Slimani is an Arabic family name based on the given name
Suleiman (Solomon). Slimani is a transliteration of localized slang pronunciation, whereas in classic Arabic, it would be pronounced as
Suleimani.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Bilel Slimani
Bilel Slimani (born 28 April 1989) is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for Paradou AC in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2 , formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat N ...
(born 1989), an Algerian football player for Paradou AC
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Chico Slimani
Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 1971) is a British singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show ''The X Factor''. In 2006, he had a number one hit on the British c ...
(born 1971), a Welsh singer of Moroccan descent, who took part in 2005 in UK's ''The X factor''
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Islam Slimani
Islam Slimani ( ar, إسلام سليماني; born 18 June 1988) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Brest and the Algeria national team.
Slimani began his career in his homeland with JSM Chéraga and C ...
(born 1988), an Algerian football player for Leicester City and for Algeria
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Leïla Slimani
Leïla Slimani (born 3 October 1981) is a Franco-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president Emmanuel Macron to the ''Organisation internationale de la Fran ...
, French-Moroccan journalist and author
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