Kamran
Encyclopedia
Kamran is a Persian
given name commonly used in Iran
, Kurdistan, Azerbaijan
, Afghanistan
, Pakistan
and other countries with Persian influence. The word Kamran means prosperous in Persian
and successful in Urdu.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
given name commonly used in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, Kurdistan, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and other countries with Persian influence. The word Kamran means prosperous in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and successful in Urdu.
Given name
- Kamran AbbasiKamran AbbasiKamran Abbasi is a British Pakistani doctor, medical editor, and cricket writer. He is currently editor of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Formerly, Dr...
, International medical editor and Pakistan cricket writer - Kamran Agayev, Azeri football goalkeeper
- Kamran AkmalKamran AkmalKamran Akmal is a Pakistani cricketer who has played Tests, ODIs and T20Is for Pakistan as a wicket-keeper.- International career :He is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved 6 centuries in Test innings...
, Pakistani cricketer - Kamran AtifKamran AtifKamran Atif is a member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami. In 2002, he tried to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf. Kamran Atif was arrested in 2004 after a shootout with police in Karachi in which he was critically wounded. A 50-year-old woman passer-by was killed in the gun battle, which...
, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami - Kamran Bagheri LankaraniKamran Bagheri LankaraniKamran Bagheri Lankarani M.D., was Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education.Born in 1965, he finished medical school at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, and attained an advanced fellowship degree in Medicine from the same university. He specializes in gastroenterology.Baqeri-Lankarani...
, Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education - Kamran BaghirovKamran BaghirovKamran Baghirov Mammad oglu , was the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party.From December 3, 1982 through May 21, 1988, Baghirov served as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR. After start and escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,...
, Azeri politician in 80's - Kamran DaneshjooKamran DaneshjooKamran Daneshjoo is an Iranian university professor who is currently serving as Iran's minister of Science, Research, and Technology.-Education:...
, Iranian Politician, Minister of Science, Research and Technology for the Ahmadinejad government. - Kamran DibaKamran DibaKamran Diba is a prominent Iranian architect, residing in Paris, France.He is famous for designing the new campus of Jondishapur University in Ahvaz, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran....
, prominent Iranian architect - Kamran GhadakchianKamran GhadakchianKamran Ghadakchian is a film director and editor. He is the son of actor Ahmad Ghadakchian.-External links:...
, Iranian director - Kamran HedayatiKamran HedayatiKamran Hedayati was an eastern Kurdish dissident who was assassinated in Sweden in the 1990s. In January 1992, Hedayati was seriously wounded after opening a letter bomb in his apartment in Bagarmossen, Stockholm, Sweden. He lost his hands and sight in the attack and died from his wounds four...
, Kurdish-Iranian dissident - Kamran InceKamran InceKamran N. İnce is a Turkish-American composer.- Life :Ince was born in Glendive, Montana, and at the age of six moved with his family to Turkey. He entered the Ankara State Conservatory at the age of ten, in 1971, where he began studying cello and piano, and took composition lessons with İlhan Baran...
, composer of Turkish-American descent - Kâmran İnanKâmran InanKamran Inan , Turkish politician, statesman of Kurdish origin, diplomat and scholar. Representative in Parliament from Van and Bitlis numerous times. Graduate of Ankara University Faculty of Law, and Ph.D. in Law from University of Geneva...
, Turkish Politician - Kamran KhanKamran Khan (journalist)Kamran Khan is a Pakistani investigative journalist, espionage and intelligence expert. Khan is the current director of the News Intelligence Unit , where he manages investigative reports for News International. Khan is the Pakistan's Geo TV's lead anchor during special news and landmark events...
, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i Geo TVGeo TVGeo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...
lead anchor - Kamran MirzaKamran MirzaKamran Mirza, sometimes known simply as Kamran, was the second son of Babur Mirza, the founder of the Mughal dynasty.Kamran Mirza was born in Kabul...
(born 1509, KabulKabulKabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
; died 1557, Makkah) was the second son of BaburBaburBabur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
, the founder of the MughalMughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
dynasty. - Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-SaltanehKamran Mirza Nayeb es-SaltanehKamran Mirza was the Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty and third surviving son of Nasser al-Din Shah. He was brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and Mozzafar al-Din Shah...
, Persian prince of the Qajar DynastyQajar dynastyThe Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925.... - Kamran PashaKamran PashaKamran Pasha is a Hollywood screenwriter, director and novelist. He recently served as a writer and producer on the NBC series Kings, after working as a producer on NBC's Bionic Woman. Previously, he served as a co-producer and writer for Sleeper Cell, Showtime Network's terrorism drama...
, Hollywood screenwriter and director - Kamran ShirdelKamran ShirdelKamran Shirdel is a renowned Iranian documentarist.He studied architecture and urbanism at the University of Rome and film direction at the of Rome, graduating in 1964. He worked as an assistant director with John Huston on The Bible before making his diploma film, Gli Specchi , in Rome...
, Iranian documentarist - Kamran ShiraziKamran ShiraziKamran Shirazi is an International Master of chess. Born in Tehran, he has represented Iran, the United States, and France...
, International Master of chessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
from Iran