Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the

Arabic name Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given name, given, middle name, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system ...

'peaceful' and corresponds to the

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name שְׁלֹמֹה‎ ''Shlomoh'' and the English

Solomon Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ...

(/ˈsɒləmən/) .

was the scriptural figure who was king of what was then the

United Kingdom of Israel The Kingdom of Israel (Hebrew: מַמְלֶכֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל‎, ''Mamleḵeṯ Yīśrāʾēl'') was an Israelite kingdom that may have existed in the Southern Levant. According to the Deuteronomistic history in the Hebrew Bible, ...

(c. 970–931 BCE) and is revered as a major prophet by

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. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name Sulaiman

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (1922 – 2005), known as "Mehboob-e-Millat", was an Indian politician, born in Bangalore in a Cutchi Memon family, who served as an Indian Union Muslim League Member of Parliament from northern Kerala several times. He ...

(1922–2005), Indian politician * Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi (born 1984), Omani footballer * Sulaiman (Brunei) (15th century), fourth sultan of Brunei *

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abu Ghaith (; born 14 December 1965) is a Kuwaiti regarded as one of al-Qaeda's spokesmen. He is marriage in Islam, married to one of Osama bin Laden's daughters. In 2013, Gaith was arrested in Jordan and extradite ...

(born circa 1965), Al-Qaida's official spokesman * Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (born 1920), Saudi Arabian businessman * Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (21st century), Malaysian politician * Sulaiman al-Barouni (1872–1940), ruler of Tripolitania * Sulaiman Al-Fahim (21st century), United Arab Emirati businessman * Sulaiman Areeb (died 1972), Urdu poet * Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel Al Nahdi (21st century), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States * Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010), Malaysian politician *

Sulaiman Hamad Al Gosaibi Sulaiman Hamad Al Gosaibi () was a Saudi businessman. He was the chairman of the board of the Ahmad Hamad Al Gosaibi & Brothers Group of Companies based in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia until his death in February 2009. Early life Sulaiman was born in ...

(21st century), Saudi Arabian businessman * Sulaiman Ismail (21st century), American football wide receiver * Sulaiman Merchant (born 1970), Indian music composer * Sulaiman of Banjar (1761–1825), 16th

Sultan of Banjar The following is a list of the rulers of Banjar, which is a list of figures who have led Banjar people and the whole of South Kalimantan, both traditionally and officially. This list is compiled based on a comparison of the timeline between each tr ...

* Sulaiman S. Olayan (1918–2002), Saudi Arabian businessman *

Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh is a Sierra Leonean politician and ambassador. *From 1996 to 1997 under President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah's government-in-exile during the Sierra Leone Civil War, he served as Minister of Transport and Communications. *From to 2 ...

(21st century), Sierra Leonean politician and ambassador *

Sultan Sulaiman Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Raja Haji Musa (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 11 September 1863 – 31 March 1938) was the fifth Sultan of Selangor reigning from 1898 to 1938. He was known as Raja Sulaiman before being crowne ...

(1863–1938), fourth Sultan of Selangor *

Syed Sulaiman Nadvi Sulaiman Nadvi (22 November 1884 – 22 November 1953) was a British Indian, and then Pakistani, Islamic scholar, historian and a writer, who co-authored '' Sirat-un-Nabi'' and wrote ''Khutbat-e-Madras''. He was a member of the founding commi ...

(1884–1953), Pakistani historian and biographer *

Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi (; born August 8, 1964) is a Kuwaiti retired football player who was the first player of the Kuwait national football team to score a golden goal. The goal was scored against the UAE in 1994. Club career Sulaiman played ...

(born 1964), Kuwaiti footballer * Sulaiman, Prince of Xining (died 1351), Mongol prince *

Sulaiman bin Hashim On the early morning of 31 May 2001, 17-year-old national footballer Sulaiman bin Hashim (4 June 1983 – 31 May 2001), along with his two friends were attacked by a group of eight youths from gang 369, known as Salakau, as they were walking ...

(1983–2001), Singaporean murder victim and football player

People with the surname Sulaiman

José Sulaimán José Sulaimán Chagnón (May 30, 1931 – January 16, 2014) was a Mexican boxing official, best known for serving as president of the World Boxing Council (WBC) from 1975 until his death in 2014. During his nearly four decades at the helm, Sul ...

(1931–2014), Mexican boxing official *

Mahmud Sulaiman Major-General Mahmud Sulaiman (c. 1928 – 26 August 2020) was a Malaysian general officer. He has been credited for the Malaysian military's success in purging the remnants of the Malayan Communist Party guerrillas in the 1970s, at the height of ...

(20th century), Malaysian general officer * Malik Sulaiman (born 1969), Malaysian yachtsman *

Shah Muhammad Sulaiman Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (3 February 1886 – 12 March 1941) (popularly known as Sir Shah Sulaiman or Sir Sulaiman) was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from 16 March 1932 to 30 September 1937 and was the first Indian and one of ...

(born 1886), Indian judge and scientist * Omar Bin Sulaiman (21st century), Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre * Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman (14th century), sultan of the island of Kilwa Kisiwani * Sunar Sulaiman (born 1979), Indonesian footballer

People with the given name Sulaiman

People with the surname Sulaiman

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