Kâmran İnan

Kamran Inan (18 February 1929 – 23 November 2015), Turkish politician, statesman of Kurdish origin,   diplomat and scholar. He was born in Hizan, Bitlis Province. Representative in Parliament from Van and Bitlis numerous times. Graduate of Ankara University Faculty of Law, and Ph.D. in Law from University of Geneva. At various times Turkish UN Ambassador, permanent UN representative, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister of State, Senator from Bitlis and member of Foreign Affairs Commission. He published numerous books on Turkish politics and history.

In 2006, he returned the Légion d'honneur medal he had received from France due to the French government involvement with Armenian ethnic activities. He has also received European Parliament Gold Medal and Turkey–EEC Partnership Silver Medal.