Nigerian actor and former broadcaster
Sadiq Dadashov (1905–1946), Azerbaijani architect and architecture historian
Sadiq al-Damaluji (1880–1958), Iraqi historian and writer
Sadiq Fakir (1967–2015), Pakistani singer of Sindhi music
Sadiq Farhad, Afghan cricketer
Sadiq El Fitouri (born 1994), Libyan professional footballer
Sadiq Al-Ghariani (born 1942), Grand Mufti of Libya
Sadiq Gurbanov (born 1972), Azerbaijani politician
Sadiq Ibrahim (born 1964), Nigerian politician and lawyer
Sadiq Iftikhar, Pakistani politician
Sadiq Jaber (born 1960), Iraqi footballer
Sadiq ul Khairi (1915–1989), Indian born Pakistani Urdu novelist, playwright, and translator
Sadiq Khan (born 1970), British politician
Sadiq Muhammad Khan or Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi (1904–1966), the Nawab, and later Amir, of Bahawalpur State
Sadiq Mahmud Khurram (born 1973), Pakistani jurist
Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer, academician
Sadiq Kirmani (born 1989), Indian cricketer
Sadiq Larijani (born 1963), Iranian cleric and politician
Sadiq al-Mahdi, also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq (1935–2020), Sudanese political and religious figure
Sadiq Ali Memon, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Sadiq Mohammad (born 1945), Pakistani cricketer
Sadiq Al-Mohsin (born 1997), Saudi Arabian handball player
Sadiq Mousa (born 1959), Iraqi footballer
Sadiq Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge
Sadiq Quliyev (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (1927–2000), Pakistani politician, Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab in the 1970s
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian politician
Sadiq Saadoun (born 1972), Iraqi footballer
Sadiq Sani Sadiq (born 1981), Nigerian film actor
Sadıq Sadıqov (1965–2026), Azerbaijani sports administrator, President of the Neftchi Baku PFK
Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978), Pakistani politician
Sadiq Ali Shahzad (1951–2016), Pakistani sculptor
Sadiq Al Shehabi (1944–2017), Bahraini politician
Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi (born 1942), Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'
Sadiq Sillah (born 1969), Sierra Leonean politician
Sadiq Sulieman Umar (born 1970), Nigerian politician
Sadiq Zazzabi (born 1970), Nigerian Hausa language singer and songwriter

Middle name

Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed (born 1961), Nigerian politician and government minister
Ghulam Sadiq Khan (1939–2016), Indian classical vocalist
Jam Sadiq Ali (1934–1992), Pakistani politician
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 reciter of the Quran

Surname

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
Kenyon Sadiq (born 2005), American football player
Mirwais Sadiq (1973–2004), Afghan politician and government minister
Muhammad Sadiq (disambiguation), multiple people
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
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

References

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

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