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Siddiqui, (also rendered as Siddiqi, Siddiquee, Siddighi, Seddighi or Siddiquie) is a Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 family name. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui to signify their Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
 heritage.

Origin
The name "Siddiqui" derives from the word Siddiq, which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Al-Siddiq" was the title accorded to Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
 , the first Khalifa (Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
) and close friend of Prophet
Prophet

In religion, a prophet is a person who has claimed to have encountered the supernatural or the Divinity, often one who serves as an intermediary with humanity....
 Mohammad (in the Sunni view).






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Siddiqui, (also rendered as Siddiqi, Siddiquee, Siddighi, Seddighi or Siddiquie) is a Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 family name. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui to signify their Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
 heritage.

Origin


The name "Siddiqui" derives from the word Siddiq, which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Al-Siddiq" was the title accorded to Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
 , the first Khalifa (Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
) and close friend of Prophet
Prophet

In religion, a prophet is a person who has claimed to have encountered the supernatural or the Divinity, often one who serves as an intermediary with humanity....
 Mohammad (in the Sunni view). The surname "Siddiqui" signifies ancestry (purported or otherwise) from Abu Bakr.

People named Siddiqui/Siddiqi


The Siddiqui family is a multi ethnic community spread across Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
 and South Asia
South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
. One early plan for the division of India even proposed the idea of a region in the west part of India to be name Siddiquistan.

Between 1690 and the early 20th Century, the Indian District of Badaun/Badayun was ruled by the Rohilla
Rohilla

OriginRohillas belonged to Yousafzai tribe of Pashtuns, mainly of Mandanr sub-section. The term Rohilla was used for all Pashtuns, except for the Bangashes who settled in the Rohilkhand region, or men serving under Rohilla chiefs ....
 Siddiqi Nawabs. The broader Siddiqui clan of Badayun was known for its leadership in the areas of Islamic scholarship, tasawwuf ("Sufism", or Islamic spirituality), and literature (producing several well-known poets and writers). The direct descendants of this particular family currently reside in Pakistan, India, Europe, Africa, and North America.

  • Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
    Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui

    Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui or Saeed-uz-zaman Siddiqui was Chief Justice of Pakistan during the 1999 Pakistani coup d'?tat by President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf....
    , former Chief Justices of Pakistan
    Chief Justices of Pakistan

    The Chief Justice of Pakistan heads the Supreme Court of Pakistan. These are the names of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ....
     and candidate for President of Pakistan
    President of Pakistan

    The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Pakistan has a parliamentary form of government. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the President is chosen by the Electoral College of Pakistan to serve a five-year term....
    .
  • Justice Nazir Ahmad Siddiqui, former Judge of Lahore High Court Pakistan.
  • Shahid Aziz Siddiqi
    Shahid Aziz Siddiqi

    Nawabzada Shahid Aziz Siddiqi is a former senior Government official in Pakistan and Vice Chancellor of the Ziauddin Medical University. In June 2008 he was appointed Chairman of the Pakistan State Life Insurance Corporation....
    , Former Federal Secretary, Government of Pakistan, grandson of the last Rohilla
    Rohilla

    OriginRohillas belonged to Yousafzai tribe of Pashtuns, mainly of Mandanr sub-section. The term Rohilla was used for all Pashtuns, except for the Bangashes who settled in the Rohilkhand region, or men serving under Rohilla chiefs ....
     Siddiqi Nawab
    Nawab

    A Nawab or Nawaab was originally the subedar or viceroy of a subah or region of the Mughal empire. It became a high title for Muslim nobles....
     of Badaun
  • Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
    Salimuzzaman Siddiqui

    Prof Dr Salimuzzaman Siddiqui was a leading Pakistani scientist in natural products chemistry. He is credited for pioneering the isolation of unique chemical compounds from the Neem, Rauwolfia, and various other flora....
     (1897-1994), eminent Pakistani scientist and founder of PCSIR
  • Sayed Nabi Siddiqui
    Sayed Nabi Siddiqui

    Sayed Nabi Siddiqui is an Afghanistan police officer who alleges that in August 2003 he was stripped naked by United States-led coalition forces, and beaten and photographed at the U.S....
    , Afghan
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
     police officer allegedly abused at US base
  • Haroon Siddiqui
    Haroon Siddiqui

    Haroon Siddiqui, Order of Canada, Order of Ontario is an Indo-Canadian newspaper journalism, columnist and a former newspaper editor....
    , Indo-Canadian journalist
  • Obaid Siddiqui
    Obaid Siddiqui

    Obaid Siddiqi is a neurogenetics who has done pioneering work on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.In 2003, the United States National Academy of Sciences made him a Foreign Associate, citing his "pioneering experiments on the chemical senses of the fruit fly, Drosophila" and noting the following:...
    , India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
    n neurogeneticist
  • Bekhud Badayuni
    Bekhud Badayuni

    Muhammad Abdul-Hayy Siddiqui , writing under the pen-name Bekhud Badayuni , was one of the leading Urdu poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
     (Muhammad Abdul-Hayy Siddiqui, late 19th-century Urdu poet)
  • Aafia Siddiqui
    Aafia Siddiqui

    Aafia Siddiqui is an Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University alumna, originally from Karachi, Pakistan.In March 2003, Siddiqui left the United States....
    , a Pakistan-born neuroscientist who is accused of being an Al-Qaeda operative.
  • Adnan Siddiqui, Pakistani TV Actor
  • Shakeel Siddiqui, Pakistani Commedian Actor
  • Dr. Shakeel Siddiqui, Research Scholar, Dublin, Ireland
  • Abdul Rauf Siddiqui, MPA of Sindh Assembly (associated with MQM)
  • Shamim Siddiqui, MNA of Pakistan National Assembly (associated with MQM)
  • Haleem Siddiqui, Capt.(Retd.) Pak Navy, Ex-MNA and Political leader, associated with PML-Q
  • Dr Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui, Political leader associated with Jamaat-e-Islami
  • Makhdoom Ameen Faheem
    Makhdoom Ameen Faheem

    Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim is a Pakistani politician of the Pakistan Peoples Party . He was formerly Vice-Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians in the lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan, the Pakistan's National Assembly and Parliamentary Leader of his party in National Assembly of Pakistan after Benazir Bhutto's exil...
     Siddiqui, Political Leader of Pakistan (associated with PPP)
  • Nafees Siddiqui, Senator of Pakistan (associated with PPP)
  • Pir Mazhar Ul Haq
    Pir Mazhar Ul Haq

    Pir Mazhar Ul Haq is parliamentary leader of Pakistan Peoples Party in Provincial Assembly of Sindh and Senior Provincial Minister in the Sindh Provincial Government, holding the portfolio of Education....
     Siddiqui, Political Leader of PPP.
  • Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi
  • Nawab Chaudhry Ismail Siddiqi, Last Rohilla Nawab of Badaun
  • Nawab Chaudhry Sibghatulla Khan Siddiqi, 6th Rohilla Nawab of Badaun, Freedom Fighter
  • Major Farrukh Ahmad Siddiqui, (Retd.), Pakistan Army, Son of Mr.(Late) Khaliq Ahmed Siddiqui.
  • Zubair Siddiqui, Senior Meteorologist(), Physicist and Educationist(Ex-Lecturer at )
  • Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, Pakistan Television (PTV) Newscaster
  • Muhammad Farhan Siddiqui (owner of siddiqui community-orkut)


Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa


One of the geographic areas where Siddiqis are commonly found is Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts for hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea, and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden....
 in the Countries of Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
 , Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
 and Djibouti
Djibouti

Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast....
. However, In this countries they are not called Siddiqi rather they are known by other local names. Siddiqis in East Ethiopia are usually called Qallu
Qallu

Qallu is a name given to the families who are believed to be descents of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, and who are now living in many areas of Eastern Ethiopia....
 . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the local Oromo
Oromo

The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent in northern Kenya. They are the largest single ethnic group in Ethiopia, at 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census, and today number over 25 million....
 , Harari
Harari

Harari may refer to:* The city of Harar in Ethiopia; "Harari" is an adjectival form of the noun .** Harari people of Ethiopia** Harari language...
 or Somali
Somali

Somali can refer to:* Somali people, ethnic group who inhabit the Horn of Africa * Somali language* Somali clan, social grouping of the Somali people...
 languages. The tradition here is that the Siddiqis made themself part of the indigenous African ethnic group accepting the name given to them, but maintaining their own identity. So, in Ethiopia, they are Usually known as Qallu
Qallu

Qallu is a name given to the families who are believed to be descents of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, and who are now living in many areas of Eastern Ethiopia....
 . And in Somalia, they are commonly known as Sheikhal or Aw-Qutub
Aw-Qutub

Aw-Qutub is a Somali people clan, part of the larger Sheekhaal group. Its members inhabit Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.The Reer Awqutub further subdivides into the Reer Aw-Abdalleh, Reer Aw-Umar Seyaat, Reer Sheikh Samirre, Reer Aw-sadiiq, Reer Ahmed Aw-Qutub, Reer Umar Deen and Sadeeq Aw-Qutub....
. The notable Siddiqi families in Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
 include

1. Kurtu family in Harar
Harar

Harar is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and the capital of the modern Harari Region Regions of Ethiopia of Ethiopia. The city is located on a hilltop, in the eastern extension of the Ethiopian highlands about five hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa with an elevation of 1885 meters....
, Deder , and Djibouti
Djibouti

Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast....


2. Aw Barre family

3. Aw Ismael family

4. Qallu-Diinii family

5. Khabir Hassan family in Gelemso
Gelemso

Gelemso is a town in eastern Ethiopia. The name of the town is said to come from the Oromo phrase Galma Usso, or "Hall of Usso", named for a man who sponsored the new year festival....


6. Aw Samirren family

7. Aw Khalaf family

The common ancestor of all Siddiqi families of The Horn of Africa is known as Shiekh Omar Ziyad Al-Siddiq . The tradition of the Siddiqis tells that it was this Shiekh who came from Yemen
Yemen

Yemen , officially the Republic of Yemen is an Arab country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east....
 and settled at the town of Aw Barre , on the border of Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
 and Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
, and gave birth to his six sons whom the Siddiqis count as their fathers. The Shiekh was a Shafi'i mujtahid and Scholar of Hadith
Hadith

Hadith are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Hadith collections are regarded by all traditional madhab as important tools for determining the Muslim way of life, the sunnah....
.

Notable Siddiquis from the Horn of Africa

Notable Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
n Siddiquis include Ahmad Taqi. Other notable Siddiquis in Somalia include Dr Ali Shaikh Shmed Abubakar founder and president of Mogadishu University
Mogadishu University

Mogadishu University is non-governmental university in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The idea to establish a non-governmental educational institution started in June 1993 according the official website Mogadishu University, after which it took 5 years to develop and open the university....
, he is also the president of a Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 organisation in Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
 which is known locally as Al-Islaah it is part of the wider Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brothers is a transnational Sunni Islam movement and the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states, particularly Egypt....
 organisation which is based in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, and Dr Ibrahim Dusuuqi who is a respected and well known Muslim cleric in Somalia he is a cardiologist by profession and doubles as both a politician and preacher,he was a parliamentarian who took part of the transitional national government of Somalia under Abdi Qasim Salaat Hassan. Shaikh Ahmad Qudubi scholar and preacher who has ahuge following in both Mogadishu
Mogadishu

Mogadishu [] is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's Capital .Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important regional port for centuries....
 and Somalia in general. Notable Siddiquis in Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
 include Ahmad Nassir Malim Abdullahi who is an advocate by profession, he is the former chairman of the Law Society of Kenya and head of anti-corruption authority in Kenya he is also University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi

The University of Nairobi is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution goes back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970 when the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania...
 lecturer. Another prominent Siddiqui in Kenya is the current police commissioner of Kenya Major General Muhammad Ali who is also a general in the army of Kenya. Amongst the notable personalities of the Siddiqui family in Kenya is a senior banker and economist with standard chartered bank Munir Shaikh Ahmad and a business tycoon named Dahir Shaikh Ahmad who owns several landmark malls in the capital city of Nairobi including the gold and dollar exchange complex in the east of Nairobi
Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital city and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi Province. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai language phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters"....
.

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