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

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. It is especially popular in

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, as it respects Turkish

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

Khan Khan may refer to: * 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 various ethnicities Art and entertainment * Khan (band), an English progressiv ...

Origin

Given name

* Burhan Ali, self-declared Shah of Shirvan * Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591–1595), the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan *

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

(born 1983), Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin * Burhan Alankuş (born 1950), Turkish alpine skier * Burhan Atak (1905–1987), Turkish footballer * Burhan Asaf Belge (1899–1967), served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly *

Burhan Al-Chalabi Burhan Al-Chalabi (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, London Magazine, Britain's oldest journal of the arts and litera ...

(born 1947), British-Iraqi writer and political commentator * Burhan Conkeroğlu (1903–2001), Turkish wrestler * Burhan Dajani (1921–2000), Palestinian academic and economist *

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. Biograph ...

(1929–2013), Turkish-American painter and photographer *

Burhan Eşer Burhan Eşer (born 1 January 1985) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of ...

(born 1985), Turkish footballer *

Burhan Ghalioun Burhan Ghalioun (; 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 National Council (SNC). He was named chairma ...

(born 1945), French Syrian professor of sociology *

Burhan Imad Shah Burhan Imad Shah () (r. 1562–1574), was an infant ruler of Berar. Biography He was the son of Darya Imad Shah. His father died in 1562, and Burhan Imad Shah succeeded him to the throne. He was three years old. He is known to have been on ...

, an infant ruler of Berar * Burhan Kuzu (1955–2020), Turkish academic and politician * Burhan Muhammad (1957–2015), Indonesian diplomat *

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

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

Burhan Sahyouni Burhan Ahmed Sahyouni (; 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 Syria. International career Burhan Sahyou ...

(born 1986), Syrian footballer *

Burhan Sargun Burhan Cahit Sargun (11 February 1929 – 15 September 2023) was a Turkish footballer who played as a forward. Sargun was born in Ankara. During his club career he played for Fenerbahçe between 1951–56 and 1960–61, scoring a total of 11 ...

(1929–2023), Turkish footballer *

Burhan Shahidi Burhan Shahidi (3 October 1894 – 27 August 1989) was a Chinese Tatar politician who occupied several high-level positions in Xinjiang, in the governments of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the People's Republic of Ch ...

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

Burhan Sönmez Burhan Sönmez (born 1965) is a Kurdish novelist from Turkey. He is the President of PEN International, elected at the Centennial Congress in 2021. He is also Senior Member and a By-Fellow of Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge. Sönme ...

(born 1965), Turkish novelist *

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

(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 a w ...

, deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature

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 (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as ...

(1903-??), Turkish sprinter *

Mohan Niranjit Burhan Mohan Burhan is a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles. Early life and education 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 aw ...

, a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles *

Qasem Burhan Qasem Abdulhamed Burhan (; born on December 15, 1985) is a former footballer. Born in Senegal, he represented the Qatar national team. International Burhan is born and raised in Senegal, but early in his career moved to Qatar, and became a natu ...

(born 1985), Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa *

Rahim Burhan Rahim Burhan (; born 24 November 1949) is a Macedonian theatre director. Burhan became known as the founder and artistic director of the Roma-theatre "Pralipe" (engl. 'brotherhood') from Skopje. He grew up in Skopje and studied at the Yugoslavi ...

(born 1949), Macedonian theatre director

Tribal name

Burhan (Pashtun tribe) Ibrahimzai ({{langx, ps, ابراهيمزی), also called Burhan, Boran or Brahim, are a sub-tribe of the Ghilji (غلجي) confederation, one of the major Pashtuns, Pashtun tribal groups. Predominantly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ibra ...

, a tribe of Afghanistan

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