{{confused|Tzadik|Siddiq}} {{Infobox given name |name = Sadiq |image = |caption = |pronunciation = |gender = Male |name day = |origin = |meaning = "Truthful" |related names = {{Plainlist| * Sadek * Sadeq * Sadegh }} | seealso = Zadoc }}

'''Sadiq''' ({{langx|ar|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,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jaafar As-Sadiq|url=https://muslimheritage.com/people/scholars/jaafar-as-sadiq/|website=Muslim Heritage|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> known at times simply as '''Sadiq''' (The Truthful).

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

==Mononym== *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== 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== *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== *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== *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 *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== *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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