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Siddiqui, (also rendered as Siddiqi, Siddiquee, Siddighi, Seddighi or Siddiquie) (Arabic: صدیقی) is a
Muslim family name.Shaikh is the title used by Siddiqui signifying theirArab heritage.Origin
The name "Siddiqui" is derived from the word "Siddiq", which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Siddiq" was the name of the first Khalifa (
Caliph ) ofProphet Mohammad (in theSunni view),Abu Bakr Siddiq (Arabic: ابو بكر الصديق). Siddiqui signifies ancestry (purported or otherwise) from Abu Bakr.cquote|Sidqi derived from a root meaning 'true' as is Sadiqi a name with which it is often confused .Sidqi is , in the east of the Punjab at any rate often used as an equivalent to nau -Muslim , to distinguish converts of Indian descent from original Muhammadan immigrants [Denzil Ibbetson, Edward MacLagan, H.A. Rose "A Glossary of The Tribes & Casts of The Punjab & North-West Frontier Province", 1911 AD, Page 422, Vol III,]
People named Siddiqui/Siddiqi
The Siddiqui family is a multi ethnic community spread across
Middle East ,Africa andSouth Asia . One early plan for the division of India even proposed the idea of a region in the west part of India to be name SiddiquistanFact|date=September 2008.Between 1690 and the early 20th Century, the Indian District of Badaun was ruled by the
Rohilla SiddiqiNawabs . The direct descendants of this particular family currently reside in Pakistan, Europe, Africa, and North America.*
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui , formerChief Justices of Pakistan and candidate forPresident of Pakistan .
*Shahid Aziz Siddiqi , Former Federal Secretary, Government of Pakistan, grandson of the lastRohilla SiddiqiNawab ofBadaun
*Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (1897-1994), eminent Pakistani scientist and founder of PCSIR
*Sayed Nabi Siddiqui , Afghan police officer allegedly abused at US base
*Haroon Siddiqui ,Indo-Canadian journalist
*Obaid Siddiqui ,India n neurogeneticist
*Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistan-born neurologist who is accused of being an Al-Qaeda operative.
* 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 Amin Faheem Siddiqui, Political Leader of Pakistan (associated with PPP)
* Nafees Siddiqui, Senator of Pakistan (associated with PPP)
* Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi
* Adnan Siddiqui, Pakistani TV Actor
* Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, Senior Meteorologist, Physicst and Educationist
* Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, PTV News Caster
* MaulanaRumi , Persian poet
* Nawab Chaudhry Ismail Siddiqi, Last Rohilla Nawab of Badaun
* Nawab Chaudhry Sibghatulla Khan Siddiqi, 6th Rohilla Nawab of Badaun, Freedom FighterSiddiqis in the Horn of Africa One of the geographic areas where
Siddiqis are commonly found isHorn of Africa in the Countries ofEthiopia ,Somalia andDjibouti . However, In this countries they are not calledSiddiqi rather they are known by other local names.Siddiqis inEast Ethiopia are usually calledQallu . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the localOromo ,Harari orSomali languages. The tradition here is that theSiddiqis made themself part of the indigenousAfrican ethnic group accepting the name given to them, but maintaining their own identity. So, in Ethiopia, they are Usually known asQallu . And in Somalia, they are commonly known asSheikhal orAw-Qutub .The notableSiddiqi families inEthiopia include1.
Kurtu family inHarar ,Deder , andDjibouti 2.
Aw Barre family3.
Aw Ismael family4.
Qallu-Diinii family5.
Khabir Hassan family inGelemso 6.
Aw Samirren family7.
Aw Khalaf familyThe common ancestor of all
Siddiqi families ofThe Horn of Africa is known asShiekh Omar Ziyad Al-Siddiq . The tradition of the [Siddiqis] tells that it was this Shiekh who came fromYemen and settled at the town ofAw Barre , on the border ofEthiopia andSomalia , and gave birth to his six sons whom the Siddiqis count as their fathers. The Shiekh was aShafi'i mujtahid and Scholar ofHadith .Notable Siddiquis from the Horn of Africa
Notable
Ethiopia n Siddiquis includeAhmad Taqi . Other notable Siddiquis in Somalia include Dr Ali Shaikh Shmed Abubakar founder and president ofMogadishu University , he is also the president of aMuslim organisation inSomalia which is known locally as Al-Islaah it is part of the widerMuslim Brotherhood organisation which is based inEgypt , and Dr Ibrahim Dusuuqi who is a respected and well known Muslim cleric in Somalia he is a cardioligist by profession and doubles as both apolitician and preacher,he was a parliamenterin 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 bothMogadishu and Somalia in general. Notable Siddiquis inKenya include Ahmad Nassir Malim Abdullahi who is an advocate by profession, he is the former chairman of theLaw Society of Kenya and head of anti-corruption authority in Kenya he is alsoUniversity of Nairobi lecturer. Another prominent Siddiqui in Kenya is the current police commsioner 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 asenior banker and economist with standard chartered bank Munir Shaikh Ahmad and a buisness 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 ofNairobi .See also
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History of Arabs in Afghanistan
*Paracha
*Abbasi
*Alavi
*Farooqi
*Gardezi
*Gilani
*Hashemi
*Osmani
*Quraishi
*Sayyid
*Shaikh
*Shaikh Siddiqui
*Chinioti Shaikh
*Qallu
*Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa
*Shaikhs in South Asia
*Punjabi Shaikh
*Kashmiri Shaikh
*Khawaja Shaikh
*Qanungoh Shaikh
*Sindhi Shaikh =References=
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* [http://www.shaikhsiddiqui.com Shaikh Siddiqui]
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