Imran
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Strength of Allah; home prosperity |
| Region of origin | Arabia, Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Amram, Emory |
Imran, also transliterated as Emran (Arabic: عمران ʾImrān) is an Arabic male name common across the Middle East and other Muslim countries. The name Imran is found in the Quranic chapter called House of ʿImrān (āl ʿImrān).
It may refer to:
Given name[]
- Imran, father of Moses in the Quran: see Amram
- Imran, father of Mary in the Quran: see Joachim (Imran)
- 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 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[]
- Ahmed Omran, Egyptian footballer
- Aseel Omran, Saudi singer
- Mir Imran, Indian entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- 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[]
- 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
See also[]
- Imran (disambiguation)
- Imrani (1454–1536), Judæo-Persian poet
- Omran (disambiguation) / Omrane
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