Suleiman
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| Pronunciation | Arabic: [suˈlajmaːn] English: /ˈsuːləmɑːn/ or /ˌsuːleɪˈmɑːn/ |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic/Hebrew |
| Meaning | Man of peace |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
Suleiman (Arabic: سُلَيْمان, romanized: sulaymān; English: /ˈsuːləmɑːn/ or /ˌsuːleɪˈmɑːn/[1]) is the Arabic name of the Jewish and Quranic king and Islamic prophet Solomon.
Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566) was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Variants of the name include Salamon, Salman, Salomon, Sleiman, Soleyman, Soliman, Solomon (name), Sulaiman, Sulayman, Sulejman, Suleman, Suleyman, Zalman.
People with the given name
[edit]People with the given name include:
Historical
[edit]- Suleyman Shah (died 1127), according to Ottoman tradition, father of Ertugrul
- Suleiman-Shah (died 1161), Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire
- Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (died 1086), founder of the Sultanate of Rum
- Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan) (died 1357), Ottoman prince and commander
- Süleyman Çelebi (1377–1411), de facto Ottoman ruler during the interregnum
- Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566), also known as Suleiman I
- Suleiman I of Persia (died 1694)
- Suleiman II of Persia (1714–1763)
- Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (Suleiman II of Córdoba), (died 1016)
- Suleiman II (Rûm) (died 1204), Seljuk Sultan of Rûm between 1196 and 1204
- Suleiman II (1642–1691), Ottoman Sultan 1687–1691
- Suleiman bin Abdullah Al Sheikh (1785–1818), Wahhabi scholar
- Hadım Suleiman Pasha (governor of Rumelia), military commander under the reign of Mehmed II
Contemporary
[edit]- Suleiman Al Abbas, Syrian politician
- Suleiman Arabiyat (1938–2013), Jordanian academic and politician
- Suleiman Braimoh (born 1989), Nigerian-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Suleiman Frangieh (1910–1992), President of Lebanon 1970 to 1976
- Suleiman Frangieh Jr. (born 1965), Lebanese politician and MP, leader of the Marada Movement
- Suleiman Hafez (born 1941), Jordanian economist and politician
- Suleiman Kassim, Nigerian politician
- Suleiman Khan, Ilkhan of Persia (ruled 1339–1344)
- Suleiman Mousa (1919–2008), Jordanian author and historian
- Suleiman Al Najjab (1934–2001), Palestinian activist and communist politician
- Suleiman Pasha (disambiguation), multiple people
- Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (fl. 1077–1086), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
- Sulieman Benn (born 1981), West Indian cricketer
- Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015), former President of Turkey
People with the surname
[edit]- Abdulrahman Suleiman (born 1984), Qatari middle-distance runner
- Abu Bakar Suleiman (born 1944), Malaysian physician, academic administrator, business executive and former civil servant
- Abubakar Umar Suleiman (born 1962), 11th Emir of Bade
- Adamu Suleiman (born 1929), Nigerian policeman and former Inspector General
- Ahmed Suleiman (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
- Al-Sayed Suleiman
- Ali Suliman (born 1977), Palestinian actor
- Amna Suleiman (born 1988), teacher and advocate for women's cycling in Gaza
- CA Suleiman, writer, game designer, and musician
- Camelia Suleiman, American academic
- Carmen Suleiman (born 1994)
- Dan Suleiman (born 1942)
- Elia Suleiman (born 1960), filmmaker and actor
- Haroun Suleiman (born 1953), Zanzibari politician
- Iszlam Monier Suliman (born 1990), Hungarian Sudanese judoka
- Jaffar Suleiman, cricketer
- Jamal Suliman (born 1959), prominent Syrian-born producer, director, and actor
- Khalid Suliman (born 1987), professional basketball player
- Khalifah Suleiman (born 1953), Jordanian jurist and politician
- Khalil Suleiman (1940s–2002)
- Linda Suleiman, American physician
- Malina Suliman, Afghan artist
- Mari ibn Suleiman, a 12th-century Nestorian Christian author
- Martin Suleiman, South Sudanese footballer
- Michel Suleiman (born 1948), president of Lebanon and former commander in chief of that country's armed forces
- Mim Suleiman, singer, songwriter, composer, performer, workshop facilitator, and campaigner from Zanzibar
- Mohamed Suleiman (born 1969), Qatari middle-distance runner
- Mohamud Hassan Suleiman, Somali politician
- Muhammad Suleiman (1959–2008), Syrian Army general
- Omar Suleiman (imam) (born 1986), American Muslim scholar
- Omar Suleiman (politician) (1936–2012), vice-president of Egypt
- Rashid Seif Suleiman (born 1954), Zanzibar politician
- Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman
- Saleh Suleiman (1888–1980), Israeli Arab politician
- Samaila Suleiman (born 1981), Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
- Yasir Suleiman, Palestinian academic
See also
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