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| spouse            = Meryem Khudeeja Khan and Fatimah Aisha Khan
| spouse            = Meryem Khudeeja Khan and Fatimah Aisha Khan
| spouse-type      = co-wives  
| spouse-type      = co-wives  
| issue            = [[Prince Khalid Suleiman Khan]]
| issue            = [[Prince Khalid Suleiman Khan]] and Khanum Maryam Fatimah Aisha Khan
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Born in 1954, Suleiman Khan was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Suleiman Khan (the previous Emir) and Emirah Aisha Khan (one of his wives). He was educated in a private school in Switzerland until the assassination of his father when he was only seventeen  (after which he went to school in Sharifistan so he could also perform his official duties as the Emir).  
Born in 1954, Suleiman Khan was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Suleiman Khan (the previous Emir) and Emirah Aisha Khan (one of his wives). He was educated in a private school in Switzerland until the assassination of his father when he was only seventeen  (after which he went to school in Sharifistan so he could also perform his official duties as the Emir).  


'''University'''
'''Education'''
 
After leaving the Sharifistani School of Fencing, Emir Suleiman Khan studied Islamic Studies at Madinat Al-Islam University graduating with a 2:1 degree in 1975. After his degree, he applied to the Royal Air Cavalry in 1975,  he was accepted and took a one year Master of Military Science degree.
Emir Suleiman Khan studied Islamic Studies at Madinat Al-Islam University.  


'''military career'''
'''military career'''


Aged 21, whilst still an Emir, Suleiman Khan joined the Royal Air Cavalry in 1976 as a fighter pilot. He was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War and left at the rank of Squadron Leader in 1983.   
Aged 21, whilst still an Emir, Suleiman Khan joined the Royal Air Cavalry in 1975, training  a fighter pilot. He was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War and left at the rank of Squadron Leader in 1983.   


'''Veneration'''
'''Veneration'''
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[[Category:Sharifistani royalty]]
[[Category:Sharifistani royalty]]
[[Category:Sharifistani saints]]
[[Category:Sharifistani School of Fencing alumni]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, 22 January 2021

Emir Suleiman Khan II was the Emir of Khan County and father of Prince Khalid Suleiman Khan, the Prince-Regent of Sharifistan. He died of COVID-19 in 2020.

Suleiman Khan
Emir of Khan County
Reign1971-2020
PredecessorSuleiman Khan (Army officer)
sonPrince Khalid Suleiman Khan
Native nameSuleiman Khan
Titles and styles
Hadrat
BornSuleiman Khan
September the 25th 1954
Madinat Al-Islam Old Town
DiedOctober the 3rd 2020
BuriedKhan plot, Madinat Al-Islam Old Town Cemetery
FamilyKhan
co-wivesMeryem Khudeeja Khan and Fatimah Aisha Khan
Issue
Prince Khalid Suleiman Khan and Khanum Maryam Fatimah Aisha Khan
FatherSuleiman Khan (Army officer)
MotherEmirah Aisha Khan
ReligionIslam
OccupationAir Cavalry fighter pilot (1976-2016), Emir (1971-2020)

Early life

Born in 1954, Suleiman Khan was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Suleiman Khan (the previous Emir) and Emirah Aisha Khan (one of his wives). He was educated in a private school in Switzerland until the assassination of his father when he was only seventeen (after which he went to school in Sharifistan so he could also perform his official duties as the Emir).

Education After leaving the Sharifistani School of Fencing, Emir Suleiman Khan studied Islamic Studies at Madinat Al-Islam University graduating with a 2:1 degree in 1975. After his degree, he applied to the Royal Air Cavalry in 1975, he was accepted and took a one year Master of Military Science degree.

military career

Aged 21, whilst still an Emir, Suleiman Khan joined the Royal Air Cavalry in 1975, training a fighter pilot. He was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War and left at the rank of Squadron Leader in 1983.

Veneration

Shahid

Suleiman Khan
Emir of Khan County
ResidenceKhan County
DiedApril the 5th 2020
Khan County
Venerated inSufi Islam in Sharifistan
Major shrineKhan Family plot Khan County Cemetery
Patronagepilots, Air Cavalry officers, orphans, foreign students, COVID-19 (protection against), Madinat Al-Islam University, elderly people and seminarians.