Siddiqui (name)

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