Imran

Imran (Hebrew עמרם Arabic: عمران‎ Turkish: İmran) is both Arabic ( Arabic name) & Hebrew name ( Hebrew name). Various meanings are:

1. Name of The Prophet. 2. Name of the father of Mariyam (Virgin Mary) 3. Name of the father of Prophet Musa (Moses) 4. Title of 3rd Surah (Chapter) in Qur'aan [Surah Ale-Imran] 5. Host (A person who provides hospitality) 6. Long lived (Arabic) 7. Prosperity/عمران (Arabic) 8. Civil Progress /کامیابی (Persian) 9. वैभव (Marathi)

Other... Name of the father of Prophet Musa (Moses), Name of the father of Mariyam (Merry). The most famous figure with that name of the house of Emran ; Emran being father of Mariam (Virgin Mary). A lot of non-Arab Muslims have that name because Emran is reported to be a Prophet as well. In the Quran a whole chapter is called "House of Emran" = Aal Emran. The name may refer to:

Art

• Imran Hashmi, Indian actor
• Imran Khan (actor) (b. 1983), Indian actor
• Imran Khan (singer),a Dutch- born Pakistani Punjabi singer from The Hague in Holland
• Imran Momina, a Pakistani pianist and composer, a member of Pakistani band Fuzon
• Imran Usmanov,Chechen music
• Imran Sardar, a Pakistani guitarist and a member of the band The Imranators

Government

• Imran bin Bahar, is a Bruneian diplomat and is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Negara Brunei Darussalam to the Russian Federation

History

• Imran ibn Shahin, was a Nabataean and the founder of a state in the Batihah marshlands in the 10th century

Literature

• Abu Imran al-Fasi, was a Morocan Maliki writer
• Imran Mian, is a British Pakistani author
• Imran Nazar Hosein, is a leading International Islamic Philosopher, Scholar and author

Media

• Imran Anwar (b. 1962), a Pakistani American entrepreneur, engineer and media personality.
• Imran Aslam, is a famous journalist and media personality from Pakistan
• Imran Garda, is a news anchor, working for the 24-hour news network's English division, Al Jazeera English
• Imran Yusuf, a Kenyan-born British stand-up comedian
• Mir Imran, is an Indian entrepreneur and venture capitalist

Military

• Imraan Faruque, is an American who is most known as a designer and author in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) field
• Imran Ullah Khan, is a retired Pakistan Army general

Religious

• Imran, the father of Mariam/Maryam in the Qur'an
• The Al-i-Imran, is the 3rd chapter of the Qur'an with two hundred verses
• Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (549-619), uncle of Muhammad. His first name is believed to be Imran
• Imran ibn Husain, was one of the Companions of Muhammad and a Narrator of Hadith
• Imran Hosein, Islamic scholar and philosopher, noted for his studies of the monetary system, Yawm al-Qiyamah, and international affairs

Sport

• Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani cricketer
• Imran Ahmed, is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
• Imran Arif, is a Pakistani-born English cricketer
• Imran Awan, is a Pakistani born American cricketer
• Imran Farhat (b. 1982), a Pakistani cricketer
• Imran Hashmi, is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for PIA FC
• Imran Hussain, is a Pakistani footballer (striker) playing currently for Pakistan Army FC
• Imran Jafferally, is a West Indies cricketer who plays for Guyana
• Imraan Khan, is a South African cricketer
• Imran Khan (b. 1952), a Pakistani cricketer and politician.
• Imran Khan, is a West Indian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago
• Imran Majid, is a professional pool player
• Imran Mohammad, is a Maldivian footballer
• Imran Niazi, is a Pakistani international footballer
• Imran Nazir (b. 1981), a Pakistani cricketer
• Imran Parvez, is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
• Imran Rahim, is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
• Imran Sherwani, is a former English field hockey player
• Imran Tahir, is a cricketer who currently plays for Titans in South Africa

• Mohammad Reithaudin Awang Imran, is a Malaysian professional football player
• Sheikh Tushar Imran, (b. 1983), a Bangladeshi cricketer.
• Tariq Imran, is a Pakistani Olympian

Others

• Imran Series, is Pakistani Ibn-e-Safi’s best-selling Urdu spy novels series
• Ali Imran, a fictional character created by Pakistani novelist Ibn-e-Safi, the protagonist of the Imran Series
• Imran Zakhaev, a fictional character and main antagonist of the game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.