Sadiq is an Arabic masculine

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صديق which is translated as ''friend''. The Arabic word for friend is derived from the root ''sdk'' صدق which often refers to honesty, sincerity, truth or loyalty. Variants of the name include Sadek, Sadiq, Siddiq, Siddique etc. Notable people with the name include: * Sadik Ahmed (born 1977), British Bangladeshi film director, cinematographer, writer, producer * Sadik Albayrak (born 1942), Turkish journalist and author *

Sadik Balarabe Sadik Olaniyi Balarabe (born 26 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Welling United. Career In 2011, Balarabe headed to America to study at Jackson College, scoring 11 goals in 12 games in his first seaso ...

(born 1992), English footballer *

Sadık Giz Mustafa Sadık Giz (1911, in Aydın – 1979) was a Turkish politician and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray. He was a close relative of political leader and former Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes. He elected three times ...

(1911-1979), Turkish politician *

Sadik Hakim Sadik Hakim (born Forrest Argonne Thornton; July 15, 1919 – June 20, 1983) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Forrest Argonne Thornton was born on July 15, 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota. The name Argonne came from the World War ...

(1919-1983), American jazz pianist *

Sadik Harchaoui Sadik Harchaoui (born 4 March 1973, in Douar Khababa) is a Moroccan-Dutch legal academic. He and his family came to the Netherlands in 1980 and settled in the city of Apeldoorn. After he received a '' vwo'' diploma he went to Utrecht University to ...

(born 1973), Moroccan-Dutch legal academic *

Sadik Kaceli Sadik Kaceli (14 March 1914 – 24 December 2000) was an Albanian artist. He studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1936–1941). Kaceli is one of Albania's best known painters, receiving many decorations as People's ...

(1914-2000), Albanian painter * Sadiq Khan (born 1970), Mayor of London *

Sadik Mikhou Sadik Mikhou (born 25 July 1990) is a Moroccan-born middle-distance runner who since 2015 runs internationally for Bahrain. He competed at the 2017 World Championships finishing sixth. Additionally, he won the gold at the 2017 Islamic Solidarit ...

(born 1990), Moroccan middle distance runner *

Sadik Mujkič Sadik Mujkič (born 29 February 1968) is a retired Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992) ...

(born 1968), Slovenian rower *

Sadik Yemni Sadiq is an Arabic masculine given name. Originally a word in Arabic صديق which is translated as ''friend''. The Arabic word for friend is derived from the root ''sdk'' صدق which often refers to honesty, sincerity, truth or loyalty. Variants ...

(born 1951), Dutch novelist of Turkish extraction

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