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 Sadegh, or accented Sādegh (in fa, صادق), is an Iranian name and variant of Sadeq. Given name *Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh (born 1932), Iranian boxer *Sadegh Amirazizi (1905–1992), Iranian army general and politician * Sadegh Gashni (born 1986), ...

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, a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar * Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV, 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State * Sadeq Khan Zand (died 1781), also known as Mohammad Sadeq, the fifth Shah of the Zand dynasty from 1779 to 1781

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* Sadeq Ali, 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, 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 Sadeq Kia (; 15 May 1920 – 1 March 2002) was an Iranian man of letters, distinguished professor of Iranian languages and the director of the second Academy of Persian Language and Literature. Biography Kia was born in Tehran, Iran, on 15 Ma ...

(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, or Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Sadeq Hussaini Rohani, Iranian Twelver Shia Marja *

Sadeq Sayeed Sadeq Sayeed (born Dec 1953) is a prominent Pakistani-born banker and businessman, known for his role behind Nomura's acquisition of the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) businesses of Lehman Brothers in Oct 2008. He holds a bachelor of ...

(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 198 ...

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

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* Ahmed Sadeq Al Khamri (born 1992), Yemeni footballer * Ali Sadeq Benwan (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, ...

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

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* Hamed Sadeq (born 1971), Kuwaiti sprinter

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* Sadeq, Iran, Sadeq (Persian: صادق, also

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

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

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