Suleyman or Süleyman is a variant of

Suleiman Suleiman (Arabic language, Arabic: سُلِيمَان ''sulaymān''; or dictionary.reference.comsuleiman/ref>) is the Arabic name of the Quranic king and Islam, Islamic prophet Solomon (name), Solomon meaning "man of peace", derived from the Heb ...

(the

Arabic name Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/ middle/family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout ...

). It means "man of peace". Notable people with the name include:

Suleyman

Suleyman I of Rûm Suleiman Shah I ibn Qutalmish (; 1ca, سُلَیمانشاہ بن قُتَلمِش; fa, سلیمان بن قتلمش) founded an independent Seljuk Turkish state in Anatolia and ruled as Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1077 until his death in 10 ...

Suleiman ibn Qutulmish Suleiman Shah I ibn Qutalmish (; 1ca, سُلَیمانشاہ بن قُتَلمِش; fa, سلیمان بن قتلمش) founded an independent Seljuk Turkish state in Anatolia and ruled as Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1077 until his death in 10 ...

(d. 1086), founder of an independent Seljuq Turkish state in Anatolia *

Suleyman (mansa) Mansa Sulayman ( ar, منسا سليمان, Mansā Sulaymān; ) was mansa of the Mali Empire during the middle of the 14th century. He was the brother of Mansa Musa and succeeded Musa's son Magha as mansa. As mansa, Sulayman continued the dipl ...

, mansa of Mali (1341–1360) *

Sulayman al-Arabi Sulayman ibn Yaqzan al-Kalbi (al-A'rabi meaning the Bedouin; full name in ar, سليمان بن يقظان الكلبي الأعرابي) was an Arab Wali (governor) of Barcelona and Girona in the year 777. For the history of al-Arabi, we must re ...

, wali of Barcelona *

Suleyman Shah Suleyman Shah ( ota, سلیمان شاه; Modern tr, Süleyman Şah) was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kaya Alp and the father of Ertuğrul, who was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Early Ottoman genealogi ...

(d. 1227 or 1228), grandfather of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire *

Chimene Suleyman Chimene or Chimène Suleyman is a writer from London of Northern Cypriot descent, who has written on the politics of race and immigration in media including ''The Guardian'', ''The Independent'', the BBC and NPR, and co-edited '' The Good Immigra ...

, 21st-century UK-born US-based writer

Süleyman

Süleyman Aktaş Süleyman Aktaş is a Turkish serial killer who murdered five people. He has been nicknamed "The Nailing Killer" due to his signature of nailing his victims' heads post-mortem. Background and first murder Süleyman Aktaş was born in Çambaşı. ...

, Turkish serial killer *

Süleyman Atlı Süleyman Atlı (born 27 July 1994 in Fethiye) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 61 kg division. He is a member of Ankara ASKI. Career He earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his first-place performance at t ...

(born 1994), Turkish freestyle sport wrestler *

Süleyman Başak Süleyman Başak (born c. 1964) is a financial economist of Turkish Cypriot origin. He is Professor at the Institute of Finance and Accounting of the London Business School, an MBA-granting part of the University of London and has previously taught ...

, Turkish economist *

Süleyman Demirel Süleyman Sami Demirel (; 1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the List of Presidents of Turkey, 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the ...

, Turkish politician *

Süleyman Fehim Süleyman Fehim Efendi (1789–1846) was a teacher and poet of Persian language, Persian in the Ottoman Empire. Biography Of Ottoman Turks, Turkish origin, he flourished in the first half of the 19th century. Information regarding his youth and edu ...

, Ottoman teacher and poet *

Süleyman Nazif Süleyman Nazif ( ota, سلیمان نظیف;‎ 29 January 1870 – 4 January 1927) was a Turkish people, Turkish poet and a prominent member of the Committee of Union and Progress, CUP. He mastered Arabic language, Arabic, Persian language, ...

, Turkish poet *

Süleyman Nuri Süleyman Nuri (1895–1966) was an Ottoman Turkish communist politician and a cofounder of the Communist Party headed by Mustafa Subhi. He was the first justice minister of the Soviet Armenia. Early life and education Nuri was born in 1895 into ...

(1895–1966), Ottoman Russian communist politician

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