Salman or Salmaan (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: سَلْمان ''salmān''), also spelt Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "obedient, disciplined, humble, loyal, devoted, faithful, observant, sincere, truthful", "submissive, yielding, compliant", "pure, genuine, taintless, clear, exempt (free) from every imperfection, faultiness, shortcoming, defect, deficiency", "perfect, intact, complete, solid, whole" and "valid, right, safe, secure, flawless, proper, self-controlled (-restrained), unspoiled, true". The name Salman (سَلْمان ''salmān'') has a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

called

Sulayman Sulayman (Arabic: سُلِيمَان ''sulaymān'') is an Arabic name of the Biblical king and Islamic prophet Solomon meaning "man of peace", derived from the Hebrew name Shlomo. The name Sulayman is a diminutive of the name Salman (سَلْ ...

, which both names stems from the male noun-name

Salaam As-salamu alaykum ( ar, ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, , ), also ''Salamun Alaykum'' is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'. The (, meaning 'peace') has become a religious salutation for Muslims worldwide when greet ...

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Salman the Persian Salman the Persian or Salmān al-Fārsī ( ar, سَلْمَان ٱلْفَارِسِيّ), born Rūzbeh Khoshnūdān ( fa, ), was a Persian companion (Sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was raised as a Zoroastrian in Sasanian Persia, t ...

, one of Muhammad's companions *

Salman of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of Ki ...

, King of Saudi Arabia *

Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة; born 21 October 1969) is the Crown prince and the Prime Minister of Bahrain. He is also the deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force. Early life and educat ...

* Salman Abedi, terrorist responsible for the

Manchester Arena bombing On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande. Twenty-three people were killed, including ...

in 2017 *

Salman Ahmad Salman Ahmad ( ur, , born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani born-American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, occasional actor and professor at the City University of New York. He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his uni ...

, Pakistani pop artist and member of the band Junoon *

Selman Akbulut Selman Akbulut (born 1949) is a Turkish mathematician, specializing in research in topology, and geometry. He was a professor at Michigan State University until February 2020. Career In 1975 he earned his Ph.D. from the University of California ...

, Turkish mathematician *

Salman Ali Salman Ali is an Indian singer who won the 10th season of ''Indian Idol''. He was the first runner-up in the 2011 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. In 2019, he made his debut as a playback singer with the song Jai Ho from the film Satellite Shankar. ...

, Indian singer *

Salman Butt Salman Butt (, born 7 October 1984) is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2003 and 2010, before getting banned for five years for his involvement in 2010 spot-fixing scandal. He had ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Salman Al-Farij, Saudi Arabian footballer *

Salman Irshad Salman Irshad Khan (Urdu: ) (born 3 December 1995 in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir), known as Salman Irshad, is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Northern cricket team and Peshawar Zalmi. Domestic career Irshad made his debut for AJK Jaguars a ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...

, Indian Politician *

, educator *

, Indian film actor *

Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. ...

, Indian politician *

Salmaan King Salmaan King, previously Graham King (born 13 March 1985 in Cape Town), is a South African football (soccer) midfielder playing as left-winger. He hails from Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats. References External links

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, South African footballer *

Salman Mazahiri Salman Mazahiri (10 October 1946 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian Muslim scholar who served as chancellor of Mazahir Uloom Jadeed. Early life and education Mazahiri was born on 10 October 1946. Aged 15, he entered Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur in ...

(1946–2020), Indian Muslim scholar *

Salman Raduyev Salman Betyrovich Raduyev (or Raduev; russian: Салма́н Бетырович Раду́ев; February 13, 1967 – December 14, 2002) was a Chechen separatist field commander, from 1994 to 1999, who masterminded and was responsible for t ...

, Chechen separatist warlord *

Selman Reis Selman Reis was an Ottoman admiral and former corsair who was active in the Mamluk Navy of Egypt and later in the Ottoman Navy against the Portuguese in the first half of the 16th century. Selman Reis was originally from the Aegean island of Lesb ...

, Ottoman admiral *

Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Wes ...

, British-Indian novelist * Salman bin Sultan Al Saud, Saudi royal and politician *

Salman Shahid Salman Shahid ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor. The son of producer Saleem Shahid and veteran actress Khursheed Shahid, he has worked in Lollywood, Bollywood as well as in theatre and television.Selman Stërmasi Selman Stërmasi (9 May 1908 – 9 October 1976) was an Albanian football player and coach who was an instrumental figure in the early history of KF Tirana. He is generally considered to be one of the club's greatest figures and KF Tirana along w ...

, Albanian footballer *

Salmaan Taseer Salman Taseer ( Punjabi and ur, ); ( 4 January 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and politician, who served as the 26th Governor of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in 2011. A member of the Pakistan Peoples Party since the 1980s, h ...

(1944–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician *

Salman Yusuff Khan Salman Yusuff Khan (born 12 June 1985) is an Indian dancer, actor, choreographer and television judge. He participated in and emerged as winner of '' Dance India Dance 1''. He also participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'' and '' J ...

, Indian dancer and actor

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Ali Salman Ali Salman Ahmed Salman ( ar, علي سلمان أحمد سلمان) is a Bahraini Twelver Shi'a cleric and the Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq political society. In January 1995, the Bahraini government forcibly exiled him to Dubai for leadin ...

, Bahraini Twelver Shi'a cleric and Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq political society *

Bart Selman Bart Selman is a Dutch-American professor of computer science at Cornell University. He has previously worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He is also co-founder and principal investigator of the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence ( ...

, professor of computer science at Cornell University * David Salman (1936–2010), American legislator known for sponsoring the first bill for use of medical marijuana in New Mexico *

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management ...

(born 1986), Indian Malayalam film actor and playback singer active from 2012 * Hussain Salman, Bahraini footballer *

İlyas Salman İlyas Salman (born 14 January 1949) is a Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician. He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydın. Personal life Sal ...

, Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician * John Selman (disambiguation) *

Karim Salman Karim Salman (4 March 1965 – 2 December 2020) was an Iraqi football defender. He played for Iraq in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played for the national team between 1988 and 1993. Salman died from COVID-19 on 2 December 2020, aged 55, dur ...

(1965–2020), Iraqi footballer *

Saad Salman Saad Salman (born 1950, in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi-French film director. He filmed ''Baghdad On/Off'', a documentary filmed when Saddam Hussein was in power. He has been exiled in Paris since 1976. He attended a School of the Art schools of Bag ...

, Iraqi-French film director * Marcus Sahlman, Swedish footballer * Peyman Salmani, Iranian footballer

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