Siddiqui
Siddiqui is a family name or surname belonging to the descendants of Abu Bakr, a companion of Muhammad. The title "As-Siddiq" (Arabic: The Veracious) was given to the first Muslim Caliph (one of the Rashidun, or "Rightly guided" Caliphs) Abu Bakr by Muhammad. Siddiqui is an attributive form of the Arabic As-Siddiq.
People
Notable people with the surname include:
Siddiqui
- Aafia Siddiqui, Pakistani neuroscientist
- Adnan Siddiqui, Pakistani actor and model
- Ahmed Siddiqui (American youth) (born 1996), American of Pakistani descent who described being kidnapped with his mother and two younger siblings in March 2003
- Ahmed Siddiqui (terrorist), citizen of Germany who is suspected of ties to terrorism
- Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, Pakistani politician, administrator and ambassador
- Jahangir Siddiqui, Pakistani businessman and philanthropist
- Khalid Siddiqui, Indian film and television actor
- Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (born 1997), Pakistani female cricketer
- Naeem Siddiqui (1916-2002), Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer and politician
- Nasimuddin Siddiqui, Indian Uttar Pradesh politician is a member of Indian National Congress
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui (born 1974), Indian film actor
- Sadiya Siddiqui, Indian film and television actress
- Saghar Siddiqui ((1928-1974), Pakistani poet in Urdu
- Sultana Siddiqui, Pakistani television director, producer and a businessperson
Siddiqi
- A.Y.B.I. Siddiqi (born 1945), Bangladeshi Inspector General of Police
- Hafiz Siddiqi (1931–2018), Bangladeshi academic
- Javed Siddiqi (born 1942), Indian Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright
- Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954), Indian Islamic scholar
- Nawab Khwaja Abid Siddiqi, Nawab under Aurangzeb and was a Siddiqi by lineage) a loyal general for the Mughal Empire
- Obaid Siddiqi (1932–2013), Indian scientific research professor
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