Imran, also transliterated as Emran ( ar, عمران ''ʿImrān'') is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

form of the Hebrew male name ʿAmram in the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

and other Muslim countries. The name Imran is found in the Quranic chapter called

House of ʿImrān Al Imran ( ar, آلِ عِمرَان, ; The Family of Imran his wife Hanth his daughter Hazrat Maryam and his grand son Hazrat Isa) is the third chapter ( sūrah) of the Quran with two hundred verses ('' āyāt''). Imran in Islam is regarde ...

(''āl ʿImrān''). It is derived from the Biblical name ʿAmram. It may refer to:

Given name

* Imran, father of Moses in the Quran: see

Amram In the Book of Exodus, Amram (; ) is the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. In the Bible In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the ...

* Imran, father of Mary in the Quran: see Joachim (Imran) *

āl ʿimrān Al Imran ( ar, آلِ عِمرَان, ; The Family of Imran his wife Hanth his daughter Hazrat Maryam and his grand son Hazrat Isa) is the third chapter ( sūrah) of the Quran with two hundred verses ('' āyāt''). Imran in Islam is regarde ...

, the 3rd Chapter in the Quran *

Imran (cricketer) Imran Mir (born 30 September 2001) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 October 2019, for Kabul Eagle ...

, Afghan cricketer *

Imran Abbas Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982), professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television. Abbas made his acting debut with '' Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 2003 and l ...

, Pakistani actor * Imran Abbas (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer * Imran Amed, Canadian-British fashion expert and founder of ''The Business of Fashion'' * Imran Arif, Pakistani-born English cricketer * Imran Aslam (actor), Pakistani television actor * Imran Aslam (journalist), Pakistani journalist and media personality *

Imran Awan Shahid Imran Awan (born 1979) is a Pakistani-American information technology worker. From 2004 to 2017, he worked as a shared employee for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In July 2017, Awan was arrested on federal bank fraud c ...

, Pakistani-American Information Technology worker * Imran Awan (cricketer), Pakistani born American cricketer * Emran Barakzai, Afghani-Dutch football player * Emran bin Bahar, Bruneian diplomat * Omran Daqneesh, Syrian airstrike victim * Imran Farhat (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer * Imraan Faruque, American designer and author * Imran Garda, Qatari news anchor * Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor * Imran Hashmi (footballer), Pakistani footballer *

Imran ibn Husain Imran ibn Husain ibn ‘Ubayd ibn Khalaf al-Khuzā’i ( ar, عمران بن حُسَيْن) (d. 52 AH c. 673 CE in Basra, Iraq) was one of the Sahaba (Companions) of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and a well-known reciter of the Quran, a Qadhi ( ...

, one of the companions of Muhammad and a narrator of Hadith * Imran Hussain (footballer), Pakistani footballer * Imran Jafferally, West Indies cricketer * Omran Jesmi, Emirati footballer * Imran Ullah Khan, Pakistani Army General * Imraan Khan, South African cricketer *

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

(born 1952), Pakistani cricketer and 22nd

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pak ...

* Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1984), West Indian cricketer *

Imran Khan (Bollywood actor) Imran Khan (; born Imran Pal; 13 January 1983) is an American former actor of Indian origin who worked in Hindi films. He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and director-producer Mansoor Khan, and the grandson of director-producer Nasir Huss ...

(born 1983), American actor *

Imran Khan (singer) Imran Khan (born 28 May 1984) is a Dutch-Pakistani singer, songwriter. Khan sings in Punjabi and English. He first reached stardom in 2007 after the release of his first single "Ni Nachleh".. Khan was signed to Prestige Records in late 2007, ...

, Dutch-born Pakistani Punjabi singer *

Emran Mian Emran Mian (born 1978), who writes under the pen name Kamran Nazeer, is a British Pakistani author and civil servant. Life and career Nazeer was born as Emran Mian in Glasgow, and was diagnosed with autism at the age of four. He studied law ...

, British Pakistani author *

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib ( ar, أَبُو طَالِب بن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب '; ) was the leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula. He was an uncle of the Isl ...

(549–619), uncle of

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

; his first name is believed to be Imran * Imran Majid, English pool player * Imran Mohamed, Maldivian footballer * Imran Niazi, Pakistani footballer *

Imran Nazir (cricketer) Imran Nazir ( pa, ) (born 16 December 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 1999 and 2012 primarily a hard hitting opening batsman. Domestic career In 2008, Nazir signed for the India ...

(born 1981), Pakistani cricketer * Imran Nazir (politician), Pakistani politician * Imran Nazir (writer), Pakistani writer *

Imran Parvez Imran Parvez (born 28 December 1977, in Rajshahi) is a Bangladeshi former first-class cricketer active 2000–2004, who is also known by his nickname 'Ripon'. After retiring from cricket he became an umpire and officates matches domestic crick ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Imran Shahid, ringleader of gang responsible for the murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland * 'Imran ibn Shahin, Nabataean founder of a state in the Batihah *

Imran Sherwani Imran Ahmed Khan Sherwani (born 9 April 1962) is a former English international field hockey player. International career Sherwani won gold with the Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He played on the left wing, and scor ...

, English field hockey player *

Imran Tahir Mohammad Imran Tahir ( pa, ; born 27 March 1979) is a South African former international cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir played for South Africa in all three forms of cricket, but ...

, Pakistani-born South African cricketer *

Imran Usmanov Imran Hermanovich Usmanov ( ce, Усманов Ӏимран, russian: Имран Германович Усманов) (2 March 1953 – 11 July 2017) was a Chechen music producer, song writer and folk singer whose deep baritone voice and songs a ...

, Chechen musician * Imran Yusuf, Kenyan-born British stand-up comedian * Omran al-Zoubi, Syrian politician

Surname

Ahmed Omran Ahmed Omran ( ar, أحمد عمران) is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays for ENPPI Club in the Egyptian Premier League. He was a member of the Egyptian U-20 squad that won the title of the 2003 African Youth Championship held in Burk ...

, Egyptian footballer * Aseel Omran, Saudi singer * Mir Imran, Indian entrepreneur and venture capitalist * Mohammad Reithaudin Awang Imran, Malaysian footballer *

Muhammad Imran Muhammad Imran (born 12 January 1979)
Asian Games website. Retrieved ...

, Pakistani hockey player * Muhammad Umran, Syrian defense minister * Nabil Omran, Libyan futsal player * Tariq Imran, Pakistani Olympic field hockey player * Sheikh Tushar Imran (born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer

Fictional characters

Ali Imran Ali Imran ( ur, علی عمران) is a fictional character in various Urdu language detective fiction, detective novels written by Asrar Ahmed under the pseudonym of Ibn-e-Safi. He serves as the titular protagonist in the ''Imran Series'' nov ...

, the protagonist of the ''Imran'' series *

Imran Habeeb ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates. The first notab ...

, in British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'' * Imran Zakhaev, the main antagonist of the game ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' * Imran Maalik, in British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

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