List of Muslim soldiers
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.
500
- Hazrat Mohammad(P.B.U.H
- Hazrat Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Hazrat Abu Bakr first caliph
- Hazrat Umar second caliph
- Hazrat Usman third caliph
- Hazrat Ali - 599, Arab, fourth caliphthe most highly regarded soldier of Muhammad
- Hazrat Khalid ibn Walid - 584-642, Arab, undefeated general
- Hazrat Usama ibn Zaid - Arab, was put in charge of Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman when he was 18 years old
- Hazrat Zaid ibn Ali - Arab, fought the Banu Umayyad
- Hazrat Jafar ibn Abi Talib
- Hazrat Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
- Hazrat Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
- Hazrat Zayd ibn Harithah
600
- Hazrat Husayn ibn Ali
- Hazrat Hasan ibn Ali
- 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 Hispania with Muslim army.
- Musa bin Nusair, (640—716). Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads.
700
900
- Mahmud of Ghazni, (971—1030). Ruler of Ghazni.
1100
- Muhammad of Ghor
- Zengi
- Nur ad-Din, (1118-1174). A Syrian ruler and military leader who fought in the Crusades.
- Saif ad-Din Ghazi I , Muslim leader during crusades
- Saladin - 1138, Sunni, Kurd, Crusades
- Shirkuh, Muslim Kurd leader during crusades
1200
- Qutb-ud-din Aybak built the Qutub Minar
- Razia Sultana, 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
1300
- Tamerlane (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
- Ala ud din Khilji
1400
- Qutaibah bin Muslim, (1465 -1554).
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Khair ad Din, (aka Barbarossa). (1475-1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- Babur
- Suleiman the Magnificent
- Mehmed II
1700
- Ali Haider - (1722 - 1782).
- Imam Shamil, (1797-1871). An Avar (modern day Dagestan) who is considered both a political and religious leader for Chechens, Dagestanis, and Circassians.
- Tipu Sultan. (1750 - 1799).
1800
- 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
1900
- 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
- Haneef uddin, Indian who got the gallantry Vir Chakra
Unclassified
- Ali Sadikin
- Sukarno
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Tahir ibn Husayn
- Zahiruddin Babur
- Amir Timur ibn Tarag'ay
- Wiranto
- Akbar (Mughal King)
- Aurangzeb (Mughal King)
- Shah Jehan (Mughal King)
- Jehangir (Mughal King)
Muslim warriors
The following Muslim warrior and soldiers, while not in significant leadership positions, are still of particular note
1200
- Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi - 1273,
Controversial
Following is a list of Muslims who have been accused of terrorism.
1900
See also
Categories
Military leaders | Muslim generals | Lists of Muslims