Suleiman
Suleiman is the Arabic name of the Jewish and Quranic king and Islamic prophet Solomon.
Suleiman the Magnificent was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Variants of the name include Sulyman, Salamon, Salman, Salomon, Sleiman, Soleyman, Soliman, Solomon, Sulaiman, Sulayman, Sulejman, Suleman, Suleyman, Zalman.
People with the given name
People with the given name include:Historical
- Suleyman Shah, according to Ottoman tradition, father of Ertugrul
- Suleiman-Shah, Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire
- Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, founder of the Sultanate of Rum
- Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan), Ottoman prince and commander
- Süleyman Çelebi, de facto Ottoman ruler during the interregnum
- Suleiman the Magnificent, also known as Suleiman I
- Suleiman I of Persia, Shah of Safavid Iran
- Suleiman II of Persia, Safavid pretender
- Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Caliph of Córdoba
- Suleiman II (Rûm), Seljuk Sultan of Rûm between 1196 and 1204
- Suleiman II, Ottoman Sultan 1687–1691
- Suleiman bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, Wahhabi scholar
- Hadım Suleiman Pasha (governor of Rumelia), military commander under the reign of Mehmed II
Contemporary
- Suleiman Al Abbas, Syrian politician
- Suleiman Arabiyat, Jordanian academic and politician
- Suleiman Braimoh, Nigerian-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Suleiman Frangieh, President of Lebanon 1970 to 1976
- Suleiman Frangieh Jr., Lebanese politician and MP, leader of the Marada Movement
- Suleiman Hafez, Jordanian economist and politician
- Suleiman Kassim, Nigerian politician
- Suleiman Khan, Ilkhan of Persia
- Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian author and historian
- Suleiman Al Najjab, Palestinian activist and communist politician
- Suleiman Obeid, Palestinian footballer
- Suleiman Pasha (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sulieman Benn, West Indian cricketer
- Süleyman Demirel, former President of Turkey
Celebrities
- Soliman Eid, Egyptian Actor
People with the surname
- Abdulrahman Suleiman, Qatari middle-distance runner
- Abu Bakar Suleiman, Malaysian physician, academic administrator, business executive and former civil servant
- Abubakar Umar Suleiman, 11th Emir of Bade
- Adamu Suleiman, Nigerian policeman and former Inspector General
- Ahmed Suleiman, Nigerian footballer
- Ali Suliman, Palestinian actor
- Amna Suleiman, teacher and advocate for women's cycling in Gaza
- CA Suleiman, writer, game designer, and musician
- Camelia Suleiman, American academic
- Carmen Suleiman, Egyptian singer
- Dan Suleiman, Nigerian Air Force officer and politician
- Elia Suleiman, filmmaker and actor
- Haroun Suleiman, Zanzibari politician
- Iszlam Monier Suliman, Hungarian Sudanese judoka
- Jaffar Suleiman, Indian cricketer
- Jamal Suliman, prominent Syrian-born producer, director, and actor
- Khalid Suliman, professional basketball player
- Khalid Suleiman Chibuikem, Nigerian singer and songwriter
- Khalifah Suleiman, Jordanian jurist and politician
- Khalil Suleiman, Palestinian doctor
- Linda Suleiman, American physician
- Malina Suliman, Afghan artist
- Mari ibn Suleiman, a 12th-century Nestorian Christian author
- Martin Suleiman, South Sudanese footballer
- Michel Suleiman, 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, Qatari middle-distance runner
- Mohamud Hassan Suleiman, Somali politician
- Muhammad Suleiman, Syrian Army general
- Omar Suleiman (imam), American Muslim scholar
- Omar Suleiman (politician), vice-president of Egypt
- Rashid Seif Suleiman, Zanzibar politician
- Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, Nigerian lawyer
- Saleh Suleiman, Israeli Arab politician
- Samaila Suleiman, Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
- Yasir Suleiman, Palestinian academic