Kamran ( ''Kāmrān'') is a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

male given name meaning 'prosperous, fortunate'. The name is commonly used in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

and

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

, in addition to

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

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Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. Variants include Kâmran, Kamron, and Kamuran.

Notable people

Kamran

Cumrun Vafa Cumrun Vafa (, ; born 1 August 1960) is an Iranian-American theoretical physicist and the Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University. Early life and education Cumrun Vafa was born in Tehran, Iran on 1 August 1 ...

(born 1960), Iranian physicist * Kamran Agayev (born 1986), Azerbaijani footballer *

Kamran Akmal Kamran Akmal ( Punjabi, Urdu: ; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani cricket administrator, coach and former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with ...

(born 1982), Pakistani batsman wicketkeeper * Kamran Atif, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami * Kamran Aziz (1922–2017), Cypriot ''female'' musician, composer and pharmacist * Kamran Bagheri Lankarani (born 1965), Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education *

Kamran Baghirov Kamran Baghirov Mammad oglu (; 24 January 1933 – 25 October 2000), was the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party. Biography From 3 December 1982, through 21 May 1988, Baghirov served as the First Secretary of the Central Committe ...

(1933–2000), Azerbaijani politician *

Kamran Hossain Chowdhury Kamran Hossain Chowdhury (; 24 July 1952 – 4 December 2024) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a Member of Parliament from Faridpur District, Faridpur. He was a member of the List of members of the 4th Jatiya Sangsad, 4th Jatiyo Sangshad. He ...

(1952–2024), Bangladeshi politician * Kamran Daneshjoo (born 1956), Iranian politician, minister * Kamran Diba (born 1937), Iranian architect *

Kamran Elahian Kamran Elahian () is an Iranian-American entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially invo ...

(born 1954), Iranian-American entrepreneur * Kamran Ghadakchian (born 1947), Iranian director * Kamran Hedayati (1949–1996), Kurdish-Iranian dissident *

Kamran Ince Kamran N. Ince (spelled İnce in Turkish, born May 6, 1960) is a Turkish-American composer. He is the winner of many prestigious awards, including a Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lili Boulanger Memorial Prize, and various others. His ...

(born 1960), Turkish-American composer * Kamran Khan (disambiguation), several people * Kamran Mir Hazar (born 1976), Hazara Norwegian poet, journalist and human rights activist *

Kamran Mirza Kamran Mirza () (1512 – 5 October 1557) was the second son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire and the first Mughal Emperor. Kamran Mirza was born in Kabul to Babur's wife Gulrukh Begum. He was half-brother to Babur's eldest son Hu ...

(1509–1557), the second son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty * Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh (1856–1929), Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty * Kamran Pasha (born 1972), Hollywood screenwriter and director * Kamran Shakhsuvarly (born 1992), Azerbaijani boxer * Kamran Shirazi (born 1952), Iranian chess player * Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1951–2020), Bangladeshi mayor * Nazim Kamran Choudhury, Bangladeshi politician * Salah Uddin Kamran, Bangladeshi politician * Talieh Kamran (1930-2017), Iranian musician, poet and visual artist

Kâmran

Kâmran İnan Kamran Inan (18 February 1929 – 23 November 2015) was a Kurdish politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar from Turkey. He was born in Hizan, Bitlis Province. Representative in Parliament from Van, Turkey, Van and Bitlis numerous times. Gradu ...

(1929–2015), Turkish politician of Kurdish origin

Kamuran

Kamuran Alî Bedirxan Kamuran Alî Bedirxan (, born 21 August 1895 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire; died 6 December 1978 in Paris) was a Kurds, Kurdish politician, lawyer and writer. Family He came from the family of the Bedirxans, who for centuries, as autonomous vass ...

(1895–1978), Kurdish politician, lawyer and writer *

Kamuran Gürün Kamuran Gürün (1924 – 20 July 2004) was a Turkish diplomat. Kamuran Gürün was born in Istanbul in 1924. He studied at Galatasaray High School's School of Political Science and at Ankara University's Faculty of Political Sciences. In 1948, h ...

(1924–2004), Turkish diplomat * Kâmuran Şipal (1926–2019), Turkish novelist, story writer and translator * Kamuran Toktanış (born 1974), Turkish footballer

Fictional characters

* Kamran (Marvel Cinematic Universe), character from ''Ms. Marvel'' {{given name Persian masculine given names Azerbaijani masculine given names Bangladeshi masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names