Burhan ( ar, برهان, ) is an Arabic male name, an epithet of the Islamic Prophet

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 ...

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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

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and the end syllable "-han" can be interpreted as the Turkish variant of "

Khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan * Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

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Burhan Ali Burhan Ali was a self-declared Shah of Shirvan. He claimed to be son of Khalilullah II. Life His name was first recorded in 1544, when he invaded Shirvan with aid from Kaitag and was defeated by Alqas Mirza. He travelled to Istanbul after defea ...

, self-declared Shah of Shirvan *

Burhan Nizam Shah II Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591–1595) was the ruler of Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan. He was the second son of Hussain Nizam Shah I and Khunza Humayun Begum. During his reign, he ruled from the capital city of Ahmednagar. Burhan Nizam Sh ...

(ruled 1591–1595), the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan *

Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl ( ar, بوران بنت الحسن بن سهل; 6 December 807 – 21 September 884) also known as Khadija bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl (), was one of the wives of the Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun. Buran was al-Ma'mun's second ...

, wife of Abbasid caliph

al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'm ...

(r. 813–833) *

Burhan G Burhan Genç Koç (), known as Burhan G (born 20 January 1983), is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer. He has released three albums including '' Burhan G'' in 2010 and '' Din for evigt'', both certified platinum in Denmark. Hi ...

(born 1983), Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin * Burhan Alankuş (born 1950), Turkish alpine skier *

Burhan Atak Burhan Atak (27 January 1905 – 6 June 1987) was a Turkish former football player. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on 10 occasions, including at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Ca ...

(1905–1987), Turkish footballer *

Burhan Asaf Belge Burhan Belge (February 1, 1899 – January 12, 1967) was a Turkish politician and diplomat, who was a prominent figure among the young intellectuals during the early periods of Republic of Turkey and served as the representative of Muğla prov ...

(1899–1967), served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly *

Burhan Al-Chalabi Dr Burhan Al-Chalabi (FRSA) (born 1 March 1947) is a British-Iraqi writer and political commentator, and an expert on Middle Eastern relations. He is also the publisher of the London Magazine, Britain's oldest journal of the arts and literature (es ...

(born 1947), British-Iraqi writer and political commentator * Burhan Conkeroğlu (1903–2001), Turkish wrestler *

Burhan Doğançay Burhan C. Doğançay (11 September 1929 – 16 January 2013) was a Turkish-American artist. Doğançay is best known for tracking walls in various cities across the world for half a century, integrating them in his artistic work. Biography ...

(born 1929), Turkish-American painter and photographer *

Burhan Eşer Burhan Eşer (born 1 January 1985) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Second League TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2 ...

, Turkish footballer *

Burhan Ghalioun Burhan Ghalioun ( ar, برهان غليون, Burhān Ghalyūn; born 11 February 1945 in Homs, Syria) is a French-Syrian professor of sociology at the Université de Paris III Sorbonne University in Paris, and the first chairman of the Syrian o ...

(born 1945), French Syrian professor of sociology *

Burhan Imad Shah Burhan Imad Shah ( fa, ), was an infant ruler of Berar. He gained the throne at the age of three, and is known to have been one of the belligerents at the Battle of Talikota but was later overthrown by Tufail Khan. Shortly after the death of Tuf ...

, an infant ruler of Berar * Burhan Kuzu (1955–2020), Turkish academic and politician *

Burhan Muhammad Burhan Muhammad (3 August 1957 – 19 May 2015) was an Indonesian diplomat. From 14 November 2012 until his death, he was the Ambassador to Pakistan. He was born in Yogyakarta. Muhammad was badly burned and injured in a helicopter crash in Na ...

(1957–2015), Indonesian diplomat *

Burhan Qurbani Burhan Qurbani ( fa, برهان قربانی) (born in Erkelenz on 15 November 1980) is a German film director, writer and actor of Afghan origin. His directing, writing, and acting works include ''Shahada'' (2010), ''20xBrandenburg'' (2010 TV do ...

(born 1980), Afghan-German film director, writer and actor of Hazara origin *

Burhan Sahyouni Burhan Ahmed Sahyouni ( ar, برهان أحمد صهيوني; born 7 April 1986 in Idlib, Syria) is a Syrian professional footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, the top tier of Football in Sy ...

(born 1986), Syrian footballer *

Burhan Sargun Burhan Sargun (born 11 February 1929) is a Turkish former footballer. He was born in Ankara. During his club career he played for Fenerbahçe between 1951–56 and 1960–61, scoring a total of 112 goals. He played 8 games and scored 7 goals ...

(born 1929), Turkish footballer *

Burhan Shahidi Burhan Shahidi ( ug, بۇرھان شەھىدى, برهان شهيدي, translit=Burhan Shehidi; zh, s=包尔汉·沙希迪, t=包爾漢·沙希迪, p=Bāo'érhàn·Shāxīdí; russian: Бурхан Шахиди; tt-Cyrl, Борһан Шәһид ...

(1894–1989), political leader in Xinjiang, China *

Burhan Sönmez Burhan Sönmez is a Kurdish prize-winning novelist from Turkey. He is the President of PEN International, elected at the Centennial Congress in 2021. Sönmez is the author of five novels. His first novel, ''North'' (Kuzey), was published in 200 ...

, Turkish novelist *

Burhan Wani Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was a commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist militant organization and insurgent group of the Kashmir conflict. He had become a popular figure amongst the local Kashmiri populace, having do ...

(1994–2016), was the chief commander of a Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen ;Burhanullah *

Burhanullah Shinwari Burhanullah Shinwari was the deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature. In July 2008 he led a delegation of legislators to investigate the Deh Bala wedding party bombing, an incident where American helicopter fired on ...

, deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature ;Burhanuddin *

Ghazi Burhanuddin Syed Ghāzī Burhān ad-Dīn ( ar, , bn, সৈয়দ গাজী বুরহানউদ্দীন) was a 14th-century Sufi Muslim figure living in Sylhet. He is celebrated in folklore as the first Muslim to live in the Sylhet region. ...

, first Muslim resident of Sylhet * Burhanuddin Awliya(Garib) (21 chisti from in order) a Sufi (wali)and a islamic scholar resting in khuldabad Shareef (Having a big shrine) in Aurangabad also known as Rauza in Maharashtra India. Record available in British library too.

Surname

Mohamed Burhan Mohamed Burhan (born 1903, date of death unknown) was a Turkish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII O ...

(1903-??), Turkish sprinter *

Mohan Niranjit Burhan Mohan Burhan is a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles. He was born in Sri Lanka in 1957. Burhan was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia Sri Lanka and graduated from the Sri Lanka Law College. He was awarded a master's degree in La ...

, a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles * Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa * Rahim Burhan (born 1949), Macedonian theatre director

Tribal name

* Burhan (Pashtun tribe), a tribe of Afghanistan

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