Era of 500s A.D (6th century)
- Prophet Muhammad (Sallalaho allaihe wa aalehi wasalam)
- Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib(R.A)
- Abu bakr As-Siddiq(R.A)
- Umar bin al-Khattab(R.A)
- Usman ibn Affan(R.A)
- Ali bin Abi Talib(R.A)
- Khalid ibn al-Walid(R.A)
- Saad Bin Abi Waqas(R.A)
- Zirrar ibn al-Azwar(R.A)
- Qa'qa ibn al-Amr(R.A)
- Usama ibn Zaid(R.A)
- Jafar ibn Abi Talib(R.A)
- Abu Sufyan ibn Harb(R.A)
- Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah(R.A)
- Zayd ibn Harithah(R.A)
- Bilal(R.A)
- Amr ibn al-'As(R.A)
Era of 600s A.D (7th century)
- Hasan ibn Ali(R.A)
- Husain ibn Ali(R.A)
- 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 Pakistan.
- Umar II, Umayyad Caliph
Era of 700s A.D (8th century)
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad, (d. 720) . An Umayyad Amazigh general, who swept Hispania with Muslim army.
- Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi
- Zaid ibn Ali - Arab, fought the Banu Umayyad
- Muhammad ibn Qasim captured Sind and Multan in Pakistan
- Yahya ibn Zayd - Arab, fought the Banu Umayyad
- Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Nafs-az-Zakiyah) - Arab, fought the Abbasids
- Ibraheem ibn Abdullah - Arab, fought the Abbasids
- Isma'il ibn Jafar - Arab, fought the Banu Umayyad
- Era of 800s A.D (9th century)
- Abu 'Abdullah al-Shi'i, an Ismaili Da'i and a soldier, built a Katama Berbers army and helped found Fatimid Caliphate in North Africa.
- Era of 900s A.D (10th century)
- Mahmud of Ghazni, (971—1030). Ruler of Ghazni.
- Jawhar as-Siqilli, commander of Fatimid forces. Founded Cairo and built Al-Azhar Mosque.
- Era of 1000s A.D (11th century)
- Avicenna
- Alp Arslan
- Togrul, Founder of the Seljuq Dynasty
Era of 1100s A.D (12th century)
- Muhammad of Ghor
- Zengi
- Muḥammad Shahābuddīn Ghorī
- Nur ad-Din Zangi, (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
Era of 1200s A.D (13th century)
- 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
- Uthman I, Founder of the Ottoman Dynasty
- Berke Khan, Fought with Mongols
- Aybak, Founder of the Mamluk Dynasty
- Saif ad-Din Qutuz
Era of 1300s (14th century)
- Tamerlane (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
- Ala ud din Khilji
- Bayezid I Victor of Battle of Nicopolis
- Zheng He (1371–1433) Chinese mariner, explorer, and fleet admiral
Era of 1400s (15 century)
- Qutaibah bin Muslim,
- Sher Shah 1472.
- Hayreddin Barbarossa (1475–1546). Ottoman Admiral.
- Zahiruddin Babur Conqueror and founder of the powerful Mughal Empire
- Selim I
- Suleiman the Magnificent
- Mehmed II also known as Mehmed the Conqueror
- Sharifa Fatima. Female Zaidi chieftain of Yemen who conquered Sana'a.
Era of 1500s (16th century)
Era of 1600s (17th century)
- Shah Jahan Ruler of the Mughal Empire 1628 - 1658
- Aurangzeb 6th Mughal Emperor whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707. Indian and Afghan Muslims applaud him a Caliph.
Era of 1700s (18th century)
- Hyder Ali - (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).
- Syed Ahmad Shaheed Great Muslim of the sub-continent(Pak-India-Bangladesh)
- Shah Ismail Shaheed
Era of 1800s (19th century)
- 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
- Husein Gradaščević, leader of Great Bosnian uprising
- 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
- Syed Ahmad Shaheed Great Muslim of sub-Continent (Pak-India-Bangladesh)
- Shah Ismail Shaheed
Era of 1900s (20th century)
- Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmani, is a Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces and led the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Shamim Alam Khan, General, 1938- , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Pakistan
- Sudirman, (1916–1950)
- Abdul Haris Nasution
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
- King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud - founder of modern Saudi Arabia
- Noor Inayat Khan, intelligence operative for the British in WWII
- Ziaur Rahman, leading Sector Commander during the Bangladesh Liberation War and later became the President of Bangladesh
- Mohiuddin Jahangir, recipient of Bir Sreshtho
- Raja Aziz Bhatti, recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
- Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed, recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
- Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
- Matiur Rahman, recipient of Bir Sreshtho
- Khaled Mosharraf, leading Sector Commander during the Bangladesh Liberation War
- K M Shafiullah, Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
- Nur Khan, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force
- A. K. Khandker, first Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam, air commodore of the Pakistan Air Force
- Hassan Nasrallah, Commander in Chief of Hizbollah
- Hamidur Rahman, recipient of Bir Sreshtho
- Muammar al-Gaddafi
- Bashar Al-Assad
- Ahmed Shah Massoud
- Ayub Khan Military ruler of Pakistani Islamic Government.
- Major Aziz Bhatti (A brave Soldier of Pakistan martyred in the Pak-Indo war 1965).
- Zia-ul-Haq (Ruler of Pakistani Islamic Government).
- Hawaldar Lalak jan Pakistani Soldier.
- Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
- Hasan Salama
- Saad El Shazly, Egyptian Chief of Staff during the Yom Kippur War
- Ahmad Ismail Ali, Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army during the Yom Kippur War
- Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy, Director of operations for all forces participating in the 1973 Yom Kippur War
- Abdul Munim Riad, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces
- Mohammed Aly Fahmy, Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command during the Yom Kippur War
- Abdul Munim Wassel, Commander of the Egyptian 3rd Army during the Yom Kippur War
- Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel, Commander of the Egyptian 2nd Army during the Yom Kippur War
- Abdul Hamid, Indian soldier
- Atif Dudaković, general of Bosnia-Herzegovina Army
- Afsir Karim, Major General of the Indian Army,
- Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, the "Mullah" who fought imperialism in Somalia
- Rashid Minhas,Captin of Pakistan Air Force
