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De Veenboer
Born	Hoorn, Netherlands
Died	10 October 1620 Cartagena
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

Ivan Dirkie De Veenboer (died October 10, 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.

Born in Hoorn, De Veenboer first came to prominence as a privateer for the Dutch Republic against the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War. He operated legally under a letter of marque from the Dutch Admiralty, but left the service of the Republic after little success. He joined other former corsairs operating in North Africa, becoming an officer under Simon the Dancer sometime between 1606 and 1609. De Veenboer found far more success on the Barbary coast and, while in Algiers, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Sulayman. He was later given the title of Reis (or Admiral) while visiting Constantinople and, by 1617, he was in command of his own fleet. He most often used the colors of Algiers, however his crew were predominantly Dutch and always had the Dutch flag raised when attacking the Spanish.

He eventually wished to return to the Netherlands and attempted to negotiate with Dutch authorities through Wynant de Keyser van Bollandt, who was the Dutch consul in Algiers, to receive a pardon. Although he had stopped attacking Dutch shipping for the most part, taking care of the safe return of its crew when he did, an argument with de Keyser ended his hopes to be exonerated for his crimes.

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