Kirmani or Kermani () is a

locational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

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 ...

origin, which originally meant a person from the city of

Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, 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 ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani ( ar, أبو الحكم الكرماني; died 1066 CE) was a prominent philosopher and scholar from the Muslim al-Andalus. A student of Maslamah Ibn Ahmad al-Majriti, he was a Neoplatonic advocate, and seen as an influenc ...

(died 1066), Andalus philosopher *

Afdhal al-Din abu Hamid Kermani Afzal al-Din Kermani ( fa, افضل الدین کرمانی) was a Persian people, Persian historian, author, poet, philosopher, and physician in the early 12th and early 13th centuries. He wrote the books ''Aghd Al ala Lel Moghefe Al ahla'' and '' ...

(1136–1218), Persian writer *

Ali Movahedi-Kermani Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi-Kermani ( fa, محمدعلی موحدی کرمانی) is Tehran's Friday Prayer Ephemeral Imam and the former secretary-general of Combatant Clergy Association. He is also a member of the Assembly of Experts. He is ...

(born 1931), Iranian politician *

Asif Kirmani Syed Asif Saeed Kirmani () is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has been a Member of Senate of Pakistan, since July 2017. He is a son of Pakistan Movement leader Ahmad Saeed Kirmani. His son Aftab Kirmani studies at Aitchison College ...

, Pakistani senator * Auhaduddin Kermani (died 1298), Persian poet *

Burhan-ud-din Kermani Burhan-ud-Din Kermani or Burhān al-Din Nafīs ibn ‘Iwad al-Kirmanī was a 15th-century Persian physician from Kerman. He was court physician to Ulugh Beg, the grandson of Tamerlane and the governor of Samarqand from 1409 to 1449. Life Kir ...

(died 1449), Persian physician * Faris Kermani (born 1952), Pakistani film director *

Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani Hamid al-Din Abu'l-Hasan Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Kirmani (; CE) was an Isma'ili scholar. He was of Persian origin and was probably born in the province of Kirman. He seems to have spent the greater part of his life as a Fatimid '' da'i'' (missionar ...

(died 1021), Persian theologian *

Daud Bandagi Kirmani Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575C.E. (AH 919-982), more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a 16th-century saint of the Qadiri order. The Shrine of Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani The mausoleum of Sha ...

(born 1513), Sufi Saint of Qadria Order (modern day Pakistan) *

Houshang Moradi Kermani Houshang Moradi Kermani ( fa, هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی, also Romanized as "Hūshang Morādi-e Kermāni"; born 7 September 1944 at Sirch, a village in Kerman Province, Iran) is an Iranian writer best known for children's and young adul ...

(born 1944), Iranian writer * Karim Khan Kermani (1810-1873), Persian scholar * Kazem Sami Kermani (1935–1988), Iranian politician *

Khwaju Kermani Khwaju Kermani ( fa, خواجوی کرمانی; December 1290 – 1349) was a famous Persian poet and Sufi mystic from Iran. Life He was born in Kerman, Iran on 24 December 1290. His nickname Khwaju is a diminutive of the Persian word ''Khwaja ...

(1280–1352), Persian poet * Mehdi Sadegh Taghavi Kermani (born 1987), Iranian wrestler * Milad Kermani (born 1992), Iranian football player *

Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani ( fa, میرزا آقا خان کرمانی;‎ 1854 – 1896/97) was an Iranian intellectual reformer, a Babi, and son-in-law of Subh-i-Azal. In his writings, he advocates for political, social, and religious reform cha ...

(1854–1897), Iranian literary critic *

Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam ( fa, مرتضی کرمانی مقدم), a.k.a. Mojtaba Kermani-Magham ( fa, مجتبی کرمانی مقام), is an Iranian former footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Paykan. His nickname is the 'Iranian ...

(born 1965), Iranian football player *

Muhammad Aqa-Kermani Muhammad Aqa-Kermani ( fa, محمد آغاكرمانى ), also written Aqkirmani, was an 18th-century Persian physician from Kerman, Iran. Little is known of Muhammad Aqkirmani's life except that he was active around the year 1747. He is known by ...

( fl. 1747), Persian physician *

Navid Kermani Navid Kermani (; fa, نوید کرمانی; ; born 27 November 1967 in Siegen, Germany) is a German writer and orientalist. He is the author of several novels as well as books and essays on Islam, the Middle East and Christian-Muslim dialogue. ...

(born 1967), German writer *

Sadiq Kirmani Sadiq Kirmani (born 21 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He is the son of former India wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani. Kirmani played for Karnataka at vario ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer * Sayed Jaffar (field hockey) (born 1911), Indian Olympian (1932 & 1936 Olympics) * Shams-ud-Din Kermani (died 1384), Persian scholar *

Syed Kirmani Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani (; born 29 December 1949) is an Indian cricketer who played cricket for Indian cricket team, India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper. In 2016, he was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for Cricket in ...

(born 1949), Indian cricketer *

Zaheer Abbas Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP, (in Punjabi and Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is among few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles ...

(born 1947), Pakistani Cricketer & President of International Cricket Council

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