Salman (name)
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Salman is a male Arabic given name that comes from the root of S-L-M
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S-L-M
Shin-Lamedh-Mem is the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The root itself translates as "whole, safe, intact".-Salam "Peace":...
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Given name
- Salman the PersianSalman the PersianSalman the Persian or Salman al Farisi was one of Muhammad's companions.During some of his later meetings with the other Sahaba, he was referred to as Abu Abdullah .-Birth place:...
, one of Muhammad's companions - Salman AhmadSalman AhmadSalman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...
, Pakistani pop artist and member of the band Junoon - Selman AkbulutSelman AkbulutSelman Akbulut is a Turkish mathematician and a Professor at Michigan State University. He got his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1975 as a student of Robion Kirby...
, Turkish mathematician - Salman ButtSalman ButtSalman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the...
, Pakistani cricketer - Salman Al-FarijSalman Al-FarijSalman Al-Farij is a Saudi Arabian football midfielder, currently playing for Al-Hilal of Saudi Premier League.-External links:**...
, Saudi Arabian footballer - Salman GhaniSalman Ghani-References:...
, Pakistani politician - Salman KhanSalman Khan (educator)Salman Amin 'Sal' Khan is an American educator and the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and nonprofit organization....
, educator - Salman KhanSalman KhanSalman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
, Indian film actor - Salmaan KingSalmaan KingSalmaan King, previously Graham King, is a South African football midfielder playing as left-winger for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos.He hails from Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats....
, South African footballer - Selman ReisSelman ReisSelman Reis was an Ottoman admiral and 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...
, Ottoman admiral - Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist
- Salman ShahidSalman ShahidSalman Shahid is an actor who has worked in many stage plays and tv shows. He recently appeared in the Bollywood film Ishqiya. The actor for many years has given Pakistan great comedy shows. His mother Khursheed Shahid was also a well known tv artist while his father Salim Shahid created programs...
, Pakistani actor - Selman StërmasiSelman StërmasiSelman Stërmasi is a former footballer, coach and president of KF Tirana and is regarded as one of their greatest players and most famous coaches....
, Albanian footballer - Salmaan TaseerSalmaan TaseerSalmaan Taseer was a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the 26th governor of the province of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in early 2011....
(1944–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician - Selman TrtovacSelman Trtovac-Life:Born in Zadar, on August 14 1970. From 1990 until 1993 he studied fine arts at the In 1993 he moved to Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, in the art class of professor , where he was declared to be a Master of Art in 1997. In 2000. he finished his studies. In the same year he returned to Belgrade. In...
, Bosniak artist
Surname
- Ali SalmanAli SalmanAli Salman is the president of the Al-Wefaq political society in Bahrain. He is a Twelver Shi'a cleric educated in Qom. In January 1995 the Bahraini government forcibly exiled him to Dubai for leading a popular campaign demanding the reinstatement of the constitution and the restoration of...
, Bahraini Islamist - Hussain SalmanHussain SalmanHussain Salman Makki is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Riffa of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.He scored the only goal in a Friendly against Inter Milan in January 2007 which ended 5-1.-Goals for Senior National Team:...
, Bahraini footballer - Saad SalmanSaad SalmanSaad Salman 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...
, Iraqi-French film director
See also
- Arabic nameArabic nameLong ago, Arabic names were based on a long naming system; most Arabs did not simply have given/middle/family names, but a full chain of names. This system was in use throughout the Arab world. Today however, Arabic names are similar in structure to those of Modern and Western names...
- Wikipedia pages beginning with Salman