Sadiq

Ja'far al-Sadiq, sixth Imam of (Shia) Islam. Known at times simply as-Sadiq (The Truthful), he was an 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]

Sadiq is also an Arabic / Islamic common given name and surname. It may also refer to:

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

Titular
  • Muhammad III as-Sadiq or 'As-Sadiq' (Arabic: الصادق) meaning 'the righteous') (1813–1882), the Husainid Bey of Tunis from 1859 until 1882

Given name
  • 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, Iranian Zaker (Karbala/Ahlul-Bayt tragedies reciter)
  • Sadiq al-Ahmar (born 1956), 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, 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, Nigerian actor and former broadcaster
  • Sadiq Fakir (born 1967), Pakistani singer of Sindhi music
  • Sadiq Farhad, Afghani cricketer
  • Sadiq El Fitouri (born 1994), Libyan professional footballer
  • Sadiq Jaber (born 1960), Iraqi footballer
  • Sadiq Khan, 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 (born 1935), 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, 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 Hussain Qureshi (1927–2000), Pakistani politician, Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab in the 1970s
  • Sadiq Saadoun, 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

Middle name

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
  • 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, or Moulana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq, Islamic scholar, thinker, reformer, educationist and preacher
  • Karim Sadiq (born 1984), Afghan cricketer
  • Mirwais Sadiq (1973–2004), Afghani 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
  • 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
  • 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

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