Sulaiman

Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name سليمان 'peaceful' and corresponds to the Hebrew Jewish name שְׁלֹמֹה‎ Shlomoh and the English Solomon (/ˈsɒləmən/) . Solomon was the scriptural figure who was king of what was then the United Kingdom of Israel (c. 970–931 BCE) and is revered as a major prophet by Muslims.

Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name Sulaiman

• Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (1922–2005), Indian politician
• Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi (born 1984), Omani footballer
• Sulaiman (Brunei) (15th century), fourth sultan of Brunei
• Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (born circa 1965), Al-Qaida's official spokesman
• Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (born 1920), Saudi Arabian businessman
• Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (21st century), Malaysian politician
• Sulaiman al-Barouni (1872–1940), ruler of Tripolitania
• Sulaiman Al-Fahim (21st century), United Arab Emirati businessman
• Sulaiman Areeb (died 1972), Urdu poet
• Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel Al Nahdi (21st century), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
• Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010), Malaysian politician
• Sulaiman Hamad Al Gosaibi (21st century), Saudi Arabian businessman
• Sulaiman Ismail (21st century), American football wide receiver
• Sulaiman S. Olayan (1918–2002), Saudi Arabian businessman
• Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh (21st century), Sierra Leonean politician and ambassador
• Sultan Sulaiman (1863–1938), fourth Sultan of Selangor
• Syed Sulaiman Nadvi (1884–1953), Pakistani historian and biographer
• Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi (born 1964), Kuwaiti footballer
• Sulaiman, Prince of Xining (died 1351), Mongol prince
• Sulaiman bin Hashim (1983–2001), Singaporean murder victim and football player

People with the surname Sulaiman

• José Sulaimán (1931–2014), Mexican boxing official
• Mahmud Sulaiman (20th century), Malaysian general officer
• Malik Sulaiman (born 1969), Malaysian yachtsman
• Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (born 1886), Indian judge and scientist
• Omar Bin Sulaiman (21st century), Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre
• Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman (14th century), sultan of the island of Kilwa Kisiwani
• Sunar Sulaiman (born 1979), Indonesian footballer

See also

• Suleiman, a name, including a list of variants
• Sulaiman Mountains
• Sulaymaniyah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan
• Salim–Sulaiman, a Hindi music duo