# Sadiq (name) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sadiq_(name) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sadiq_(name).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_(name) > Source revision: 1351293502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{confused|Tzadik|Siddiq}} {{Infobox given name |name = Sadiq |image = |caption = |pronunciation = |gender = [Male](/source/Male) |name day = |origin = |meaning = "Truthful" |related names = {{Plainlist| * [Sadek](/source/Sadek_(disambiguation)) * [Sadeq](/source/Sadeq_(disambiguation)) * [Sadegh](/source/Sadegh_(disambiguation)) }} | seealso = [Zadoc](/source/Zadoc_(given_name)) }} '''Sadiq''' ({{langx|ar|صادق}}) is a male name. The most prominent bearer of the name is [Ja'far al-Sadiq](/source/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,{{Cite web|title=Jaafar As-Sadiq|url=https://muslimheritage.com/people/scholars/jaafar-as-sadiq/|website=Muslim Heritage|access-date=2020-05-27}} known at times simply as '''Sadiq''' (The Truthful). '''Sadiq''' or [Sadik](/source/Sadik) is also an Arabic / Islamic common given name and surname. ==Mononym== *[Sadiq (Indian actor)](/source/Sadiq_(Indian_actor)) (born 1956), or Mohammed Sadiq, an Indian actor in Malayalam movies *[Mir Sadiq](/source/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](/source/epithet): *[Muhammad III as-Sadiq](/source/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](/source/Abdullah_Hashem) (born 1983), Egyptian-American religious leader and founder of the [Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light](/source/Ahmadi_Religion_of_Peace_and_Light) ==Given name== *[Sadiq Larijani](/source/Sadiq_Larijani) (born 1963), Iranian cleric and politician *[Sadiq-ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi](/source/Sadiq-ur-Rashid_Ibrahim_Abbasi) (1926 or 1928–2002), Pakistani general, Governor of Sindh *[Sadiq Abdullahi](/source/Sadiq_Abdullahi) (born 1960), Nigerian tennis player *[Sadiq Abdulkarim Abdulrahman](/source/Sadiq_Abdulkarim_Abdulrahman), Libyan politician and physician who served as first deputy prime minister *[Sadiq Adebiyi](/source/Sadiq_Adebiyi) (born 1997), Nigerian rugby league footballer *[Sadiq Ahangaran](/source/Sadiq_Ahangaran) (born 1957), Iranian Zaker (Karbala/Ahlul-Bayt tragedies reciter) *[Sadiq al-Ahmar](/source/Sadiq_al-Ahmar) (1956-2023), Yemeni politician and the leader of the Hashid tribal federation *[Sadiq Ali](/source/Sadiq_Ali) (1952–2011), Indian politician from Kashmir, poet, writer and environmentalist activist *[Sadiq Al-Ghariani](/source/Sadiq_Al-Ghariani) (born 1942), Grand Mufti of Libya *[Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm](/source/Sadiq_Jalal_Al-Azm) (1934–2016), Syrian professor of Modern European Philosophy *[Sadiq Batcha](/source/Sadiq_Batcha) (c. 1972–2011), Indian entrepreneur *[Sadiq Daba](/source/Sadiq_Daba) (1951/52-2021), Nigerian actor and former broadcaster *[Sadiq Fakir](/source/Sadiq_Fakir) (1967-2015), Pakistani singer of Sindhi music *[Sadiq Farhad](/source/Sadiq_Farhad), Afghan cricketer *[Sadiq El Fitouri](/source/Sadiq_El_Fitouri) (born 1994), Libyan professional footballer *[Sadiq Jaber](/source/Sadiq_Jaber) (born 1960), Iraqi footballer *[Sadiq Khan](/source/Sadiq_Khan) (born 1970), British politician, mayor of London *[Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai](/source/Sadiq-ur-Rahman_Kidwai), Indian writer, academician *[Sadiq Kirmani](/source/Sadiq_Kirmani) (born 1989), Indian cricketer *[Sadiq al-Mahdi](/source/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](/source/Sadiq_Ali_Memon), Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan *[Sadiq Mohammad](/source/Sadiq_Mohammad) (born 1945), Pakistani cricketer *[Sadiq Muhammad Khan](/source/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](/source/Sadiq_Al-Mohsin) (born 1997), Saudi Arabian handball player *[Sadiq Mousa](/source/Sadiq_Mousa) (born 1959), Iraqi footballer *[Sadiq Nawaz](/source/Sadiq_Nawaz), fictional character from ''Ackley Bridge'' *[Sadiq Hussain Qureshi](/source/Sadiq_Hussain_Qureshi) (1927–2000), Pakistani politician, Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab in the 1970s *[Sadiq Saadoun](/source/Sadiq_Saadoun) (born 1972), Iraqi footballer *[Sadıq Sadıqov](/source/Sad%C4%B1q_Sad%C4%B1qov) (born 1965), Azerbaijani sports administrator, President of the Neftchi Baku PFK *[Sadiq Sanjrani](/source/Sadiq_Sanjrani) (born 1978), Pakistani politician from Balochistan and Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan *[Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi](/source/Sadiq_Hussaini_Shirazi) (born 1942), an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja' *[Sadiq Sillah](/source/Sadiq_Sillah) (born 1969), Sierra Leonean politician *[Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman](/source/Syed_Saddiq_Syed_Abdul_Rahman) (born 1992), Malaysian politician ==Middle name== *[Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed](/source/Abubakar_Sadiq_A._Mohammed) (born 1961), Nigerian politician and government minister *[Ghulam Sadiq Khan](/source/Ghulam_Sadiq_Khan) (1939–2016), Indian classical vocalist *[Jam Sadiq Ali](/source/Jam_Sadiq_Ali) (ca. 1934–1992), Pakistani politician from Sindh *[Muhammad Sadiq Ardestani](/source/Muhammad_Sadiq_Ardestani) (died 1721), an Iranian Shia philosophers during Safavid period *[Suleiman Sadiq Umar](/source/Suleiman_Sadiq_Umar) (born 1971), Nigerian politician and Senator *[Tahir Sadiq Khan](/source/Tahir_Sadiq_Khan) (born 1950), Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan *[Muhammad Saddiq Al-Minshawi](/source/Muhammad_Saddiq_Al-Minshawi) (1920-1969), Egyptian rectiter of the Quran ==Surname== *[Agha Sadiq](/source/Agha_Sadiq) (1909–1977), Pakistani writer and poet *[Ahmed Sadiq](/source/Ahmed_Sadiq) (born 1979), Nigerian boxer *[Ayaz Sadiq](/source/Ayaz_Sadiq) (born 1954), Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan *[Ayman Sadiq](/source/Ayman_Sadiq) (born 1992), Bangladeshi educator, entrepreneur and founder of [10 Minute School](/source/10_Minute_School) *[Ghazi al-Sadiq](/source/Ghazi_al-Sadiq) (died 2012), Sudanese politician and government minister *[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq](/source/Ghulam_Mohammed_Sadiq) (1912–1971), Indian politician, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1964 to 1965 *[Hana Sadiq](/source/Hana_Sadiq), Iraqi fashion designer *[Ibrahim Sadiq](/source/Ibrahim_Sadiq) (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer *[Kalbe Sadiq](/source/Kalbe_Sadiq) (1939-2020), or Moulana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq, Islamic scholar, thinker, reformer, educationist and preacher *[Karim Sadiq](/source/Karim_Sadiq) (born 1984), Afghan cricketer *[Kenyon Sadiq](/source/Kenyon_Sadiq) (born 2005), American football player *[Mirwais Sadiq](/source/Mirwais_Sadiq) (1973–2004), Afghan politician and government minister *[Mohammed Sadiq (disambiguation)](/source/Muhammad_Sadiq_(disambiguation)), many people with the surname *[Muhammad Sadiq (disambiguation)](/source/Muhammad_Sadiq_(disambiguation)), many people with the surname *[Munir Sadiq](/source/Munir_Sadiq) (born 1955), Pakistani sportsman and medalist in sailing *[Nauman Sadiq](/source/Nauman_Sadiq) (born 1979), Pakistani cricketer *[Nuzhat Sadiq](/source/Nuzhat_Sadiq), Pakistani politician, member of the Senate of Pakistan *[Rashidat Sadiq](/source/Rashidat_Sadiq) (born 1981), Nigerian women's basketball player *[S M Sadiq](/source/S_M_Sadiq), or Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistani lyricist and poet *[Saba Sadiq](/source/Saba_Sadiq) (born 1966), Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab *[Sadiq Sani Sadiq](/source/Sadiq_Sani_Sadiq) (born 1981), Nigerian film actor *[Sayed Sadiq](/source/Sayed_Sadiq) (1945–2025), Egyptian actor *[Shagufta Sadiq](/source/Shagufta_Sadiq), Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan *[Shazia Sadiq](/source/Shazia_Sadiq), Australian computer scientist *[Umar Sadiq](/source/Umar_Sadiq) (born 1997), Nigerian footballer *[Yousif Muhammed Sadiq](/source/Yousif_Muhammed_Sadiq) (born 1978), Iraqi Kurdish politician *[Zahid Sadiq](/source/Zahid_Sadiq) (born 1965), Kenyan cricketer ==See also== *[Sadykhov](/source/Sadykhov)/[Sadykov](/source/Sadykov) *[Sadek (disambiguation)](/source/Sadek_(disambiguation)) *[Sadeq (disambiguation)](/source/Sadeq_(disambiguation)) *[Sadegh (disambiguation)](/source/Sadegh_(disambiguation)) *[Siddiq (name)](/source/Siddiq_(name)) *[Siddique (disambiguation)](/source/Siddique_(disambiguation)) *[Sadiq Abad (disambiguation)](/source/Sadiq_Abad_(disambiguation)) *[Al-Sadiq Mosque](/source/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](/source/Sadiq_Public_School) (SPS), a Pakistani college-preparatory boarding school located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan {{given name|type=both}} ==References== {{Reflist}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sadiq (name)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_(name)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_(name)?action=history)). 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