Burhan

Burhan (برهان, ) 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".

Given name

 * Burhan Ali, self-declared Shah of Shirvan
 * Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591–1595), the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan
 * Burhan G (born 1983), Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin
 * Burhan Alankuş (born 1950), Turkish alpine skier
 * Burhan Atak (1905–1987), Turkish footballer
 * Burhan Asaf Belge (1899–1967), served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly
 * Burhan Al-Chalabi (born 1947), British-Iraqi writer and political commentator
 * Burhan Conkeroğlu (1903–2001), Turkish wrestler
 * Burhan Dajani (1921–2000), Palestinian academic and economist
 * Burhan Doğançay (1929–2013), Turkish-American painter and photographer
 * Burhan Eşer (born 1985), Turkish footballer
 * Burhan Ghalioun (born 1945), French Syrian professor of sociology
 * Burhan Imad Shah, an infant ruler of Berar
 * Burhan Kuzu (1955–2020), Turkish academic and politician
 * Burhan Muhammad (1957–2015), Indonesian diplomat
 * Burhan Qurbani (born 1980), Afghan-German film director, writer and actor of Hazara origin
 * Burhan Sahyouni (born 1986), Syrian footballer
 * Burhan Sargun (1929–2023), Turkish footballer
 * Burhan Shahidi (1894–1989), political leader in Xinjiang, China
 * Burhan Sönmez (born 1965), Turkish novelist
 * Burhan Wani (1994–2016), 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

 * Mohamed Burhan (1903-??), Turkish sprinter
 * Mohan Niranjit Burhan, a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
 * Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa
 * Rahim Burhan (born 1949), Macedonian theatre director

Tribal name

 * Burhan (Pashtun tribe), a tribe of Afghanistan