Imran, Imraan, Emraan, or Emran ( ʿImrān) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. The name Imran is found in the Quranic chapter called Family of ʿImrān (āl ʿImrān). Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Emraan

• Emraan Ali (born 1967), Trinidadian-American terrorist

• Emraan Hashmi (born 1979), Indian actor

Emran

• Emran El-Badawi, American Islamic scholar

• Emran bin Bahar (born 1961), Bruneian diplomat

• Emran Ahmed Chowdhury (born 1967), Bangladeshi lawyer and politician

• Emran Feroz (born 1991), Austrian-Afghan journalist and author

• Emran Ramadani (born 1992), Macedonian footballer

• Emran Ali Sarkar (1912–2007), Bangladeshi politician

• Emran Soglo (born 2005), French-English footballer

Imraan

• Imraan Coovadia (born 1970), South African novelist, essayist, and academic

• Imraan Faruque (born 1984), American-Indian designer

• Imraan Khan (born 1984), South African cricketer

• Imraan Khan (cricketer, born January 1984) (born 1984), South African cricketer

• Imraan Mohammad (born 1976), English cricketer

• Imraan Moosa (born 1961), South African politician

• Imraan Valodia (born 1965), South African economist

Imran

• Imran Abbas (born 1982), Pakistani actor

• Imran Abbas (cricketer) (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Abdulla, Maldivian politician and religious scholar

• Imran Ahmad (born 1948), Bangladeshi politician and businessman

• Imran Ahmad (admiral), Pakistan Navy officer

• Imran Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1981), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Imran Ahmed (strategist) (born 1978), British political strategist, author, and activist

• Imran Muhammad Akhoond (born 1971), Pakistani guitarist and session musician

• Imran Akram, Pakistani politician

• Imran Ali, multiple people

• Imran Amed (born 1975), Canadian-British fashion entrepreneur

• Imran Reza Ansari (born 1972), Indian politician, businessman, and Islamic scholar

• Imran Al Aradi, Pakistani-Bahraini stand up comedian and disc jockey

• Imran Arif (born 1984), Pakistani-English cricketer

• Imran Ashraf (born 1989), Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host

• Imran Ashraf (cricketer) (born 1980), Pakistani-Qatari cricketer

• Imran Aslam (actor) (born 1986), Pakistani television actor

• Imran Aslam (journalist) (1952–2022), Pakistani journalist and media personality

• Imran Awan (born 1979), Pakistani-American information technology worker

• Imran Awan (cricketer) (born 1979), Pakistani-American cricketer

• Imran Aznaurov (born 2004), Russian footballer

• Imran Bisthamin (born 1985), Sri Lankan rugby union footballer

• Imran Brohi (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Bunjaku (born 1992), Swiss-Kosovar footballer

• Imran Butt (cricketer) (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Butt (field hockey) (born 1988), Pakistani field hockey player

• Imran Khalid Butt (born 1977), Pakistani politician

• Imran Chaudhri (born 1973), British designer

• Imran Ilyas Chaudhry, Pakistani politician

• Imran Farhat (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Farooq (1960–2010), British-Pakistani politician

• Imran Fetai (born 2002), Macedonian footballer

• Imran Firasat (born 1978), Pakistani filmmaker

• Imran Firov (born 2008), Russian footballer

• Imran Garda (born 1982), Qatari news anchor

• Imran Ghulam (born 1980), Bahraini cricketer

• Imran Haider (born 1987), Pakistani-Emirati cricketer

• Imran Hashmi (footballer) (born 1989), Pakistani footballer

• Imran Hasnee (born 1972), Indian actor and paranormal investigator

• Imran N. Hosein (born 1942), Trinidadian Islamic preacher, author, and philosopher

• Imran ibn Husain (died 673), Arab companion of Muhammad

• Imran Hussain (British politician) (born 1978), British politician

• Imran Hussain (footballer) (born 1981), Pakistani footballer

• Imran Hussain (Indian politician) (born 1981), Indian politician

• Imran Ismail (born 1966), Pakistani businessman and politician

• Imran Jafferally (born 1980), Guyanese cricketer

• Imran Jan (born 1979), Trinidadian cricketer

• Imran Janat, Afghan cricketer

• Imran Javed, Pakistani politician

• Imran Junaidi (died 2015), Pakistani rock climber and mountaineer

• Imran Kayani (born 2001), British-Pakistani footballer

• Imran Khalid (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Khan (born 1952), Pakistani cricketer and politician

• Imran Khan (Afghan cricketer) (born 2001), Afghan cricketer

• Imran Khan (businessman) (born 1977), Bangladeshi technology executive, entrepreneur, and investor

• Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1963) (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Khan (cricketer, born September 1973) (born 1973), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1975) (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1987) (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1988) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Khan (film actor) (born 1983), American actor

• Imran Khan (footballer) (born 1995), Indian footballer

• Imran Khan (Guyanese cricketer) (born 1982), Guyanese cricketer

• Imran Khan (Indian cricketer) (born 1973), Indian cricketer

• Imran Khan (kickboxer), British-Pakistani Muay Thai kickboxer

• Imran Khan (singer) (born 1984), Dutch-Pakistani singer

• Imran Khan (solicitor) (born 1964), British-Pakistani solicitor

• Imran Khan (Sri Lankan cricketer) (born 1992), Sri Lankan cricketer

• Imran Khan (Trinidad and Tobago cricketer) (born 1984), Trinidadian cricketer

• Imran Khan (TV actor), Indian actor, director, writer, and producer

• Imran Khan (web developer) (born 1978), Indian teacher and educator

• Imran Ahmad Khan (born 1973), British politician

• Imran Hassan Khan (born 1983), Indian shooter

• Imran Nazir Khan, Indian actor

• Imran Riaz Khan (born 1975), Pakistani journalist and internet personality

• Imran Ullah Khan (1932–2026), Pakistani Army general

• Imran Khand (1964–2016), British businessman

• Imran Khattak, Pakistani politician

• Imran Khedawala, Indian politician

• Imran Khwaja, Singaporean cricket administrator and lawyer

• Imran Kombe (died 1996), Tanzanian military and intelligence officer

• Imran Zafar Leghari (born 1979), Pakistani politician

• Imran Maharoof (born 1983), Sri Lankan politician

• Imran Mahmood (born 1969), British novelist and barrister

• Imran Mahmudul (born 1991), Bangladeshi music composer and playback singer

• Imran Majeed (born 1958), Pakistani Army general

• Imran Majid (born 1972), English pool player

• Imran Manack (born 1991), South African cricketer

• Imran Masood (born 1971), Indian politician

• Imran Masood (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician

• Imran Mayo, Pakistani field hockey player

• Imran Memet (born 2005), Chinese footballer

• Imran Mir (born 2001), Afghan cricketer

• Imran Mohamed (born 1980), Maldivian footballer

• Imran Mohammadi (born 2001), Afghan cricketer

• Imran Khan Mohmand (died 2013), Pakistani politician

• Imran Nackerdien (born 1990), South African cricketer

• Imran Nadeem, Pakistani politician

• Imran Nahumarury (born 1978), Indonesian footballer

• Imran Nasheed (born 1988), Maldivian footballer

• Imran Nazih (born 2006), Dutch-Moroccan footballer

• Imran Nazir (cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Nazir (writer), Pakistani writer

• Imran Niazi (born 1986), Pakistani footballer

• Imran Nshimiyimana (born 1994), Rwandan footballer

• Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee (born 1945), Pakistani legal scholar

• Imran Oulad Omar (born 1997), Dutch footballer

• Imran Özkaya (born 1999), German taekwondo athlete

• Imran Parvez (born 1977), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Imran Polutak (born 1996), Bosnian basketball player

• Imran Pratapgarhi (born 1987), Indian poet and politician

• Imran Qayyum (born 1993), English cricketer

• Imran Qurban (born 1999), Chinese footballer

• Imran Rafiq (born 1996), Pakistani cricketer

• Imran Rahim (born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Imran Rahman (born 1957), Bangladeshi academic

• Imranur Rahman (born 1993), British-Bangladeshi sprinter

• Imran Rasul (born 1974), British-Pakistani economist and academic

• Imran Sahib (born 1982), Singaporean footballer

• Imran Sardhariya (born 1979), Indian choreographer and film director

• Imran H Sarkar (born 1983), Bangladeshi physician and political activist

• Imran Sarker, Bangladeshi cricketer

• Imran Shah (field hockey) (born 1988), Pakistani field hockey player

• Imran Shah (writer) (born 1933), Indian writer, poet, novelist, and scholar

• Imran Ali Shah, Pakistani politician

• Imran Sheikh (born 1985), Indian cricketer

• Imran Sherwani (1962–2025), English field hockey player

• Imran Siddiqi (born 1957), Indian geneticist

• Imran Siddique, Bangladeshi lawyer

• Imran Tahir (born 1979), Pakistani-born South African cricketer

• Imran Usmanov (1953–2017), Russian musician

• Imran Uzzaman (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Imran Yousuf (born 1978), Pakistani field hockey player

• Imran Yusuf (born 1979), Kenyan-British stand-up comedian

• Imran Zahid (born 1982), Indian actor

Surname

• Muhammad Imran (field hockey) (born 1979), Pakistani hockey player

• Tariq Imran (born 1977), Pakistani field hockey player

• 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

• Imran Shinowa, minor character in GTA V.

See also

• Imran (disambiguation)

• Imrani (1454–1536), Persian poet

• Omran (disambiguation)