List of Muslim soldiers
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A Muslim soldier is a Muslim who has engaged in war, or is trained in the art of war. Some of the more contemporary belong to state or national military forces and are more accurately described as soldiers. Some of the older entries may be more accurately be described as warriors, and some as militia.
Entries in this chronological list are accompanied by dates of birth and death, branch of Islam, country of birth, field of study, campaigns fought in, and a short biographical description.
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Muslim military leaders
This list includes notable conquerors, generals, admirals and militants from early Islamic history to the 20th century.
- Muhammad - 570, Arab, united the Arab penisula
- '''Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- '''Abu Bakr first caliph
- '''Umar second caliph
- '''Uthman third caliph
- Ali - 599, Arab, fourth caliphthe most highly regarded soldier of Muhammad
- Khalid ibn Walid - 584-642, Arab, undefeated general
- Usama ibn Zaid - Arab, was put in charge of Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman when he was 18 years old
- Zaid ibn Ali - Arab, fought the Banu Umayyad
- '''Jafar ibn Abi Talib
- '''Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
- '''Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
- '''Zayd ibn Harithah
- Musa bin Nusair, (640-716). An Umayyad governor and general in North Africa.
- Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef, (661-714). Umayyad administrator of Iraq.
- Muhammad bin Qasim, (695-715). An early Arab General who captured Sindh in the Indian subcontinent.
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad, (d. 720) . An Umayyad Amazigh general, who swept Iberia with Muslim army.
- Musa bin Nusair, (640—716). Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads.
- '''Husayn ibn Ali
- '''Hasan ibn Ali
- Mahmud of Ghazni, (971—1030). Ruler of Ghazni.
- Nur ad-Din, (1118-1174). A Syrian ruler and military leader who fought in the Crusades.
- Saladin - 1138, Sunni, Kurd, Crusades
- '''Muhammad of Ghor
- '''Nur ad-Din Muslim, leader during crusades
- '''Saif ad-Din Ghazi I ,Muslim leader during crusades
- '''Shirkuh,Muslim Kurd leader during crusades
- '''Qutb-ud-din Aybak built the Qutub Minar
- '''Razia Sultan, Indian princess
- '''Mu'in ad-Din Unur
- '''Al-Kamil Sunni Kurd leader
- '''Baibars, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Saif ad-Din Qutuz, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Qalawun, fought with Crusaders
- '''Khalil
- '''Ghiyas ud din Balban
- '''Ala ud din Khilji , Indian king who fought with the Mongols
- Tamerlane (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
- '''Ala ud din Khilji
- Qutaibah bin Muslim, (1465-1554).
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Khair ad Din, (aka Barbarossa). (1475-1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- '''Babur
- '''Suleiman the Magnificent
- '''Mehmed II
- Ali Haider - (1722 - 1782).
- Imam Shamil, (1797-1871). A Chechen political and religious leader.
- Tipu Sultan. (1750 - 1799).
- Abdel Kadir, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808-1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.
- Bakht Khan, Indian muslim commander during Indian war of independence
- Muhammad Ahmad, (1844-1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
- Omar Mukhtar, (1862-1931).
- Nadir Shah, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688-1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.
- Bai Chongxi, (1893-1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Abd el-Krim, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882-1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.
- '''Hakim Ajmal Khan
- '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- '''Begum Hazrat Mahal, Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British
- Sudirman, (1916-1950)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser - 1918
- '''Noor Inayat Khan-1944
- '''Yasser Arafat
- '''Muammar al-Gaddafi
- '''Bashar Al-Assad
- '''King Abdullah
- '''Mustafa Kemal
- '''Ahmed Shah Massoud
- '''Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- '''Hasan Salama
- '''Ahmad Ismail Ali
- '''Mohammed Aly Fahmy
- '''Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- '''M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen, Indian general
- '''Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Chief Marshal
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahir-ud-Babar
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Zengi
- '''Akbar
- '''Aurangzeb
- '''Shah Jehan
- '''Razia Sultana
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
- Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi - 1273,
Controversial
Following is a list of Muslims who have been proclaimed non-Muslim and/or have been accused of terrorism.
See also
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
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- Musa bin Nusair, (640-716). An Umayyad governor and general in North Africa.
- Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef, (661-714). Umayyad administrator of Iraq.
- Muhammad bin Qasim, (695-715). An early Arab General who captured Sindh in the Indian subcontinent.
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad, (d. 720) . An Umayyad Amazigh general, who swept Iberia with Muslim army.
- Musa bin Nusair, (640—716). Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads.
- '''Husayn ibn Ali
- '''Hasan ibn Ali
- Mahmud of Ghazni, (971—1030). Ruler of Ghazni.
- Nur ad-Din, (1118-1174). A Syrian ruler and military leader who fought in the Crusades.
- Saladin - 1138, Sunni, Kurd, Crusades
- '''Muhammad of Ghor
- '''Nur ad-Din Muslim, leader during crusades
- '''Saif ad-Din Ghazi I ,Muslim leader during crusades
- '''Shirkuh,Muslim Kurd leader during crusades
- '''Qutb-ud-din Aybak built the Qutub Minar
- '''Razia Sultan, Indian princess
- '''Mu'in ad-Din Unur
- '''Al-Kamil Sunni Kurd leader
- '''Baibars, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Saif ad-Din Qutuz, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Qalawun, fought with Crusaders
- '''Khalil
- '''Ghiyas ud din Balban
- '''Ala ud din Khilji , Indian king who fought with the Mongols
- Tamerlane (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
- '''Ala ud din Khilji
- Qutaibah bin Muslim, (1465-1554).
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Khair ad Din, (aka Barbarossa). (1475-1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- '''Babur
- '''Suleiman the Magnificent
- '''Mehmed II
- Ali Haider - (1722 - 1782).
- Imam Shamil, (1797-1871). A Chechen political and religious leader.
- Tipu Sultan. (1750 - 1799).
- Abdel Kadir, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808-1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.
- Bakht Khan, Indian muslim commander during Indian war of independence
- Muhammad Ahmad, (1844-1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
- Omar Mukhtar, (1862-1931).
- Nadir Shah, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688-1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.
- Bai Chongxi, (1893-1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Abd el-Krim, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882-1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.
- '''Hakim Ajmal Khan
- '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- '''Begum Hazrat Mahal, Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British
- Sudirman, (1916-1950)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser - 1918
- '''Noor Inayat Khan-1944
- '''Yasser Arafat
- '''Muammar al-Gaddafi
- '''Bashar Al-Assad
- '''King Abdullah
- '''Mustafa Kemal
- '''Ahmed Shah Massoud
- '''Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- '''Hasan Salama
- '''Ahmad Ismail Ali
- '''Mohammed Aly Fahmy
- '''Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- '''M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen, Indian general
- '''Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Chief Marshal
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahir-ud-Babar
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Zengi
- '''Akbar
- '''Aurangzeb
- '''Shah Jehan
- '''Razia Sultana
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
- Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi - 1273,
Controversial
Following is a list of Muslims who have been proclaimed non-Muslim and/or have been accused of terrorism.
See also
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.
- Mahmud of Ghazni, (971—1030). Ruler of Ghazni.
- Nur ad-Din, (1118-1174). A Syrian ruler and military leader who fought in the Crusades.
- Saladin - 1138, Sunni, Kurd, Crusades
- '''Muhammad of Ghor
- '''Nur ad-Din Muslim, leader during crusades
- '''Saif ad-Din Ghazi I ,Muslim leader during crusades
- '''Shirkuh,Muslim Kurd leader during crusades
- '''Qutb-ud-din Aybak built the Qutub Minar
- '''Razia Sultan, Indian princess
- '''Mu'in ad-Din Unur
- '''Al-Kamil Sunni Kurd leader
- '''Baibars, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Saif ad-Din Qutuz, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Qalawun, fought with Crusaders
- '''Khalil
- '''Ghiyas ud din Balban
- '''Ala ud din Khilji , Indian king who fought with the Mongols
- Tamerlane (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
- '''Ala ud din Khilji
- Qutaibah bin Muslim, (1465-1554).
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Khair ad Din, (aka Barbarossa). (1475-1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- '''Babur
- '''Suleiman the Magnificent
- '''Mehmed II
- Ali Haider - (1722 - 1782).
- Imam Shamil, (1797-1871). A Chechen political and religious leader.
- Tipu Sultan. (1750 - 1799).
- Abdel Kadir, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808-1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.
- Bakht Khan, Indian muslim commander during Indian war of independence
- Muhammad Ahmad, (1844-1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
- Omar Mukhtar, (1862-1931).
- Nadir Shah, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688-1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.
- Bai Chongxi, (1893-1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Abd el-Krim, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882-1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.
- '''Hakim Ajmal Khan
- '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- '''Begum Hazrat Mahal, Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British
- Sudirman, (1916-1950)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser - 1918
- '''Noor Inayat Khan-1944
- '''Yasser Arafat
- '''Muammar al-Gaddafi
- '''Bashar Al-Assad
- '''King Abdullah
- '''Mustafa Kemal
- '''Ahmed Shah Massoud
- '''Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- '''Hasan Salama
- '''Ahmad Ismail Ali
- '''Mohammed Aly Fahmy
- '''Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- '''M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen, Indian general
- '''Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Chief Marshal
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahir-ud-Babar
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Zengi
- '''Akbar
- '''Aurangzeb
- '''Shah Jehan
- '''Razia Sultana
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
- '''Qutb-ud-din Aybak built the Qutub Minar
- '''Razia Sultan, Indian princess
- '''Mu'in ad-Din Unur
- '''Al-Kamil Sunni Kurd leader
- '''Baibars, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Saif ad-Din Qutuz, fought with Crusaders and Mongols
- '''Qalawun, fought with Crusaders
- '''Khalil
- '''Ghiyas ud din Balban
- '''Ala ud din Khilji , Indian king who fought with the Mongols
- Tamerlane (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
- '''Ala ud din Khilji
- Qutaibah bin Muslim, (1465-1554).
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Khair ad Din, (aka Barbarossa). (1475-1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- '''Babur
- '''Suleiman the Magnificent
- '''Mehmed II
- Ali Haider - (1722 - 1782).
- Imam Shamil, (1797-1871). A Chechen political and religious leader.
- Tipu Sultan. (1750 - 1799).
- Abdel Kadir, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808-1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.
- Bakht Khan, Indian muslim commander during Indian war of independence
- Muhammad Ahmad, (1844-1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
- Omar Mukhtar, (1862-1931).
- Nadir Shah, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688-1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.
- Bai Chongxi, (1893-1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Abd el-Krim, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882-1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.
- '''Hakim Ajmal Khan
- '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- '''Begum Hazrat Mahal, Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British
- Sudirman, (1916-1950)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser - 1918
- '''Noor Inayat Khan-1944
- '''Yasser Arafat
- '''Muammar al-Gaddafi
- '''Bashar Al-Assad
- '''King Abdullah
- '''Mustafa Kemal
- '''Ahmed Shah Massoud
- '''Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- '''Hasan Salama
- '''Ahmad Ismail Ali
- '''Mohammed Aly Fahmy
- '''Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- '''M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen, Indian general
- '''Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Chief Marshal
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahir-ud-Babar
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Zengi
- '''Akbar
- '''Aurangzeb
- '''Shah Jehan
- '''Razia Sultana
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
- Qutaibah bin Muslim, (1465-1554).
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Khair ad Din, (aka Barbarossa). (1475-1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- '''Babur
- '''Suleiman the Magnificent
- '''Mehmed II
- Ali Haider - (1722 - 1782).
- Imam Shamil, (1797-1871). A Chechen political and religious leader.
- Tipu Sultan. (1750 - 1799).
- Abdel Kadir, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808-1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.
- Bakht Khan, Indian muslim commander during Indian war of independence
- Muhammad Ahmad, (1844-1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
- Omar Mukhtar, (1862-1931).
- Nadir Shah, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688-1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.
- Bai Chongxi, (1893-1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Abd el-Krim, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882-1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.
- '''Hakim Ajmal Khan
- '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- '''Begum Hazrat Mahal, Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British
- Sudirman, (1916-1950)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser - 1918
- '''Noor Inayat Khan-1944
- '''Yasser Arafat
- '''Muammar al-Gaddafi
- '''Bashar Al-Assad
- '''King Abdullah
- '''Mustafa Kemal
- '''Ahmed Shah Massoud
- '''Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- '''Hasan Salama
- '''Ahmad Ismail Ali
- '''Mohammed Aly Fahmy
- '''Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- '''M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen, Indian general
- '''Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Chief Marshal
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahir-ud-Babar
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Zengi
- '''Akbar
- '''Aurangzeb
- '''Shah Jehan
- '''Razia Sultana
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
- Abdel Kadir, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808-1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.
- Bakht Khan, Indian muslim commander during Indian war of independence
- Muhammad Ahmad, (1844-1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
- Omar Mukhtar, (1862-1931).
- Nadir Shah, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688-1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.
- Bai Chongxi, (1893-1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Abd el-Krim, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882-1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.
- '''Hakim Ajmal Khan
- '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- '''Begum Hazrat Mahal, Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British
- Sudirman, (1916-1950)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser - 1918
- '''Noor Inayat Khan-1944
- '''Yasser Arafat
- '''Muammar al-Gaddafi
- '''Bashar Al-Assad
- '''King Abdullah
- '''Mustafa Kemal
- '''Ahmed Shah Massoud
- '''Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- '''Hasan Salama
- '''Ahmad Ismail Ali
- '''Mohammed Aly Fahmy
- '''Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- '''M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen, Indian general
- '''Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Chief Marshal
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahir-ud-Babar
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Zengi
- '''Akbar
- '''Aurangzeb
- '''Shah Jehan
- '''Razia Sultana
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
- Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi - 1273,
Controversial
Following is a list of Muslims who have been proclaimed non-Muslim and/or have been accused of terrorism.
See also
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.