Sadeq (in ) is an Arab and Iranian given name and surname which is most common in
Iran
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Pakistan
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, and Arab countries.
Sadegh is the Iranian variant. Other variants include
Sadiq Sadiq may refer to:
Places
* Sadiq (town), Faridkot district, Punjab, India
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It is the adjective form of the root word
�دقwhich means truthfulness, so it means truthful.
Notable people with the name include:
Titular
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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
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Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV (1861–1899), 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State
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Sadeq Khan Zand (died 1781), also known as Mohammad Sadeq, the fifth Shah of the Zand dynasty from 1779 to 1781
Given name
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Sadeq Ali (died 1862), Bengali writer, poet and district judge from 19th century
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Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (born 1952), Yemeni politician, Chairperson of the Sana'a-based General People’s Congress
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Sadeq Chubak (1916–1998), sometimes Sādegh Choubak (1916–1998), Iranian author of short fiction, drama, and novels
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Sadeq Khalilian (born 1959), Iranian economist, academic, politician and government minister
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Sadeq Kia (1920–2002), Iranian man of letters, professor of Iranian languages
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Sadeq Larijani (born 1961), better known as Amoli Larijani, Iranian cleric, conservative politician
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Sadeq Naihoum (1937–1994), Libyan writer and journalist
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Sadeq Rohani (1926–2022), or Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Sadeq Hussaini Rohani, Iranian Twelver Shia Marja
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Sadeq Sayeed (born 1953), Pakistani-born banker and businessman
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Sadeq Tabatabaei (1943–2015), Iranian writer, journalist, TV host, university professor
Middle name
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Ahmed Sadeq Al Khamri (born 1992), Yemeni footballer
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Ali Sadeq Benwan (born 1991), Iraqi footballer
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Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr (1943–1999), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a cleric of the rank of Grand Ayatollah
Surname
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Hamed Sadeq (born 1971), Kuwaiti sprinter
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Moain Sadeq (born 1955), Palestinian archaeologist
Village
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Sadeq, Iran, Sadeq (Persian: , also
Romanized
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as ''Şādeq'') is a village in Ahudasht Rural District, Shavur District, Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
See also
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Sadegh (disambiguation)
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Sadek (disambiguation)
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Sadiq (disambiguation)
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Siddiq (name)
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Siddique (disambiguation)
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