Sulayman ibn Khalid

Sulayman ibn Khalid
سليمان بن خالد
Native name
Arabic: سليمان بن خالد بن الوليد, romanized: Al-Sulaymān ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd
Bornc. 612
Mecca, Arabia
Diedc. 642 (aged 29–30)
Upper Egypt, Rashidun Caliphate
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
ChildrenMuhammad, Ibrahim
RelationsKhalid ibn al-Walid (father)
Kabsha bint Hawza ibn Abi Amr (mother)
Abd al-Rahman (brother)
Muhajir (brother)

Sulayman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid al-Makhzumi al-Qurashi (c. 612–642 CE) was a member of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh and the eldest son of the celebrated Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid. A warrior of the early Islamic conquests, he participated in the campaigns in Syria and Egypt during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. He is noted in traditional sources for his death during the conquest of Egypt.

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