- The Governor General of Canada
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Javed Siddiqi
Redlands, California, United States of America
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge, with differences to Amman Siddiqi and Saira Aysha Siddiqi
August 20, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 541
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Azure and Or, a pale flory-counter-flory between to the dexter a decrescent and two mullets and to the sinister two mullets all counterchanged;
Crest
A demi-tiger guardant proper winged Azure holding between its paws a brain Azure en soleil Or;
Motto
VERITAS ET GRAVITAS;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Flag
A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly per fess Or and Azure charged with the Crest between two representations of the Badge all separated by two bends Argent edged and inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable;
Badge
A serpent Or entwining a rod flory-counter-flory Azure;
Differenced Arms for Amman Siddiqi, son of Javed Siddiqi
The Arms of Javed Siddiqi debruised of a three-point label Argent during his father’s lifetime; This individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death;
Differenced Arms for Saira Aysha Siddiqi, daughter of Javed Siddiqi
The Arms of Javed Siddiqi within a bordure per pale Or and Azure;
Symbolism
Arms
Blue and gold are the colours of Oxford University, which Dr. Siddiqi attended as a Rhodes Scholar and from where he obtained a doctorate. The flory shapes are based on a design found in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, a place which for Dr. Siddiqi embodies ideas of tolerance and enlightenment. The vertical stripe alludes to the spine and the spinal cord, and thus to Dr. Siddiqi’s specialties in the neurosurgery field of cranial-spinal trauma and spine/spinal cord surgery. The moon reflects Dr. Siddiqi’s Islamic heritage; it pays tribute to the hardship his parents endured during the partition of British India and subsequently on his family’s journey to their final destination of Canada. The golden flory shapes represent Dr. Siddiqi’s parents, whose three children are indicated by the blue fleur-de-lis shapes. The stars represent Dr. Siddiqi, his wife and their two children.
Crest
The tiger refers to Dr. Siddiqi’s south Asian ancestry; it also alludes to neurosurgery being known as “tiger country” for its many perils. The wings refer to Dr. Siddiqi’s qualification as a pilot. The brain is a reference to neurosurgery, and the sunburst alludes to the sun found on the coat of arms of the University of Western Ontario from which Dr. Siddiqi obtained his medical degree.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Truth and dignity”.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Badge
The rod with flory shapes, echoing the central figure in the Arms, alludes to the Rod of Aesculapius, a symbol of the medical profession.
Differenced Arms for Amman Siddiqi, son of Javed Siddiqi
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Saira Aysha Siddiqi, daughter of Javed Siddiqi
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2016, in Volume 150, page 739 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Individual