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

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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

Sadiq Sadiq may refer to: Places * Sadiq (town), Faridkot district, Punjab, India Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the ...

. It is the adjective form of the root word �دقwhich means truthfulness, so it means truthful. Notable people with the name include:

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Sadeq Khan Sadaq Khān (), also known as Mohammad Sadeq Khan (, ), was a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar. He succeeded Farhad Khan as faujdar in 1688. Life In 1678, Farhad Khan took a one year break from being the faujdar of Sylhet as he was ...

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

Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV (;‎ 1861–1899) was the 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State from 1879 to 1899 under the supervision of the British Raj. He died in 1899 and was succeeded by his eldest son Bahawal Khan V. Biograph ...

(1861–1899), 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State *

Sadeq Khan Zand Sadeq Khan Zand (, 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 Zand tribe, a small and litt ...

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

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* Sadeq Ali (died 1862), Bengali writer, poet and district judge from 19th century *

Sadeq Amin Abu Rass Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (; born 1952) 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 death on December 4, 2017, during th ...

(born 1952), Yemeni politician, Chairperson of the Sana'a-based General People’s Congress *

Sadeq Chubak Sādeq Chubak (, 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 concentration on a single theme, ...

(1916–1998), sometimes Sādegh Choubak (1916–1998), Iranian author of short fiction, drama, and novels * Sadeq Khalilian (born 1959), Iranian economist, academic, politician and government minister * Sadeq Kia (1920–2002), Iranian man of letters, professor of Iranian languages *

Sadeq Larijani Sadiq Ardashir Larijani (born 12 March 1963) is an Iranian cleric and politician who currently serves as the chairman of Expediency Discernment Council since 2018. He previously served as the sixth chief justice of Iran from 2009 to 2019. Lar ...

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

Sadeq Naihoum Sadeq Al Naihoum (1937 – 15 November 1994) () 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 degree in literature. He then ...

(1937–1994), Libyan writer and journalist *

Sadeq Rohani Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq Husayni Rohani (; 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 14. He ...

(1926–2022), or Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Sadeq Hussaini Rohani, Iranian Twelver Shia Marja *

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

(born 1953), Pakistani-born banker and businessman *

Sadeq Tabatabaei Sadeq Tabatabaei (; 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. He was also Deputy Ministe ...

(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 . 21st Arabian Gulf Cup Ahmed Sadeq played in the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup with Yemen. ...

(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 Mohammed al-Sadr (; born 23 March 1943 – 19 February 1999) was a prominent Iraqi Twelver Shiite cleric and marja'. He called for government reform and the release of detained Shia leaders during the rule of Saddam Huss ...

(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 100 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships in Kuwait City, Sadeq ran 10.36 seconds to ...

(born 1971), Kuwaiti sprinter *

Moain Sadeq Moain Sadeq () is a Palestinian-Canadian archaeologist specialising in the archaeology of Gaza. He teaches at Qatar University and has worked at colleges in Canada. After completing a doctorate at the Free University of Berlin, Sadeq co-founded ...

(born 1955), Palestinian archaeologist

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Sadeq, Iran Sadeq (, 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 means honest/tr ...

, Sadeq (Persian: , also

Romanized In linguistics, romanization 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 transcription, ...

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

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