Sadeq (in ar, صادق) is an Arab and Iranian given name and surname which is most common in

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, and Arab countries. Sadegh is the Iranian variant. Other variants include

Sadiq Sadiq 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 fi ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Sadeq Khan Sadaq Khān ( bn, সাদক খান), also known as Mohammad Sadeq Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাদেক খান, fa, ), was a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar. He succeeded Farhad Khan as faujdar in 1688. Life ...

, a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar *

Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV ( ur, ); also spelled Sadeq or Sadik; was the 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State from 1879 to 1899 under the supervision of British Raj. He died in 1899 and was succeeded by his eldest son Bahawal Khan ...

, 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State *

Sadeq Khan Zand Sadeq Khan Zand ( fa, صادق‌خان زند, d. 1781), also known as Mohammad Sadeq, was the fourth Shah of the Zand dynasty of Iran from August 22, 1779 until March 14, 1781. Biography Background and early life Sadeq Khan belonged to the ...

(died 1781), also known as Mohammad Sadeq, the fifth Shah of the Zand dynasty from 1779 to 1781

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Sadeq Ali Munshi Muhammad Sadeq Ali ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাদেক আলী, Sylheti Nagri, Nagri: ), born as Sri Gaur Kishore Sen ( bn, শ্রী গৌর কিশোর সেন), was a prominent Dobhashi writer, poet and district ...

, Bengali writer, poet and district judge from 19th century *

Sadeq Amin Abu Rass Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (born 1952; ar, صادق أمين أبو راس) is the Chairperson of the Sanaa-based General People’s Congress. Sadeq Rass was named the GPC’s Leader on January 7, 2018, following previous leader Ali Abdullah Saleh’s ...

, Yemeni politician, Chairperson of the Sana'a-based General People’s Congress *

Sadeq Chubak Sādeq Chubak ( fa, صادق چوبک, sometimes Sādegh Choubak; August 5, 1916 July 3, 1998), was an Iranian author of short fiction, drama, and novels. His short stories are characterized by their intricacy, economy of detail, and concentrati ...

, sometimes Sādegh Choubak (1916–1998), Iranian author of short fiction, drama, and novels *

Sadeq Khalilian Sadeq Khalilian ( fa, صادق خلیلیان, born 1959) is an Iranian conservative politician who has served as the governor of Khuzestan Province since September 2021. He is the former agriculture minister from 2009 to 2013 in the government h ...

(born 1959), Iranian economist, academic, politician and government minister * Sadeq Kia (1920–2002), Iranian man of letters, professor of Iranian languages *

Sadeq Larijani Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani ( fa, صادق اردشیر لاریجانی; born 12 March 1961), better known as Amoli Larijani ( fa, آملی لاریجانی), is an Iranian scholar, conservative politician, and current chairman of Expediency Discern ...

(born 1961), better known as Amoli Larijani, Iranian cleric, conservative politician *

Sadeq Naihoum Sadeq Al Naihoum (1937 – 15 November 1994) ( ar, الصادق النيهوم) was a Libyan writer and journalist. Early life and education He was born in Benghazi, Libya, in 1937 where he lived and studied until he finished his university ...

(1937–1994), Libyan writer and journalist *

Sadeq Rohani Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq Husayni Rohani ( fa, ; 16 July 1926 – 16 December 2022) was an Iranian Shia marja'. Rohani resided in Qom. He claimed to have gained ijtihad from the grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, at the age of ...

, or Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Sadeq Hussaini Rohani, Iranian Twelver Shia Marja * Sadeq Sayeed (born 1953), Pakistani-born banker and businessman *

Sadeq Tabatabaei Sadeq Tabatabaei ( fa, صادق طباطبایی; 25 March 1943 – 21 February 2015) was an Iranian writer, journalist, TV host, university professor at the University of Tehran and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1979 to 1980 ...

(1943–2015), Iranian writer, journalist, TV host, university professor

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Ahmed Sadeq Al Khamri Ahmed Sadeq Al Khamri (Arabic: أحمد صادق الخمري; born 28 December 1992) is a Yemeni footballer who plays as a Defense currently plays for Peshmerga . 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations Ahmed Sadeq played in the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations with ...

(born 1992), Yemeni footballer *

Ali Sadeq Benwan Ali Sadeq Benwan (Arabic:علي صادق بنوان) (born 30 November 1991) is an Iraqi footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associat ...

(born 1991), Iraqi footballer *

Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Muhammad-Sadiq al-Sadr ( ar, '';'' 23 March 1943 – 19 February 1999) was a prominent Iraqi Shia marja'. He called for government reform and the release of detained Shia leaders. The growth of his popularity, o ...

(1943–1999), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a cleric of the rank of Grand Ayatollah

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Hamed Sadeq Hamed Habib Sadeq (born 18 December 1971) is a former Kuwaiti sprinter who competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 a ...

(born 1971), Kuwaiti sprinter

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Sadeq, Iran Sadeq ( fa, صادق, also Romanized as Şādeq) is a village in Ahudasht Rural District, Shavur District, Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 145, in 22 families. Of note, this word "Sadeq" literally me ...

, Sadeq (Persian: صادق, also

Romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

as ''Şādeq'') is a village in Ahudasht Rural District, Shavur District, Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.

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