Sulayman Reis
Ivan de
Veenboer | |
|---|---|
| Born | we dont know |
| Died | 10 October 1620 |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Sulayman Reis (having converted to Islam) |
| Type | Corsair, pirate |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire, Dey of Algiers |
| Years active | c. 1607 – c. 1620 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Base of operations | Algiers |
| Battles/wars | Eighty Years' War Battle of Cape Palos (1617) |
Ivan Dirkie de Veenboer (died 10 October 1620 near Cartagena) was a 17th-century Dutch corsair. A privateer during the Eighty Years' War, he later turned to piracy and became an officer under Simon the Dancer. He later converted to Islam, becoming known as Süleyman Reis (also spelled Sulayman, Soliman, or Slemen Reis), and had a highly successful career as an Ottoman captain and Barbary corsair commanding the Algiers corsair fleet during his later years.