# Kamran

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For places in Iran, see [Kamran, Iran](/source/Kamran,_Iran_(disambiguation)).

Not to be confused with [Cameron (given name)](/source/Cameron_(given_name)).

**Kamran** (Persian: کامران *Kāmrān*) is a [Persian](/source/Persian_language) male given name meaning 'prosperous, fortunate'. The name is commonly used in [Iran](/source/Iran) and [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan), in addition to [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh), [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan), [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan), [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan), and [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). Variants include **Kâmran**, **Kamron**, and **Kamuran**. It also represents a [Hindu Punjabi](/source/Hindu_Punjabi) caste in India. Kamran also “Kamra” is a known Punjabi Khatri surname.

## Notable people

### Kamran

- [Cumrun Vafa](/source/Cumrun_Vafa) (born 1960), Iranian physicist
- [Kamran Agayev](/source/Kamran_Agayev) (born 1986), Azerbaijani footballer
- [Kamran Akmal](/source/Kamran_Akmal) (born 1982), Pakistani batsman wicketkeeper
- [Kamran Atif](/source/Kamran_Atif), member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami
- [Kamran Aziz](/source/Kamran_Aziz) (1922–2017), Cypriot *female* musician, composer and pharmacist
- [Kamran Bagheri Lankarani](/source/Kamran_Bagheri_Lankarani) (born 1965), Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education
- [Kamran Baghirov](/source/Kamran_Baghirov) (1933–2000), Azerbaijani politician
- [Kamran Hossain Chowdhury](/source/Kamran_Hossain_Chowdhury) (1952–2024), Bangladeshi politician
- [Kamran Daneshjoo](/source/Kamran_Daneshjoo) (born 1956), Iranian politician, minister
- [Kamran Diba](/source/Kamran_Diba) (born 1937), Iranian architect
- [Kamran Elahian](/source/Kamran_Elahian) (born 1954), Iranian-American entrepreneur
- [Kamran Ghadakchian](/source/Kamran_Ghadakchian) (born 1947), Iranian director
- [Kamran Hedayati](/source/Kamran_Hedayati) (1949–1996), Kurdish-Iranian dissident
- [Kamran Ince](/source/Kamran_Ince) (born 1960), Turkish-American composer
- [Kamran Khan (disambiguation)](/source/Kamran_Khan_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Kamran Mir Hazar](/source/Kamran_Mir_Hazar) (born 1976), Hazara Norwegian poet, journalist and human rights activist
- [Kamran Mirza](/source/Kamran_Mirza) (1509–1557), the second son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty
- [Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh](/source/Kamran_Mirza_Nayeb_es-Saltaneh) (1856–1929), Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty
- [Kamran Pasha](/source/Kamran_Pasha) (born 1972), Hollywood screenwriter and director
- [Kamran Shakhsuvarly](/source/Kamran_Shakhsuvarly) (born 1992), Azerbaijani boxer
- [Kamran Shirazi](/source/Kamran_Shirazi) (born 1952), Iranian chess player
- [Nazim Kamran Choudhury](/source/Nazim_Kamran_Choudhury), Bangladeshi politician
- [Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran](/source/Badar_Uddin_Ahmed_Kamran) (1951–2020), Bangladeshi mayor
- [Malik Nadeem Kamran](/source/Malik_Nadeem_Kamran) (1953–2026), Pakistani politician
- [Mohammed Kamran](/source/Mohammed_Kamran), Indian politician
- [Muhammad Kamran](/source/Muhammad_Kamran), Pakistani politician
- [Mujahid Kamran](/source/Mujahid_Kamran) (born 1951), Pakistani theoretical physicist and academic
- [Salah Uddin Kamran](/source/Salah_Uddin_Kamran), Bangladeshi politician
- [Talieh Kamran](/source/Talieh_Kamran) (1930–2017), Iranian musician, poet and visual artist

### Kâmran

- [Kâmran İnan](/source/K%C3%A2mran_%C4%B0nan) (1929–2015), Turkish politician of Kurdish origin

### Kamuran

- [Kamuran Alî Bedirxan](/source/Kamuran_Al%C3%AE_Bedirxan) (1895–1978), Kurdish politician, lawyer and writer
- [Kamuran Gürün](/source/Kamuran_G%C3%BCr%C3%BCn) (1924–2004), Turkish diplomat
- [Kâmuran Şipal](/source/K%C3%A2muran_%C5%9Eipal) (1926–2019), Turkish novelist, story writer and translator
- [Kamuran Toktanış](/source/Kamuran_Toktan%C4%B1%C5%9F) (born 1974), Turkish footballer

## Fictional characters

- [Kamran (Marvel Cinematic Universe)](/source/Kamran_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)), character from *Ms. Marvel*

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