Suleiman
Suleiman or Süleyman is a male name in Arabic (سليمان, DMG Sulaimān ) and Turkish language. It is derived from Arabic (probably via Syriac )سلام Salam , DMG salām 'peace'. It is related to the Hebrew name Schelomo ( Solomon ).
variants
- Selim
- Soliman
- Souleiman
- Souleymane (French)
- Suleiman
- Sulayman
- Suleman
- Sleiman
- Süleyman (Turkish)
- Selima (female)
Name bearer
Muslim rulers
- Suleyman I (the Magnificent) (1495–1566), Sultan of the Ottomans (1520–66)
- Suleyman II (1641–91), Sultan of the Ottomans (1687–91)
- Suleiman ibn Kutalmiş , († 1086) governor and later Sultan of Rum under Malik Shah I.
- Sulaiman ibn Il-Ghazi († 1124), Artuqid ruler of Maiyafariqin (Silvan)
- Suleiman II. (Rum) , († 1204) Seljuk Sultan of Rum (1196–1204)
- Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik , caliph of the Umayyads in Damascus from 715–717 (†)
- Sulayman (Armenia) , governor of the Abbasids in Armenia from 771–772
- Sulaiman al-Mustain , Caliph of Cordoba in Andalusia 1009-1010 and 1013-1016 (†)
- Al-Muzaffar Sulaiman († 1250), Ayyubide, Emir of Yemen
- Rajah Sulayman (approx. 1540–1588), last ruler of Manila
- Sulaiman I, previously Safi II , 1666–1694 Shah of Persia
- Sulayman II (Safavid) , Sayyid Muhammad, (as a puppet of the Afsharid Shah-Ruch ) penultimate Safavid Shah (1750)
- Mulai Sulaiman (1760–1822), Sultan of the Alawids in Morocco
- Sulayman (Ilkhan) , ruler of the Ilkhan in Iran
- Al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman Abu'l-Mawahib , Sultan of Kilwa
Süleyman Paşa as a personal name with pasha title
- Suleiman Pasha (son of Orhan) (14th century), son of Orhan I.
- Hadân Suleiman Pasha (15th century) - Ottoman general; see also Battle of Vaslui
- Sulejman Pasha Bargjini (17th century), founder of Tirana in 1614
- Suleiman Pasha (Egypt) (18th century), Wali of Egypt, May 7, 1704–7. October 1704
- Büyük Suleiman Pasha (18th century), Wali of Baghdad , namesake of Sulaimaniyya
- Soliman Pascha (18th / 19th century) also "Colonel Sève", French who converted to Islam
- Süleiman Pasha (1838–83), Ottoman officer and commanding officer in the Serbian-Turkish War (1876) and Russo-Turkish War (1877/78)
As a first name
- Suleiman Abdullahi (* 1996), Nigerian football player
- Suleiman Nyambui (* 1953), track and field athlete from Tanzania
- Sulejman Kapić (1925–1998), Yugoslav film producer
- Süleyman Çelikyurt (* 1989), German-Turkish soccer player
- Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015), Turkish politician and President
- Süleyman Oktay (* 1959), Turkish football player
- Süleyman Seba (1926–2014), Turkish football player and official
Form Süleyman
- see Süleyman
Form Sulaiman
- Hamid Sulaiman (* 1986), Syrian painter and comic book author
- Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman (* 1989), Brunei football player
- José Sulaimán (1931–2014), Mexican sports official and boxing manager
- Michel Sulaiman (* 1948), President of Lebanon
- Mohamed Sulaiman (* 1969), Qatari athlete
- Mona Sulaiman (* 1942), Filipino athlete
- Shooshie Sulaiman (* 1973), Malaysian artist
Form Sulayman
- Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman (* 1936), Saudi political scientist and scholar of Islam in the USA; President of the IIIT in Herndon, Virginia
- Muhammad Sedki Sulayman (1919–1996), Egyptian politician, Prime Minister of the Egyptian Government (1966–1967)
Form Suleiman
- Aida Touma-Suleiman (* 1964), Israeli politician
- Alexander Suleiman (* 1970), German cellist
- Baha Suleiman (* 1985), Jordanian football player
- Bettina Suleiman (* 1978), German philosopher
- Carmen Suleiman (* 1994), Egyptian singer
- Elia Suleiman (* 1960), Palestinian film director
- Mohamed Suleiman (* 1969), Qatari athlete
- Mohammed Suleiman (General) (1958 / 1959–2008), Syrian Brigadier General
- Mohammed Suleiman (soccer player) (* 1984), Nigerian soccer player
- Mohammed Ibrahim Suleiman (* 1946), Egyptian politician
- Omar Suleiman (1936–2012), Egyptian politician
- Susan Robin Suleiman , Hungarian-American literary and cultural scientist
Form Suleman
- Suleman Taufiq (* 1953), German-Syrian writer and translator
Form Sleiman
- Haaz Sleiman , American actor
- Jean Benjamin Sleiman OCD (* 1946), Archbishop of Baghdad
- Rola Sleiman (* 1975), Lebanese-Syrian pastor and first woman to be called to the priesthood in the Arab world
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Jansen : Mohammed. A biography. (2005/2007) Translated from the Dutch by Marlene Müller-Haas. CH Beck, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-406-56858-9 , p. 154.