Jamal

Jamaal, Jamal, Jammal, or variants (Arabic: جمال Jamaāl/Jamal ) is an Arabic given name and surname meaning "beauty."^[2] It is popular in the Arab and Muslim worlds and among African Americans. Though its usage is typically as a masculine name, it has been used as a given name for women.

Notable people with the given name Jamal (and variants)

Jamal

• Jamal, stage name of Umaga (wrestler) (1973–2009), Samoan-American professional wrestler
• Jamal A. Khan (born 1934), Pakistani retired air force officer
• 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 (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 (died 1140), Burid atabeg of Damascus
• Jamal Aldin Omar (1960–2020), Sudanese general
• Jamal Al-Gashey (born 1953), Palestinian militant
• Jamal al-Haidari (died 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 (1976–2011), Yemeni photojournalist
• Jamal Al Sharif (born 1954), Syrian retired football referee
• Jamal Al Shobaki (born 1952), Palestinian politician and diplomat
• 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), Ghanaian-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 (died 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 (1951–2017), 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 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 1977/78), 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, 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 (born 1999), American who became famous from an accidental Thanksgiving invitation
• Jamal Hussein Ali, Iraqi novelist, journalist, and professor
• Jamal ibn Abd Allah Shaykh Umar (died 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 (born 1972), 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 (died 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 (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 (1850–1876), 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 Nur Qadin (1850–1876), Egyptian consort
• Jamal Rahimov (born 1987), Azerbaijani equestrian showjumper
• Jamal Raisani, Pakistani politician
• Jamal Rashid (born 1988), Bahraini footballer
• Jamal Rayyan (1953–2026), 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 Roberts (born 1997), American singer
• Jamal Roberts (American football) (born 2004), American football player
• 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 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 (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 (died 1240), African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman
• Jamal Uddin Ahmad (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 (died 1730s), Indonesian Sultan of Aceh
• Jamal ul-Azam (died 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, 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

Jamall

• 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

• 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 variants)

Surname

• Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023), American jazz pianist and composer
• Ahmed Jamal (disambiguation), several people
• Amir H. Jamal (1922–1995), Tanzanian Minister of Finance
• Ammar Jemal (born 1987), Tunisian footballer
• Joel Jammal, founder of Turning Point Australia in 2023
• Jules Jammal (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

• 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

• Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook, 1954), American convict
• Jamal ad-Din (disambiguation)
• Jamaal
• Jamahl
• Jamali (given name)
• Djamel

References

1. ^ Jamaal at Dictionary.com
2. ^ Jamaal at BehindTheName.com