Murat is a French

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and Turkish male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, derived from the Arabic

Murad Murad or Mourad ( ar, مراد) is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It ...

. Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into "wanted", "desired", "wished for", "yearned", or "goal". It may refer to:

Given name

* Murat Aitkhozhin (1939–1987), Kazakh-Soviet biologist, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR * Murat Akça (born 1990), Turkish footballer * Murat Akhedzhak (1962–2010), Russian politician * Murat Akyüz (born 1981), Turkish footballer *

Murat Bardakçı Murat Gökhan Bardakçı (born 25 December 1955) is a Turkish journalist working on Ottoman history and Turkish music history. He is also a columnist for '' Habertürk'' newspaper. Biography Bardakçı was born in 1955 in İstanbul. An econ ...

(born 1955), Turkish journalist *

Murat Başesgioğlu Murat Başesgioğlu (born 1955) is a Turkish politician who was a Minister of State of Turkey and Member of the Turkish Parliament for Kastamonu for the ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AK Party). Biography Başesgioğlu was born in Kastamon ...

(born 1955), Turkish politician and MP for Kastamonu *

Murat Belge Murat Belge (born March 16, 1943) is a Turkish academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional tour guide. Career Belge was a member of the organizing committee for a two-day academic conference that st ...

(born 1943), Turkish liberal intellectual, academic, literary critic, columnist, and civil rights activist *

Murat Boz Murat Boz (born 7 March 1980) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and actor. Boz began his solo career by releasing his first single, " Aşkı Bulamam Ben", in 2006. In the following year his first studio album titled ''Maximum'' (2007) was releas ...

(born 1980), Turkish pop singer *

Murat Ceylan Murat Ceylan (born 2 March 1988) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for an amateur side Adana Sümer 01. Life and career Ceylan was born in Gaziantep, Turkey. He began his career with local club Gaziantep Büyükşehir ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer * Murat Çetinkaya (born 1976), Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey *

Murat Didin Kamil Murat Didin (born 19 March 1955) is a Turkish people, Turkish former basketball player and coach. Coaching career Didin had begun his managerial career in 1982 at Ankara DSİ Sports Club. Then he coached various teams in Turkey. He achieved ...

(born 1955), Turkish basketball coach *

Murat Direkçi Murat Direkci (born 17 July 1975 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian- Turkish middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Universal Gym, Antwerp, Belgium. Early life Direkci was born in Antwerp, Belgium as the youngest son of three siblings to a fa ...

(born 1979), Turkish kickboxer * Murat Duruer (born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Murat Evliyaoğlu Murat Evliyaoğlu (born 2 June 1969 in Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played as guard position and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team. The former guard is 1.94 m. Career * 1990-92 Çukurova S ...

(born 1969), Turkish basketball player * Murat Gülsoy (born 1967), Turkish writer *

Murat Günak Murat Günak (born 9 August 1957, Istanbul) is a Turkish car designer and former head designer of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. Career Günak studied design at Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) in Kassel and then studied ...

(born 1957), Turkish automobile designer *

Murat Karayalçın Murat Karayalçın (born 1943) is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder (in 2002) of the new SHP. Karayalçın was edu ...

(born 1943), Turkish politician *

Murat Karayılan Murat Karayılan ( ku, Mirad Qarayîlan) (born 1954),Murat Karayılan yakalandı mı?< ...

(born 1954), Acting leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party *

Murat Kaya Murat Kaya (born June 13, 1984) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is current head coach for Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball First League The Turkish Basketball Fir ...

(born 1984), Turkish basketball player *

Murat Kurnaz Murat Kurnaz (born 19 March 1982) is a Turkish citizen and legal resident of Germany who was held in extrajudicial detention by the United States at its military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan and in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp at Guantana ...

(born 1982), Turkish former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay *

Murat Önal Murat Önal (born 20 July 1987 in Salihli, Manisa, Turkey) is a Turkish-born Dutch footballer of Kazakh descent who plays as a striker for FC Lisse in the Topklasse. Önal began his career with Amsterdamsche FC and was promoted to the first t ...

(born 1987), Turkish-Dutch footballer *

Murat Önür Murat Önür (born February 15, 1981 in Afşin, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Weste ...

(born 1981), Turkish footballer *

Murat Öztürk (aviator) Murat Öztürk (1953 in Konya – 19 May 2013 in Adana) was a Turkish professional aerobatics pilot and former camera operator. Early life Murat Öztürk was born 1953 in Konya. He worked as a news camera operator at the state-run television c ...

(1953–2013), Turkish aerobatic pilot *

Murat Öztürk Murat Öztürk (born 5 December 1969 in Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in ...

(born 1969), Turkish football coach *

Murat Sözgelmez Murat Sözgelmez (born 21 August 1985) is a Turkish retired professional footballer who played as a center back. Career Sözgelmez began his career with local club İzmir G.S.K. in 1999. He spent two years with the club before moving to another ...

(born 1985), Turkish footballer *

Murat Torun Murat Torun (born 27 May 1994) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for Ağrı 1970 SK. He made his Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish profe ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Murat Turan Murat Turan (born 27 April 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian Archer competing in the Men's compound bow W2 event. He is competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the individual compound open event. He won the silver medal in the Individual com ...

(born 1975), Turkish para archer *

Murat Ülker Murat Ülker (born 1959) is a Turkish billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Yıldız Holding, the largest food company in the CEEMEA Region (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Yıldız owns businesses including Godiva Choc ...

(born 1959), Turkish billionaire businessman *

Murat Yenipazar Murat Yenipazar (born 1 January 1993) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is a member of the Galatasaray. Club career On 13 August 2020, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Men's Volleyball Team signed a 2-year contract with experienced setter Yenipazar. N ...

(born 1993), Turkish volleyball player * Murat Yıldırım (disambiguation) *

Murat Zyazikov Murat Magometovich Zyazikov (russian: Мура́т Магоме́тович Зя́зиков) (born September 10, 1957) is a Russian politician who was the second president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. He was born in what is ...

(born 1957), 2nd President of the Russian republic of Ingushetia * Murat Pasha (disambiguation) * Murat Reis (disambiguation)

Ottoman nobility

Murad I Murad I ( ota, مراد اول; tr, I. Murad, Murad-ı Hüdavendigâr (nicknamed ''Hüdavendigâr'', from fa, خداوندگار, translit=Khodāvandgār, lit=the devotee of God – meaning "sovereign" in this context); 29 June 1326 – 15 Jun ...

(1326–1389), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1359 to 1389 *

Murad II Murad II ( ota, مراد ثانى, Murād-ı sānī, tr, II. Murad, 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and again from 1446 to 1451. Murad II's reign was a period of important economic deve ...

(1404–1451), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 * Murad III (1546–1595), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1595 *

Murad IV Murad IV ( ota, مراد رابع, ''Murād-ı Rābiʿ''; tr, IV. Murad, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Cons ...

(1612–1640), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640 *

Murad V Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the ...

(1840–1904), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 30 May to 31 August 1876

Surname

Prince Achille Murat Charles Louis Napoleon Achille Murat (known as Achille, 21 January 1801 – 15 April 1847) was the eldest son of Joachim Murat, the brother-in-law of Napoleon who was appointed King of Naples during the First French Empire. After his father was de ...

(1801–1847), son of Joachim Murat, planter in Florida *

Henriette-Julie de Murat Henriette-Julie de Murat (1668 in Paris – 9 September 1716 in Château de la Buzardière) was an aristocratic French writer of the late 17th century. Life She most likely spent most of her childhood in Paris. In 1691 she married Nicholas de Mu ...

(1670–1716), French writer * Jean-Louis Murat (born 1952), pseudonym of French singer Jean-Louis Bergheaud *

Joachim Murat Joachim Murat ( , also , ; it, Gioacchino Murati; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French military commander and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the ...

(1767–1815), King of Naples, Marshal of France and Admiral of France under the reign of Napoleon * Joachim Joseph André Murat (1828–1904), French politician *

Kapllan Murat Kapllan Murat (born Lushnje, Albania], May 25, 1962) is a Belgium, Belgian criminal of Albanian descent. He is nicknamed "Getaway King" (''le roi de l'évasion'' or ''ontsnappingskoning''), for his multiple successful prison escapes. He was a dr ...

(born 1962), Albania-born Belgian criminal * Karo Murat (born 1983), German boxer of Armenian descent *

Marko Murat Marko Murat ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Мурат; December 30, 1864 – October 14, 1944) was a Serbian painter from Dubrovnik who spent 20 years of his life in Belgrade, becoming a leading member of the Serbian and Yugoslav art scene at the time, ...

(1864–1944), Croatian painter *

Özkan Murat Özkan Murat (born January 25, 1957, in BAF-TRNC) is a Minister of Interior in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Confirmed in April 2005, he holds the Interior Ministry portfolio under Prime Minister Ferdi Sa ...

(born 1957), Turkish politician * Tuğçe Murat (born 1991), Turkish basketball player *

Zeynep Murat Zeynep Murat Duran (born Zeynep Murat on September 15, 1983) is a European champion Turkish female Taekwondo practitioner. She is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Murat was born in Kayseri, Turkey. She studied physical educ ...

(born 1983), Turkish female taekwondo practitioner

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