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: سُلِيمَان ''sulaymān'') is an Arabic name of the

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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 ...

meaning 'man of peace', derived from the Hebrew name Shlomo. The name Sulayman is a

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of the name

Salman Salman may refer to: People * Salman (name), people with the name Places in Iran * Salman, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province * Salman, alternate name of Deh-e Salman, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province * Salman, Razavi Khorasa ...

(سَلْمان ''salmān''), both of which stem from the male noun Salaam. Notable people with the name include:

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Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (, 24 September 717) was the seventh Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliph, ruling from 715 until his death. He was the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. 685–705) and Wallada bint al-Abbas. He began his ...

(674-717), Umayyad caliph *

Sulayman ibn Hisham Sulaymān ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik (; ) was an Arab general, the son of the Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (). He is known for his participation in the expeditions against the Byzantine Empire as well as his prominent role in the c ...

, Umayyad prince and Arab general *

Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I (; , ; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver () in his own realm, was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultan between 1520 a ...

, longest-reigning Great Sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Sulayman ibn al-Hakam Sulayman ibn al-Hakam or Sulayman al-Musta'in bi-llah (; died 1016) was the fifth Caliph of Córdoba, ruling from 1009 to 1010, and from 1013 to 1016 in Al-Andalus. In 1009, after Muhammad II ibn Hisham had led a revolt against caliph Hisham ...

, or Sulayman II or Sulayman al-Musta'in (died 1016), fifth Umayyad ruler of Córdoba * Sulayman ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir, ninth century Abbasid official from Tahirīd family in the service of the Abbasid Caliphate. * Sulayman of Mali, 14th century Mansa of the

Mali Empire The Mali Empire (Manding languages, Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: ''UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century'', p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or ''Manden ...

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Sulaiman al-Tajir Sulaymān al-Tājir () was a 9th-century Muslim merchant, traveler and writer initially from Siraf in modern-day Iran. He traveled to India and China and wrote an account of his voyages around AD 850, often associated with a related travelo ...

('Sulayman the Merchant', ), explorer and trader who wrote on India and China *

Sulayman al-Qunduzi Sulayman (Arabic: سُلِيمَان ''sulaymān'') is an Arabic name of the Biblical king and Islamic prophet Solomon meaning 'man of peace', derived from the Hebrew name Shlomo. The name Sulayman is a diminutive of the name Salman (سَلْما ...

, alleged author of Yanabi al-Muwadda *

Rajah Sulayman Sulayman, sometimes referred to as Sulayman III (Arabic script: سليمان, Abecedario: ''Solimán'') (d. 1590s), was a Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Luzon in the 16th century and was a nephew of Rajah Ache of Luzon. He was the commander of ...

(1558–1575), the last raja or King of Manila. *

Sulayman ibn Wahb Abu Ayyub Sulayman ibn Wahb () (died July/August 885) was a senior official of the Abbasid Caliphate who served several times as Vizier (Abbasid Caliphate), vizier. His family, the Banu Wahb, were originally Nestorian Christians from Wasit, Iraq, ...

(died 885), senior official of the Abbasid Caliphate serving as vizier.

People with the given name

Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far Sulaymān ibn al-Manṣūr (), better known as Sulaymān ibn Abī Jaʿfar (), was an Abbasid dynasty, Abbasid prince and served as governor of Basra, al-Jazira (caliphal province), al-Jazira and Bilad al-Sham, Syria during the reign of his nephew, ...

, early 9th century governor and politician of Arab

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Caliphate. *Sulayman ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, was an Umayyad prince, son of Umayyad caliph

Umar II Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (; February 720) was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 717 until his death in 720. He is credited to have instituted significant reforms to the Umayyad central government, by making it much more efficient and ...

(r. 717–720) *Sulayman ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, was an Umayyad prince, son of Umayyad caliph

Yazid II Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (; — 26 January 724), commonly known as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 720 until his death in 724. Although he lacked administrative or military experience, he derived prestige from his ...

(r. 720–724) * Sulayman ibn Musa al-Hadi, was an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph

Al-Hadi Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī (; 26 April 764 CE 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab al-Hādī () was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succeeded his father al-Mahdi and ruled from 169 AH (785 CE) until his death in 1 ...

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Sulayman Bal Shaykh Thierno Sulayman Bal (, c. 1720 - 1775) was an 18th-century African leader, warrior, and Islamic scholar, from the Futa Toro region in what is today Senegal. Suleyman Bal was born around 1720 in Bode. Inspired by the Jihads of Alfa Ibrahima ...

(died 1775), 18th-century African leader, warrior, and Islamic scholar *

Sulayman Marreh Sulayman Marreh (born 15 January 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Club career Born in Banjul, Marreh made his senior debuts with Abuko United FC. In 2011, he was spotted by Gambia U ...

(born 1996), Gambian football (soccer) player *

Sulayman al-Nabulsi Suleiman Nabulsi (; 1908 – 14 October 1976) was a leftist Jordanian political figure who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1956–57. In October 1956 during the 1956 elections, the National Socialist Party headed by Nabulsi won ...

(1908–1976), Jordanian politician, Prime Minister of Jordan in 1956–57 *

Sulayman Solong Sulayman Solong (; 1550 – c. 1637) Hill 1967, p. 350 was the first historical sultan of Darfur. Ofcansky 1992, "The Fur" According to several sources, he ruled the Sultanate of Darfur from 1596 to 1637. MacMichael 1967, p. 7 However, because ...

, Darfuri sultan *

Sulayman Pasha al-Azm Sulayman Pasha al-Azm (; ; died August 1743) was the governor of Sidon Eyalet (1727–33), Damascus Eyalet (1733–38, 1741–43), and Egypt Eyalet (1739–40) under the Ottoman Empire. He belonged to the prominent Al-Azm family and was the un ...

(died 1743), Ottoman governor of Sidon Eyalet, Damascus Eyalet, and Egypt Eyalet * Sulayman Pasha al-Adil (c. 1760s–1819), Ottoman governor of Sidon Eyalet * Sulayman Reis (died 1620), 17th-century Dutch corsair and later Ottoman Captain and Barbary corsair * Sulayman Abu Gayeth (born 1965), Kuwaiti, one of Al-Qaeda's spokesmen * Sulayman al-Hawwat (1747–1816), Moroccan historian, biographer and poet * Sulayman S. Nyang, professor of African Studies at Howard University

People with the surname

* Hikmat Sulayman (1889–1964), Iraqi politician and prime minister of Iraq (1936 to 1937) at the head of a Party of National Brotherhood government * Mohamed Sedki Sulayman (1919–1996), Egyptian politician and Prime Minister of Egypt (1966 to 1967) *

Tarik Sulayman Tarik Sulayman, also spelled Tarik Soliman (from Arabic طارق سليمان ''Tāriq Suleiman, Sulaiman''), is the most popular of several names attributed by Kapampangan people, Kapampangan historians to the individual that led the forces of Ma ...

, individual associated with the

Battle of Bangkusay Channel The Battle of Bangkusay (; ), on June 3, 1571, was a naval engagement that marked the last resistance by locals to the Spanish Empire's occupation and colonization of the Pasig River delta, which had been the site of the indigenous polities of t ...

* Sulayman Al-Bassam (born 1972), Kuwaiti playwright and theatre director *

Sulayman Keeler Sulayman Keeler (born Simon Keeler) is a Muslim convert and leader of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah, a British Islamist organisation. He is a former member of Al-Muhajiroun, a banned organisation designated as a terrorist organisation, and led the S ...

, leader of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah, a British Islamist organisation

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