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 (سَلْمان salmān), both of which stem from the male noun
Salaam.
Sulayman ibn Hisham, Umayyad prince and Arab general, the son of the Umayyad Caliph
Hisham (r. 723–743), known for his participation in the expeditions against the Byzantines
Suleiman the Magnificent, longest-reigning Great Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in 1566
Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, or Sulayman II or Sulayman al-Musta'in (died 1016), fifth Umayyad ruler of Córdoba, ruling from 1009 to 1010, and from 1013 to 1016
Sulayman ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir, ninth century Abbasid official from Tahirīd family in the service of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Sulayman Pasha al-Azm (died 1743), governor of Sidon Eyalet (1727–33), Damascus Eyalet (1733–38, 1741–43), and Egypt Eyalet (1739–40) under the Ottoman Empire
Sulayman Pasha al-Adil (c. 1760s–1819), also spelled Suleiman or Sulaiman, Ottoman governor of Sidon Eyalet between 1805 and 1819, ruling from his Acre headquarters
Sulayman Reis (died 1620), 17th-century Dutch corsair and later Ottoman Captain and Barbary corsair
Sulayman Abu Gayeth (born 1965), Kuwaiti regarded as one of Al-Qaeda's spokesmen
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, also spelled Tarik Soliman, most popular of several names attributed by Kapampangan Historians, to the individual that led the forces of Macabebe against the Spanish forces of Miguel López de Legazpi during the Battle of Bangkusay on June 3, 1571. Also known as Bambalito or Bankau by some historians, while others simply consider him "nameless".
Sulaymani, or Sulaymani Bohras (Sulaymanis) or Makramis, Musta‘lī Ismaili community that predominantly reside in Saudi Arabia (Najran), Yemen, Pakistan and India
Sulayman Mountain (also known as Taht-I-Suleiman, Sulayman Rock or Sulayman Throne), World Heritage Site in Kyrgyzstan
Plaza Rajah Sulayman, also known as Rajah Sulayman Park, public square in Malate, Manila.
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