Sulyman is an African masculine given name and surname, a variant of

Suleiman Suleiman (; or dictionary.reference.comsuleiman/ref>) is the Arabic name of the Jewish and Quranic king and Islam, Islamic prophet Solomon (name), Solomon. Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566) was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman E ...

, which is the Arabic form of

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 ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Sulyman Age Abdulkareem ( 21st century), Nigerian chemical engineer and professor * Sulyman Kawu ( 21st century), Nigerian judge * Muhammad Sulyman Al Fakki Al Shazly ( 1983–present), Sudanese-British writer and journalist

Surname

* Seni Sulyman (born 1985), Nigerian entrepreneur {{given name Masculine given names African masculine given names Surnames of African origin Surnames from given names