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, Andalus philosopher Afdhal al-Din abu Hamid Kermani (1136–1218), Persian writer Asif Kirmani, Pakistani senator Auhaduddin Kermani, Persian poet Burhan-ud-din Kermani, Persian physician Faris Kermani, Pakistani film director Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani, Persian theologian Daud Bandagi Kirmani, Sufi saint Houshang Moradi Kermani, 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, Iranian wrestler Milad Kermani, Iranian football player Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani (1854–1897), Iranian literary critic Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani, Iranian politician Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam, Iranian football player Muhammad Aqa-Kermani, Persian physician Navid Kermani, German writer Sadiq Kirmani, Indian cricketer Sayed Jaffar, Indian hockey player Shams-ud-Din Kermani, Persian scholar Syed Kirmani, Indian cricketer Syed Shah Kazem Kirmani, Bangladeshi cricketer Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer and administrator