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