Kirmani or Kermani () is a locational surname of Persian origin, which originally meant a person from the city of Kerman, Iran. Notable people with the surname include: Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani (died 1066), Andalus philosopher Afdhal al-Din abu Hamid Kermani (1136–1218), Persian writer Ali Movahedi-Kermani (born 1931), Iranian politician Asif Kirmani, Pakistani senator Auhaduddin Kermani (died 1298), Persian poet Burhan-ud-din Kermani (died 1449), Persian physician Faris Kermani (born 1952), Pakistani film director Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani (died 1021), Persian theologian Daud Bandagi Kirmani (born 1513), Sufi Saint of Qadria Order (modern day Pakistan) Houshang Moradi Kermani (born 1944), Iranian writer Karim Khan Kermani (1810-1873), Persian scholar Kazem Sami Kermani (1935–1988), Iranian politician Khwaju Kermani (1280–1352), Persian poet Mehdi Sadegh Taghavi Kermani (born 1987), Iranian wrestler Milad Kermani (born 1992), Iranian football player Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani (1854–1897), Iranian literary critic Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam (born 1965), Iranian football player Muhammad Aqa-Kermani (fl. 1747), Persian physician Navid Kermani (born 1967), German writer Sadiq Kirmani (born 1989), Indian cricketer Sayed Jaffar (field hockey) (born 1911), Indian Olympian (1932 & 1936 Olympics) Shams-ud-Din Kermani (died 1384), Persian scholar Syed Kirmani (born 1949), Indian cricketer Zaheer Abbas (born 1947), Pakistani Cricketer & President of International Cricket Council See also Kermani (disambiguation) Kerman List of people from Kerman Persian-language surnames