Burhan
Burhan is an Arabic male name, an epithet of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It is especially popular in Turkey, as it respects Turkish vowel harmony and the end syllable "-han" can be interpreted as the Turkish variant of "Khan".
Origin
Given name
- Burhan Ali, self-declared Shah of Shirvan
- Burhan Nizam Shah II, the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan
- Burhan G, Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin
- Burhan Alankuş, Turkish alpine skier
- Burhan Atak, Turkish footballer
- Burhan Asaf Belge, served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly
- Burhan Al-Chalabi, British-Iraqi writer and political commentator
- Burhan Conkeroğlu, Turkish wrestler
- Burhan Dajani, Palestinian academic and economist
- Burhan Doğançay, Turkish-American painter and photographer
- Burhan Eşer, Turkish footballer
- Burhan Ghalioun, French Syrian professor of sociology
- Burhan Imad Shah, an infant ruler of Berar
- Burhan Kuzu, Turkish academic and politician
- Burhan Muhammad, Indonesian diplomat
- Burhan Qurbani, Afghan-German film director, writer and actor of Hazara origin
- Burhan Sahyouni, Syrian footballer
- Burhan Sargun, Turkish footballer
- Burhan Shahidi, political leader in Xinjiang, China
- Burhan Sönmez, Turkish novelist
- Burhan Wani, was the chief commander of a Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen
Burhanullah
- Burhanullah Shinwari, deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature
Surname
- Edanur Burhan, Turkish female handballer
- Mohamed Burhan, Turkish sprinter
- Mohan Niranjit Burhan, a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
- Qasem Burhan, Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa
- Rahim Burhan, Macedonian theatre director
Tribal name
- Burhan, a tribe of Afghanistan