Imran
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Amram |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Amram, Joachim |
Imran, also transliterated as Emran (Arabic: عمران ʿImrān) is an Arabic name. The name Imran is found in the Quranic chapter called House of ʿImrān (āl ʿImrān).
It may refer to:
Given name
[edit]- Imran, father of Mary in the Quran: see Joachim (Imran)
- Imran, father of Moses in the Quran: see Amram
- āl ʿimrān, the 3rd Chapter in the Quran
- Imran (cricketer), Afghan cricketer
- Imran Abbas, Pakistani actor
- Imran Abbas (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
- Imran Amed, Canadian-British fashion expert and founder of The Business of Fashion
- Imran Arif, Pakistani-born English cricketer
- Imran Aslam (actor), Pakistani television actor
- Imran Aslam (journalist), Pakistani journalist and media personality
- Imran Awan, Pakistani-American Information Technology worker
- Imran Awan (cricketer), Pakistani born American cricketer
- Emran Barakzai, Afghani-Dutch football player
- Emran bin Bahar, Bruneian diplomat
- Omran Daqneesh, Syrian airstrike victim
- Imran Farhat (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
- Imraan Faruque, American designer and author
- Imran Garda, Qatari news anchor
- Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
- Imran Hashmi (footballer), Pakistani footballer
- Imran ibn Husain, one of the companions of Muhammad and a narrator of Hadith
- Imran Hussain (footballer), Pakistani footballer
- Imran Jafferally, West Indies cricketer
- Omran Jesmi, Emirati footballer
- Imran Ullah Khan, Pakistani Army General
- Imraan Khan, South African cricketer
- Imran Riaz Khan (born 1975), Pakistani journalist and YouTuber
- Imran Khan (born 1952), Pakistani cricketer and 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1984), West Indian cricketer
- Imran Khan (Bollywood actor) (born 1983), American actor
- Imran Khan (singer), Dutch-born Pakistani Punjabi singer
- Emran Mian, British Pakistani author
- Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (549–619), uncle of Muhammad; his first name is believed to be Imran
- Imran Majid, English pool player
- Imran Mohamed, Maldivian footballer
- Imran Niazi, Pakistani footballer
- Imran Nazir (cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
- Imran Nazir (politician), Pakistani politician
- Imran Nazir (writer), Pakistani writer
- Imran Parvez, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Imran Shahid, ringleader of gang responsible for the murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
- 'Imran ibn Shahin, Nabataean founder of a state in the Batihah
- Imran Sherwani, English field hockey player
- Imran Tahir, Pakistani-born South African cricketer
- Imran Usmanov, Chechen musician
- Imran Yusuf, Kenyan-born British stand-up comedian
- Omran al-Zoubi, Syrian politician
Surname
[edit]- Ahmed Omran, Egyptian footballer
- Aseel Omran, Saudi singer
- Mohammad Reithaudin Awang Imran, Malaysian footballer
- Muhammad Imran, Pakistani hockey player
- Muhammad Umran, Syrian defense minister
- Nabil Omran, Libyan futsal player
- Tariq Imran, Pakistani Olympic field hockey player
- Sheikh Tushar Imran (born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Ali Imran, the protagonist of the Imran series
- Imran Habeeb, in British soap opera Coronation Street
- Imran Zakhaev, the main antagonist of the game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Imran Maalik, in British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Imran Shinowa, minor character in GTA V.
See also
[edit]- Imran (disambiguation)
- Imrani (1454–1536), Judæo-Persian poet
- Omran (disambiguation) / Omrane
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