Suleiman

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Suleiman (Arabic: سُلَيْمان, romanized: sulaymān; English: /ˈsuːləmɑːn/ or /ˌsuːleɪˈmɑːn/) 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 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:

People with the surname

• 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 (1929–??), Nigerian policeman and former Inspector General
• Ahmed Suleiman (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
• 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), Egyptian singer
• Dan Suleiman (1942–2023), Nigerian Air Force officer and politician
• Elia Suleiman (born 1960), filmmaker and actor
• Haroun Suleiman (born 1953), Zanzibari politician
• Iszlam Monier Suliman (born 1990), Hungarian Sudanese judoka
• Jaffar Suleiman, Indian cricketer
• Jamal Suliman (born 1959), prominent Syrian-born producer, director, and actor
• Khalid Suliman (born 1987), professional basketball player
• Khalid Suleiman Chibuikem (born 2001), Nigerian singer and songwriter
• Khalifah Suleiman (born 1953), Jordanian jurist and politician
• Khalil Suleiman (1943/44–2002), Palestinian doctor
• Linda Suleiman, American physician
• Malina Suliman (born 1990), Afghan artist
• Mari ibn Suleiman, 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, Nigerian lawyer
• 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

• Islamic view of Solomon
• Slimane
• Suleimani (disambiguation)
• Süleymanoğlu
• Sulliman

References

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