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Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik

674 - 717

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Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: سُلَيْمَان ٱبْن عَبْد الْمَلِك ٱبْن مَرْوَان, romanized: Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān, c. 675 – 24 September 717) was the seventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 715 until his death. He was the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. 685–705) and Wallada bint al-Abbas. He began his career as governor of Palestine, while his father Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) and brother al-Walid I (r. 705–715) reigned as caliphs. There, the theologian Raja ibn Haywa al-Kindi mentored him, and he forged close ties with Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, a major opponent of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, al-Walid's powerful viceroy of Iraq and the eastern Caliphate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik is the 1,640th most popular politician (down from 1,431st in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 72nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik is most famous for being the fifth Umayyad caliph and the first of three caliphs to be assassinated. He ruled from 715-717.

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Among politicians, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 1,640 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Moshe Sharett, Jacques Necker, Bogd Khan, Seljuk, and William II of England. After him are Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Polycrates, Jeongjong of Joseon, Psamtik I, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, and Theodore I Laskaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 674, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 1. After him is Bubo, Duke of the Frisians. Among people deceased in 717, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 1. After him are Plectrude, and Paolo Lucio Anafesto.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 62 out of 354. Before him are Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Hasan al-Basri (642), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Umm Salama (602), and Talhah (595). After him are Ibn Ishaq (704), Musaylimah (600), Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Ali al-Ridha (770), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), and Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 25. Before him are Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), and Safiyya bint Huyayy (610). After him are Musaylimah (600), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Talal of Jordan (1909), and Abbas I of Egypt (1816).

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