Kamran ( fa, کامران ''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, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

, in addition to

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and

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. Variants include Kâmran and Kamuran.

Notable people

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

, Iranian physicist *

Kamran Agayev Kamran Aghayev ( az, Kamran Ağayev; born on 9 February 1986) is a retired Azerbaijani football goalkeeper. During his professional career, Agayev played in national leagues of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Portugal and Czech Republic. He was also a mem ...

, Azerbaijani footballer * Kamran Akmal, Pakistani batsman wicketkeeper * Kamran Atif, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami * Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education *

Kamran Baghirov Kamran Baghirov Mammad oglu ( az, Камран Бағиров Мәммәд оғлу, italic=no, Kamran Bağirov Məmməd oğlu; January 24, 1933 – October 25, 2000), was the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party. Biography Fro ...

, Azerbaijani politician *

Kamran Daneshjoo Kamran Daneshjoo ( fa, کامران دانشجو; born 2 February 1956) is an Iranian university professor who was Minister of Science from 2009 to 2013. Early life and education His web-site, ''Where?'', claims he has a Bs.C. degree from Quee ...

, Iranian politician, minister *

Kamran Diba Kamran Diba ( fa, کامران ديبا, born 5 March 1937) is an Iranian architect and museum director, and prior to the Iranian Revolution, Diba worked entirely in the public sector in Iran. He is currently residing in Paris, France. Biograph ...

(born 1937), Iranian architect *

Kamran Elahian Kamran Elahian ( fa, کامران الهیان) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyon ...

(born 1954), Iranian-American entrepreneur *

Kamran Ghadakchian Kamran Qadakchian (Persian: کامران قدکچیان; born in Tehran, Iran) is a film director and editor. He is the son of actor Ahmad Qadakchian. Selected filmography * ''Sorcerer'', 1972 * ''The Song of Tehran'', 1992 * ''Wounded'', 1997 * ...

(born 1947), Iranian director *

Kamran Hedayati Kamran Hedayati ( fa, کامران هدایتی ''kâmrân hedâyati''; 1 April 1949 in Iranian Kurdistan – 6 July 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden) was an Iranian Kurdish dissident who was assassinated in Sweden in the 1990s. In January 1994, Hedayat ...

(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 wo ...

(born 1960), Turkish-American composer *

Kamran Khan (disambiguation) Kamran Khan may refer to: * Kamran Khan (politician), Pakistani politician * Kamran Khan (journalist), Pakistani journalist * Kamran Khan (Indian cricketer) (born 1991), Indian cricketer * Kamran Khan (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1969), Pakistani ...

, several people *

Kamran Mirza Kamran Mirza ( fa, ) (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 s ...

(1509–1557), the second son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty *

Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh Kamran Mirza ( fa, کامران ميرزا; July 22, 1856 – April 15, 1929), was a Persian Prince of Qajar dynasty and third surviving son of Nasser al-Din Shah. He was the brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and Mozzafar al-Din Shah. He w ...

(1856–1929), Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty *

Kamran Pasha Kamran Pasha ( ur, ; born on 3 April 1972) is an American Hollywood screenwriter, director and novelist of Pakistani origin. He was a writer and producer on the NBC series '' Kings'', after working as a producer on NBC's '' Bionic Woman''.. Previ ...

, Hollywood screenwriter and director *

Kamran Shakhsuvarly Kamran Shakhsuvarly ( az, Kamran Şahsuvarlı; born 6 December 1992) is an Azerbaijani boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. References 1992 births Living people Azerbaijani male boxers Olym ...

(born 1992), Azerbaijani boxer * Kamran Shirazi (born 1952), Iranian chess player

Kâmran

Kâmran İnan Kamran Inan (1929 – 23 November 2015), Turkish politician, statesman of Kurdish origin, diplomat and scholar. He was born in Hizan, Bitlis Province. Representative in Parliament from Van and Bitlis numerous times. Graduate of Ankara Univers ...

(1929–2015), Turkish politician of Kurdish origin

Kamuran

* Kamuran Alî Bedirxan (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 *

Kamuran Toktanış Kamuran Toktanış (born 16 December 1974) is a Turkish footballer. He plays as a midfielder. Career Toktanış began his professional career with Kurtalan Belediyespor football club in 1996. After playing for a short time he paused his footb ...

(born 1974), Turkish footballer

Fictional characters

Kamran (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Kamran ( fa, کامران ''Kāmrān'') is a Persian male given name meaning 'prosperous, fortunate'. The name is commonly used in Iran and Azerbaijan, in addition to Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkey, Pakistan. Variants include Kâmran and Kamu ...

, character from ''Ms. Marvel'' {{given name Persian masculine given names Azerbaijani masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names