Soleimani is a family name to many living accross the world.  I happen
to be one of them, though born in England.  I've traced the
name and found many in Iran and Saudi Arabia.  The Saudi branch has
little information of how the Family migrated from Khorasan as some
claim.  I want more information on the origin of the name, the
ancesstors, and the
family.  
I found some leads leading to Afghanistan, but so far it
seems most of the people carrying this name live in Iran.  I also
found some leads to Khorasan province.
I need concrete information on the family's origin. is it Arab as one
iranian claims? is it
Parthan/Afghan?  I know that one famous figure in Iran was related to
the former shah from the Kdjar tribes? are all soliemani's kadjar, or
is this just one case of name similartiy? Another lead refered to
"soliemani Arab Nomads" inhabiting in the Semnan Province Iran.

 I also found that many scintists, engineers, filmakers carry this
name.  I come from a family of scientists myself.  Could their any
relation to earlier persian scientists?

Conclusion I want the exact orgin of this family and ethnic group. I
need to know if the Saudi branch is related to the iranian, and how,
why they migrated, and when.

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Clarification of Question by twoqube-ga on 04 Mar 2006 06:49 PST

my main interest is now focused on the arab soleimani's.  It has been
written in Arabic scriptures that decedatnts from Soleiman bin Khalid
bin waleed have lived in persia and carried this last name.  Some
reference state that one of his grand sons (Ismail) migrated from
persia in 1398 after the Mangul invasion to the Soleiman range in
Afghanistan and ruled the Kuram Valley and was named the persain name
Bangash.  The faith of those is documented.  However, the Soleimani's
of Iran especially those Arab nomads of Semnan is what Im interesed
in.  Are any of Iran soleimani's arab? and do they decend from
Soleiman bin Khalid?

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 04 Mar 2006 07:38 PST

Dear Twoqube, 

Like Mayoarin said, the name "Soleimani" (or, in alternate spellings)
could be used by different, unrelated families. The name refers to
"Soleiman", which is a popular Muslim name (both in the context of
reference to a common ancestor; or in the context of people relating
themselves to a place; and since it has been the name of more than one
Sultan, one could imagine that also people relating themselves to that
Sultan might call themselves Soleimani).

I could: 
- Refer you to sites discussing the genealogy of different families
calling themselves Suleimani (or variations thereof)
- Refer you to sites relating specifically to Suleimanis from a
certain region - dis your family come to Briatin from the Arabian
Peninsula? From Aden?

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Clarification of Question by twoqube-ga on 06 Mar 2006 06:56 PST

thank u for ur answer.

my family comes from the arabian penensula, but they have migrated
from persia 4 centuries ago.  I'm following leads that took me to
particularly to Khroasan region in Iran and afghanistan.

Best regards,

in the persian language and specially on iran the "i" at the end of
the family name usually refers to one place , for exemple Tehrani is
someone from tehran, so
it must be the same thing for the case of Soleimani: 

Sulêymanîyah (Slêmanî): 
Also spelled SULEYMANIYAH, town and muhafazah (governorate), southern
Kurdistan, one of three muhafazat (governorates) making up the Kurdish
Autonomous Region. The town, which is the capital of the muhafazah,
lies on the Av-i (Kurdish: river) Tancero( spelled TANJERO) and on the
lower slopes of the Azmar Dagh range; it experiences severe
temperature extremes in summer and winter. The town was founded in
1781 by a local ruler(ebrahim pasha), who named it after the then his
fathers name: Soleiman Pasha.Sulêymanîyah is a trade centre for local
farm products, and through it passes trade between Baghdad and Tabriz,
Iran. Sulêymanîyah is a centre of Kurdish nationalism. Sulêymanîyah
muhafazah is 6,083 sq mi (15,756 sq km) in area; entirely mountainous,
and is part of the historic region of Kurdistan. Tobacco, fruit, and
cereals are grown, and livestock raising is important. There is a new
tobacco-processing plant in Sulêymanîyah built since the 1974 Law of
Autonomy. The University of Sulaymaniyah opened in 1968 with
instruction in Kurdish, Arabic, and English. It has faculties in
engineering, agriculture, the arts, science, and medicine. A technical
institute for medical technology was founded in 1973. In the late
1970s the muhafazah had several hospitals, health centres, and branch
health clinics. There has been a construction boom in tourist housing
for visitors to enjoy the cool summer mountain air. The area was long
disputed by Persia and the Ottoman Empire.

hope it does help .

That could imply that there are many (unrelated) now extended families
that once assumed the name of the place when they moved from there. 
(I don't know how family names are formed in Persian or Kurdish.) 
Soleimani could have been an attractive choice, as it brings to mind
the great Ottoman rulers of similar name.