List of Famous people named Suleyman

Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel was a Turkish statesman and political leader who served as the 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey seven times between the years 1965 and 1993. He was the leader of the Justice Party (AP) from 1964 to 1980 and the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) from 1987 to 1993.

Süleyman Soylu is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party who currently serves as the Minister of the Interior since 31 August 2016. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security from November 2015 to August 2016. He is a former leader of the Democrat Party (DP).

Suleyman Shah was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kaya Alp and the father of Ertuğrul, who was father of Osman I the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Early Ottoman genealogies disputed this lineage, and it may be either Suleyman Shah or Gündüz Alp as one of Osman's ancestors and father of Ertuğrul. An Ottoman tomb initially in or near Qal'at Ja'bar has historically been associated with Suleyman Shah. He succeeded his father as bey in 1214 and he decided to lead the 50000 strong tribe west in the face of mongol invasion. After migrating to the north caucasus thousands of kayis settled in erzincan and ahlat in 1214 and some of the other kayis dispersed dyarbakir mardin and urfa.

Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov is a Russian billionaire businessman, philanthropist and politician of Lezgian origin. In 2007, Kerimov established the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation as a vehicle to focus his philanthropic efforts. Since 2008, Kerimov has represented the Republic of Dagestan in the Federation Council of Russia. In April 2018, he was placed under sanctions by the United States Department of Treasury. As of July 26, 2020, American business magazine, Forbes reported that Suleyman has an estimated net worth of USD $21.3 billion ranking him the 56th richest person in the world.

Süleyman Seba was an originally Abkhazian football player and was the longest presiding Chairman of the Istanbul based multisports club Beşiktaş J.K. He was also an intelligence officer for National Intelligence Organization (Turkey) in the mission of countering communism.

Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan,, was a 20th-century Islamic scholar born in the small Ottoman village of Ferhatlar, also known as Varatlar and today Delchevo in the Razgrad Province, Bulgaria. Süleyman later became a Sufi Master in the tradition of the Naqshbandi Order.

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.

Süleyman Seyyid Bey was a Turkish painter and art teacher, primarily known for his still-lifes.

Süleyman Askerî Bey, also known as Suleyman Askeri, Sulayman Askari, Sulaiman al-Askari and unofficially known as Suleyman Askeri Pasha was a military officer who served in the Ottoman Army. Askerî was of Circassian descent and co founder of the Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa, a group involved in guerilla warfare.

Süleyman Turan was a Turkish film and theater actor.