Jamaal (Arabic: جمال Jamaāl/Jamal ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",[2] and a surname. It is used in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and predominantly Muslim countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also used amongst African American peoples.
| Pronunciation | Hejaz and Najd: [dʒaˈmaːl] Levant: [ʒaˈmaːl] Tunisia: [ʒæˈmɛːl] Egypt: [ɡæˈmæːl] English: /dʒəˈmɑːl/[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | Beauty |
| Region of origin | Arab world |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Djamel, Cemal, Cemil, Jamaal, Džemal, Jamil |
Notable people with the given name Jamal (and other spelling variants)
editJamal
edit- Jamal, stage name of Umaga (wrestler) (1973–2009), Samoan-American professional wrestler
- Jamal A. Khan (born 1934), Pakistani retired air force officer
- Jamal A. Kaufman (born 2004), American midget at large
- Jamal A. Qaiser (born 1972), Pakistani-German author, businessman, and political advisor
- Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed (born 1993), Sudanese-born Israeli runner
- Jamal Abdi Dirieh (born 1997), Djiboutian long-distance runner
- Jamal Abdillah (born 1959), Malaysian pop singer and actor
- Jamal Abdul Karim al-Dabban (c. 1939–2007), Iraqi Sunni cleric
- Jamal Abu-Abed (born 1965), Jordanian professional football coach and former player
- Jamal Abu Hamdan (1944–2015), Jordanian writer
- Jamal Abu Samhadana (1963–2006), Palestinian politician
- Jamal Abu-Shamala (born 1987), Palestinian-American former professional basketball player
- Jamal Adams (born 1995), American NFL player
- Jamal ad-Din, several people
- Jamal Aghmani (born 1958), Moroccan politician
- Jamal Agnew (born 1995), American NFL player
- Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi (1960/1963–2019), Yemeni al-Qaeda member
- Jamal Ahmed (born 1965), Pakistani politician
- Jamal Ahmed Al-Doseri (born 1970), Bahraini former cyclist
- Jamal Ahsan Khan Isakhel, Pakistani politician
- Jamal Akachar (born 1982), Dutch-Moroccan retired footballer
- Jamal Akal, Canadian criminal
- Jamal Al-Abdullah (born 1963), Qatari sprinter
- Jamal al-Adil, Iraqi politician
- Jamal al-Atassi (1922–2000), Syrian Arab nationalist, politician, and author
- Jamal al Barzinji (1939–2015), Iraqi-American businessman, entrepreneur, and educational reformer
- Jamal al-Din Muhammad (?–1140), Burid atabeg of Damascus
- Jamal Aldin Omar (1960–2020), Sudanese general
- Jamal Al-Gashey (born 1953), Palestinian militant
- Jamal al-Haidari (?–1963), Iraqi politician
- Jamal Al Hajj (born 1971), Lebanese football manager and former player
- Jamal al-Husayni (1894–1982), Palestinian Arab politician
- Jamal Ali (born 1956), Iraqi footballer
- Jamal Alioui (born 1982), French professional football coach and former player
- Jamal Aliyev (born 1993), Azerbaijani cellist
- Jamal al-Jamal (1957–2014), Palestinian diplomat
- Jamal Al-Karboli (born 1965), Iraqi activist and politician
- Jamal Al-Muhaisen (1949–2022), Palestinian politician
- Jamal Al-Qabendi (1959–2021), Kuwaiti footballer
- Jamal Al-Saffar (born 1971), Saudi Arabian sprinter
- Jamal Al Shaer (born 1956), Egyptian activist and author
- Jamal al-Sharabi (c. 1976–2011), Yemeni photojournalist
- Jamal Al Sharif (born 1954), Syrian retired football referee
- Jamal Al Shobaki (born 1952), Palestinian politician and diplomat
- Jamal Ameen, Kuwaiti former Olympic fencer
- Jamal Amer, Yemeni journalist
- Jamal Amofa (born 1998), Dutch professional footballer
- Jamal Anderson (born 1972), American former NFL player
- Jamal Anwar (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
- Jamal Arago (born 1993), Ghanian-born Liberian professional footballer
- Jamal Baban (1893–1965), Iraqi lawyer and politician
- Jamal Badawi, Egyptian-Canadian Islamic author, preacher, and speaker
- Jamal Bajandouh (born 1992), Saudi Arabian professional footballer
- Jamal Bakhshpour (1944–2015), Iranian contemporary painter
- Jamal Baptiste (born 2003), English professional footballer
- Jamal Benomar (born 1957), Moroccan-born British former diplomat
- Jamal Ben Saddik (born 1990), Belgian-Moroccan professional kickboxer
- Jamal Bhuyan (born 1990), Danish professional footballer
- Jamal bin Huwaireb, Emirati historian, governmental cultural advisor, and writer
- Jamal Blackman (born 1993), English professional footballer
- Jamal Boykin (born 1987), American former professional basketball player
- Jamal Branch (born 1992), American professional basketball player
- Jamal Britt (born 1998), American track and field athlete
- Jamal Brooks (born 1976), American former NFL player
- Jamal Cain (born 1999), American NBA player
- Jamal Campbell (born 1993), Canadian CFL player
- Jamal Campbell-Ryce (born 1983), English former professional footballer
- Jamal Carter (born 1994), American UFL player
- Jamal Chandler (born 1989), Barbadian international footballer
- Jamal Charles, several people
- Jamal Chavoshifar (born 1990), Iranian swimmer
- Jamal Crawford (born 1980), American former NBA player
- Jamal Cyrus (born 1973), American conceptual artist
- Jamal Dajani (born 1957), Palestinian-American journalist, producer, and writer
- Jamal Dar (?–1982), Pakistani politician and general
- Jamal Davis II (born 1995), American NFL player
- Jamal Deen Haruna (born 1999), Ghanaian professional footballer
- Jamal Dibi (born 1979), Dutch former professional footballer
- Jamal Duff (born 1972), American actor and former NFL player
- Jamal Easter (born 1987), Welsh former footballer
- Jamal Eddine Dkhissi (1950s–2017), Moroccan actor
- Jamal Edwards (1990–2022), English music entrepreneur and DJ
- Jamal Ehsani (1951–1998), Pakistani poet
- Jamal El-Haj (politician) (born 1960), Swedish politician and trade unionist
- Jamal Elshayyal (born c. 1984), Scottish journalist, correspondent, consultant, and producer
- Jamal Fakhro (born 1956), Bahraini legislator and business advisor
- Jamal Fakir (born 1982), Moroccan rugby league footballer
- Jamal Farhan, Saudi Arabian retired footballer
- Jamal Faulkner (born 1971), American former BBL player
- Jamal Fincher Jones, birth name of Polow da Don (born 1977/1978), American record producer and rapper
- Jamal Fogarty (born 1993), Australian NRL player
- Jamal Ford-Robinson (born 1993), English professional rugby union player
- Jamal Fountaine (born 1971), American former NFL player
- Jamal Fyfield (born 1989), English professional footballer
- Jamal Gay (born 1989), Trinidadian former professional footballer
- Jamal Gonzaga (born 2004), Dutch professional footballer
- Jamal Greene (fl. 1990s–2020s), American legal scholar, author, and law professor
- Jamal Hairane (born 1993), Moroccan-born Qatari athlete
- Jamal Hamdan (actor) (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Jamal Harkass (born 1995), Moroccan professional footballer
- Jamal Harrison Bryant (born 1971), American minister, author, and former political candidate
- Jamal Haruna (born 2001), Ghanaian professional footballer
- Jamal Haynes (born 2002), American ACC player
- Jamal Hill (born 1995), American Paralympic swimmer
- Jamal Hill (American football) (born 2001), American NFL player
- Jamal Hinton, American who became famous from an accidental Thanksgiving invitation
- Jamal Hussein Ali, Iraqi novelist, journalist, and professor
- Jamal ibn Abd Allah Shaykh Umar (?–1868), Islamic scholar and teacher
- Jamal Ibrahim Ashtiwi al Misrati (1969–2011), Libyan al-Qaeda member
- Jamal Idris (born 1990), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
- Jamal Igle, American comic book artist, editor, art director, marketing executive, and animation storyboard artist
- Jamal Ismayilov (1984–2020), Azerbaijani armed forces officer
- Jamal Itani (born 1960), Lebanese politician, businessman, and civil servant
- Jamal J. Ahmad Nasir, Jordanian lawyer and writer
- Jamal J. Elias, Pakistani-born American scholar and professor of religious studies
- Jamal Jack (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
- Jamal Jafarov (born 2002), Azerbaijani professional footballer
- Jamal James (born 1988), American professional boxer
- Jamal Jones (born 1981), American former NFL player
- Jamal Jones (basketball) (born 1993), American professional basketball player
- Jamal Joratli (born 1961), Syrian painter
- Jamal Joseph (born 1953), American writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator
- Jamal Jouhar (born 1987), Qatari footballer
- Jamal Jumá, Iraqi poet and writer
- Jamal Kakakhel, Pakistani regional politician, social worker, and chief of his village tribe
- Jamal Kanlıbaeva (1923–1974), Kazakh- and Soviet scientist, engineer, and professor
- Jamal Karimi-Rad (1956–2006), Iranian politician
- Jamal Khan Mandokhail (born 1961), Pakistani judge
- Jamal Khashoggi (1958–2018), Saudi journalist, dissident, columnist, and author who was assassinated
- Jamal Khwaja (1926–2020), Indian philosopher
- Jamal Kiyemba, Ugandan-born British former Guantanamo Bay detainee
- Jamal Kochangadi (born 1944), Indian writer, script writer, lyricist, and music journalist
- Jamal Leghari (born 1966), Pakistani politician
- Jamal Lewis, several people
- Jamal Lowe (born 1994), Jamaican professional footballer
- Jamal Maarouf (born 1975), Syrian rebel leader
- Jamal Maaytah (born 1981), Jordian-German retired professional basketball player
- Jamal Mahjoub (born 1960), English-Sudanese writer
- Jamal Mahmoud (born 1973), Jordanian football manager
- Jamal Malik (born 1956), Pakistani-born German professor of Islamic studies
- Jamal Malyar (born 1992), Pakistani politician and human rights activist; one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
- Jamal Manakkadan (born 1961), Indian politician
- Jamal Marshall (born 1993), American former NFL player
- Jamal Mashburn (born 1972), American entrepreneur and former NBA player
- Jamal Mashburn Jr. (born 2001), American AAC player
- Jamal Mayers (born 1974), Canadian former NHL player
- Jamal Michael Barrow, birth name of Shyne (born 1978), Belizean rapper and politician
- Jamal Miles (born 1991), American CFL- and IFL player
- Jamal Millner (born 1971), American guitarist
- Jamal Mirsadeghi (born 1933), Iranian writer
- Jamal Mitchell (?–2024), American victim of the 2024 Minneapolis shooting
- Jamal Mixon (born 1983), American actor
- Jamal Mohamed (disambiguation), several people
- Jamal Morrow (born 1995), American CFL player
- Jamal Moss (born 1986), Bahamian sprinter
- Jamal Moughrabi (born 1957), Syrian former wrestler
- Jamal Mubarak (born 1974), Kuwaiti former footballer
- Jamal Muhammad (disambiguation), several people
- Jamal Murray (born 1997), Canadian NBA player
- Jamal Musiala (born 2003), German professional footballer
- Jamal Mustafa (born 1963), American professional wrestler
- Jamal Mustafa Abdullah (born 1955), Iraqi former prisoner of war
- Jamal Nabi Al-Balushi (born 1981), Omani footballer
- Jamal Naji (1954–2018), Palestinian-born Jordanian author
- Jamal Nasir (born 1954), Malaysian former footballer
- Jamal Nassar, Palestinian-born American academic and educator
- Jamal Nasser (c. 1985–2003), Afghan soldier
- Jamal Nazrul Islam (1939–2013), Bangladeshi mathematical physicist, cosmologist, and professor
- Jamal Nebez (1933–2018), Kurdish linguist, mathematician, politician, author, translator, and writer
- Jamal Nur Qadin (c. 1850–c. 1876), Egyptian Sunni Muslim slave concubine
- Jamal of Hunza (1912–1976), Pakistani monarch
- Jamal Olasewere (born 1991), Nigerian American professional basketball player
- Jamal Omid (born 1946), Iranian author, screenwriter, and film critic
- Jamal Osman, several people
- Jamal Othman (born 1986), Swiss former competitive figure skater
- Jamal Ouariachi (born 1978), Dutch writer
- Jamal Parker (born 1998), American CFL player
- Jamal Pasha Zogolli, alternate name of Xhemal Pasha Zogu (1860–1911), Albanian Muslim governor
- Jamal Perry (born 1994), American NFL player
- Jamal Peters (born 1996), American CFL player
- Jamal Petgrave (born 1997), English international judoka
- Jamal Phillips (born 1979), American rapper and record producer; past member of hip hop duo Illegal (group), and current member of rap supergroup Def Squad
- Jamal Rahimov (born 1987), Azerbaijani equestrian showjumper
- Jamal Raisani, Pakistani politician
- Jamal Rashid (born 1988), Bahraini footballer
- Jamal Rayyan (born 1953), Palestinian news television anchorman
- Jamal Reiners (born 1998), South African-born Australian professional footballer
- Jamal Reynolds (born 1979), American former NFL player
- Jamal Rhoden-Stevens (born 1994), British sprinter
- Jamal Richards (born 2004), English cricketer
- Jamal Rifi (born 1959), Lebanese-born Australian Sunni Muslim general practitioner
- Jamal Robertson (born 1977), American- and Canadian former NFL- and CFL player
- Jamal Robinson (born 1973), American retired NBA player
- Jamal Robinson (American football) (born 1993), American former CFL player
- Jamal Rocker, real name of Mac Mall (born 1975), American rapper
- Jamal Sadat (born 1983), Ethiopian footballer
- Jamal Sadatian (born 1956), Iranian film producer
- Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim, Pakistani hijacker of the Pan Am Flight 73
- Jamal Said (c. 1965–2012), Pakistani Taliban leader
- Jamal Salih (born 1946), Iraqi former national footballer and coach, and current sports director
- Jamal Salim (born 1995), Ugandan footballer
- Jamal Sampson (born 1983), American former NBA- and CBA player
- Jamal Seeto (born 1990), Papua New Guinean footballer
- Jamal Sellami (born 1970), Moroccan professional football manager and former player
- Jamal Shah (born 1956), Pakistani actor, director, musician, writer, sculptor, painter, and social activist
- Jamal Shah Kakar, Pakistani politician
- Jamal Shead (born 2002), American NBA player
- Jamal Shibasaki (born 2005), Australian NRL player
- Jamal Shipman, American college administrator; contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
- Jamal Shuler (born 1986), American GBL player
- Jamal Simmons, American political advisor
- Jamal Sims, American choreographer, executive producer, and director
- Jamal Smith (born 1984), Barbadian cricketer
- Jamal Sowell, American business executive
- Jamal Strong (born 1978), American former MLB player
- Jamal Suliman (born 1959), Syrian television-, film-, and stage producer, director, and actor
- Jamal Sutton (born 1982), American former MLS- and USL player
- Jamal Taha (born 1966), Egyptian-born Lebanese football manager and former player
- Jamal Taslaq (born 1970), Palestinian-born Italian fashion designer
- Jamal Thiaré (born 1993), Senegalese professional footballer
- Jamal Tirawi (born 1966), Palestinian lawmaker
- Jamal Trulove, American actor
- Jamal-ud-Din Faqir (1952–2016), Pakistani mystic singer
- Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut (?–1240), African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman
- Jamal Uddin Ahmad (c. 1929–2015), Bangladeshi politician and accountant
- Jamal Uddin Ahmed, several people
- Jamal Uddin Siddiqui, Pakistani politician
- Jamal Udeen Al-Harith (1966–2017), English Muslim who reportedly implemented a suicide bombing in Iraq
- Jamal ul-Alam Badr ul-Munir (?–1730s), Indonesian Sultan of Aceh
- Jamal ul-Azam (?–1881), Sultan of Sulu
- Jamal Valizadeh (born 1991), Iranian wrestler
- Jamal Vira (born 1994), Vanuatu cricketer
- Jamal Walton (born 1998), Caymanian sprinter and American football player
- Jamal Watson, American writer and columnist
- Jamal Whitehead (born 1979), American lawyer and district judge
- Jamal Williams (born 1976), American former NFL player
- Jamal Willingham, real name of Pimpin', American past member of hip hop group Dem Franchize Boyz
- Jamal Willis (born 1972), American Mormon leader and former NFL player
- Jamal Wilson (born 1988), Bahamian high jumper
- Jamal Woods (born 1999), American CFL- and NFL player
- Jamal Woolard (born 1975), American actor, rapper, and comedian
- Jamal Yagoobi (born 1950s), Iranian-American mechanical engineer and professor
- Jamal Yassine, Lebanese-Egyptian composer, music producer, and singer
- Jamal Young (born 1991), American college football player
- Jamal Yusupov (born 1983), Russian-born Turkish kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter
- Jamal Zahalka (born 1955), Arab-Israeli politician
- Jamal Zarugh, Libyan volleyball player
- Jamal Zougam (born 1973), Moroccan suspect of the 2004 Madrid train bombings
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian revolutionary; one of the two principal leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952
Jamall
edit- Jamall Broussard (born 1981), American former NFL player
- Jamall Bufford, real name of Buff1, American rapper and songwriter
- Jamall Emmers (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
- Jamall Johnson (born 1982), American actor and former CFL player
- Jamall Lee (born 1987), Canadian former CFL player
- Jamall Walker (born 1977), American basketball coach
Jammal
edit- Jammal Brown (born 1981), American former NFL player
- Jammal Lord (born 1981), American former AFC player
- Jammal Shahin (born 1988), English former footballer
Notable people with the surname Jamal (and other spelling variants)
editSurname
edit- Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023), American jazz pianist and composer
- Ahmed Jamal (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
- Amir H. Jamal (1922–1995), former Tanzanian Minister of Finance
- Ammar Jemal (born 1987), Tunisian footballer
- Jules Jammal (born 1932-1956), Syrian military officer
- Khan Jamal (1946-2022), American musician
- Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
- Noel Jammal (born 1990), Lebanese race car driver
- Razane Jammal (born 1987), Lebanese actress
- Sophie Jamal (born 1966), Canadian scientific fraudster
- Lamine Yamal (born 2007), Spanish footballer
Fictional characters
edit- Jamal, in the 2008 platform video game Sonic Unleashed
- Jamal Al-Fayeed, in the US political drama TV series Tyrant, played by Ashraf Barhom
- Jamal Cudahy, in the US TV soap opera All My Children, played by Jimmy Wiggins, Amir Williams, and Marcus Patrick
- Jamal Grant, in the US TV sitcom City Guys, played by Wesley Jonathan
- Jamal Jenkins, in the US children's mystery TV series Ghostwriter, played by Sheldon Turnipseed
- Jamal Lyon, in the US musical drama Empire, played by Jussie Smollett
- Jamal Malik, in the 2008 UK drama film Slumdog Millionaire, played by Dev Patel
- Jamal Wallace, in the 2000 US drama film Finding Forrester, played by Rob Brown
- Jamaal, in the Herb and Jamaal comic strip
See also
edit- Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook, 1954), American convict
- Jamal ad-Din (disambiguation)
- Jamaal
- Jamahl
- Jamali (given name)
- Djamel
References
edit- ^ Jamaal at Dictionary.com
- ^ Jamaal at BehindTheName.com
External links
editThe dictionary definition of جمال at Wiktionary
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