Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

is a common title, which is often used as a name in several cultures.

Given name

Sultan Ali al-Arada Sultan Ali Al-Arada ( ar, سلطان بن علي العرادة; born 1959) is a Yemeni politician and general who has served as one of the 8 members of the Presidential Leadership Council since 2022. The PLC is the internationally-recognized ex ...

(born 1959), Yemeni politician * Sultan Bahu (c. 1628 – 1691), Muslim Sufi and saint and Punjabi poet * Sultan Haydar (born 1985), Turkish female long-distance runner * Sultan Ibragimov (born 1975), Russian boxer *

Sultan bin Mohammed Al Kabeer Sultan bin Mohammed Al Kabeer (born 1954) is a Saudi prince and businessman. He is one of the founders of Almarai which is the largest vertically integrated dairy foods company in the world. Prince Sultan is a great-nephew of King Abdulaziz, bein ...

(born 1954), Saudi royal and businessman *

Sultan Kösen Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at . Of Kurdish ethnicity, he is the seventh-tallest man in history. Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism ...

(born 1982), Turkish World Guinness record holder for tallest living male *

Sultan Ali Lakhani Sultan Ali Lakhani is a Pakistani businessman and former senator who is the co-founder of the Lakson Group and owner of McDonald's Pakistan. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 1988 to March 1994. Early life He is an ethnic ...

, Pakistani businessman * Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood (born 1940), Pakistani engineer * Sultan Munadi (1976–2009) Afghan journalist * Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (born 1965), Emirati military officer, businessman and royal * Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri (1914–1997), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher *

Sultan Rahi Sultan Rahi ( ur, ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema, and ...

(born 1938), Pakistani film actor * Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928–2011), Saudi royal and government official *

Sultan bin Abdullah Al Saud Sultan bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 5 January 1995) is a son of King Abdullah who was the sixth king of the Saudi Arabia. Early life and activities Sultan bin Abdullah was born on 5 January 1995 in Riyadh. His blood siblings are Sah ...

(born 1995), Saudi royal and businessman *

Sultan bin Fahd Al Saud Sultan bin Fahd Al Saud (born 1951) is a member of House of Saud. Graduated from Sandhurst Military Academy Prince Sultan is the former president of Youth Welfare agency which he held between 1999 and 2011. Early life and education Prince Sulta ...

(born 1951), Saudi royal * Sultan Zarawani (born 1961), Emirati cricketer * Sultan (hip hop artist), mononym for a French hip hop artist

Surname

* Ameer Sultan, Indian film director *

Daniel Isom Sultan Daniel Isom Sultan (December 9, 1885 – January 14, 1947) was an American general. Sultan was born in Oxford, Mississippi, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1907. He entered the United States Army Corps of Engineers ...

(1885–1947), American army general *

Faris Al-Sultan Faris al-Sultan ( ar, فارس السلطان, born 21 January 1978) is a former German triathlete who is now active as a coach. In 2005, he was the third German to win the Ironman Hawaii. He is listed in the best list of German triathlete ...

, German triathlete * Grete Sultan, American pianist *

Tipu Sultan (journalist) Tipu Sultan (born c. 1973) is a Bangladeshi freelance investigative journalist who received the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2002. He was the victim of a widely publicised attack instigated by a local politician that almost cost hi ...

(born c. 1973), Bangladeshi journalist * Wafa Sultan, Syrian vocal critic of Islam {{given name, type = both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names Arabic unisex given names Bengali Muslim surnames