Jamal ( ar, جمال ''/'') is an Arabic masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

, meaning "beauty",Jamal
at BehindTheName.com and a surname. It is used in the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...

, East Africa,

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

, the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...

, the

Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

, and predominantly Muslim countries in

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

. It is also used amongst African Americans and some

Turkic peoples The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. "Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members speak languages belonging t ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. In Egypt, the name is pronounced and as such is normally transliterated

Gamal Gamal ( ar, جمال) is an Arabic surname and male given name. Notable people with this name إبراهيم ابومياله: Surname * Amr Gamal, (born 1991) Egyptian footballer * Mazen Gamal (born 1986), Egyptian squash player * Raghda Gamal, ...

. Tunisians and Somalis may spell it Jamel or Jamal. Algerians spell it Djamel.

Somalis The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, ar, صوماليون) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared ...

mainly spell this name as Jamaal. In Turkish, the name is transliterated as

Cemal Cemal is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Jamal (Arabic: جَمَال jamāl) which means "beauty, charm". People named Cemal include: First name * Cemal Erçman (1896–?), Turkish weightlifter * Cemal Nalga (born 1987) ...

, in Albanian as Xhemal (though not to be confused with

Shamil Shamil (Arabic: شَامِل ''shāmil'') is a lesser common masculine Arabic name. The name is usually from the adjective which have several correlated meanings from the Arabic "complete, comprehensive, universal" but could also mean "embodying, pr ...

), and in Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian as Džemal or Ćemo.

Notable people with the given name Jamal (and other spelling variants)

Jamal Abro Jamaluddin Abro, ( sd, جمال الدين ابڙو - ur, جمال الدین ابڑو ) also known as Jamal Abro (2 May 1924 – 30 June 2004, Larkana, Pakistan) was a Sindhi writer. He was born in Sangi, a small village in Mehar Taluka, ...

(1924–2004), Pakistani Sindhi Writer * Jamal Adams (born 1995), American football player * Jamal Agnew (born 1995), American football player *

Jamal Anderson Jamal Sharif Anderson (born September 30, 1972) is a former American football running back of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played high school football at El ...

(born 1972), American football player * Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician *

Jammal Brown Jammal Filbert Brown (born March 30, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and received unanimous All- ...

(born 1981), American football offensive tackle *

Jamal Carter Jamal Carter (born April 12, 1994) is an American football safety for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at the University of Miami. Early years Carter played high school football at Miami Southridge High School i ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Jamal Crawford Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2020. He is regarded as one of the best ball handlers in NBA history,. He was nam ...

(born 1980), American basketball player *

Jamal Dajani Jamal Dajani ( ar, جمال الدجاني) is a Palestinian-American journalist and an award-winning producer. He is the co-founder oArab Talk Radio He formerly served as Director of Strategic Communications & Media for former Palestinian Prime M ...

(born 1957), Palestinian-American journalist, producer and writer *

Jamal Edwards Jamal Edwards (24 August 1990 – 20 February 2022) was a British music entrepreneur, DJ and founder of the online R&B/Hip-Hop platform SB.TV. Edwards was an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, a youth charity which helps young people set up ...

(1990–2022), British entrepreneur * Jamal El-Haj (born 1960), Swedish politician * Jamal Fyfield (born 1989), English footballer *

Jamal Greene Jamal K. Greene is an American legal scholar whose scholarship focuses on constitutional law. He is the Theodore William Dwight, Dwight Professors_in_the_United_States#Named/endowed_chair, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Greene is one o ...

(fl. 1990s–2020s), American legal scholar and Professor of Law at Columbia Law School * Jamal Al Hajj (born 1971), Lebanese footballer * Jamal Hamdan (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Jamal Idris Jamal Dasuki Idris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Idris was a junior athletics record holder and played in representative teams such as: Country, the indigenous nrl all stars New South Wales and Australia . A , he ...

(born 1990), Australian rugby player *

Jamal Khashoggi Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi (; ar, جمال أحمد خاشقجي, Jamāl ʾAḥmad Ḵāšuqjī, ; 13 October 1958 – 2 October 2018) was a Saudi journalist, dissident, author, columnist for ''Middle East Eye'' and ''The Washington Post'', and a ge ...

, a US-Saudi man murdered in the Saudi Embassy in Turkey * Jamal Khwaja (1926–2020), Indian philosopher *

Jamal Lewis Jamal Lewis (born August 26, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Tennessee and was s ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Jamal Lewis (footballer) Jamal Piaras Lewis (born 25 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Watford, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United. Born in England, he plays international football for Northern I ...

(born 1998), Northern Irish footballer *

Jammal Lord Jammal Alberto Lord (born January 10, 1981) is a former American football quarterback that started for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was selected with the tenth pick of the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans to play safety. H ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Jamal Malyar Jamal Malyar Maseed ( ps, جمال مالیار ماسید; ur, جمال مالیار محسود) is a Pakistani politician and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Malyar belongs to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan, Pak ...

, Pakistani politician, leader of the

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM; ps, پښتون ژغورنې غورځنګ ''Paṣtūn Zhghōrənē Ghōrźang''; ur, , lit=Pashtun Protection Movement) is a social movement for Pashtun human rights based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochista ...

* Jamal Mashburn (born 1972), American basketball player *

Jamal Mayers Jamal David Mayers (born October 24, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent time playing for the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San Jo ...

(born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player * Jamal Mohamed (born 1984), Kenyan footballer *

Jamal Murray Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Canadian national team. He played one season of college basketball fo ...

(born 1997), Canadian basketball player * Jamal Musiala (born 2003), footballer *

Jamal Mustafa Jamal Mustafa (born Terrance Ladd Blalock) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Mustafa Saed. He is best known for his appearances with Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the 1990s. Prof ...

, American wrestler (better known by the ring name Mustafa Saed) * Jamal Nebez (1933–2018), Kurdish

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. History On ...

Jamal Phillips Jamal Phillips (born April 26, 1979), known professionally mononymously as Jamal and formerly as Mally G, is an American rapper and record producer. He started his career as one-half of rap duo Illegal, the rap act formed by Dallas Austin in the ...

(born 1979), American rapper, member of ''Illegal'' and ''Def Squad'' *

Jamal Robinson Jamal Tyrone Robinson (born December 27, 1973) is an American retired basketball small forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Miami Heat during the 2000–01 season. Born in Queens, New York ...

(born 1973), American basketball player * Jamal Robinson (American football) (born 1993), American football player * Jammal Shahin (born 1988), English footballer *

Jamal Williams Jamal Williams (born April 28, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 1998 ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Jamal Woolard Jamal "Gravy" Woolard (born July 8, 1975) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for portraying rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in the film '' Notorious'', and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic ''All Eyez on Me''. Lif ...

(born 1975), American entertainer *

Jamal Zougam Jamal Zougam ( 5 October 1973) is one of six men implicated in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. He was detained on 13 March 2004, accused of multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, stealing a vehicle, belonging to a terrorist organisation an ...

(born 1973), 2004 Madrid train bombings suspect * Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian revolutionary, one of the two principal leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 * Jamal, stage name of Eddie Fatu or

Umaga (wrestler) Edward Smith Fatu (March 28, 1973 – December 4, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Umaga. Prior to Umaga, Fatu was also notable for his time with Al ...

(1973–2009), Samoan wrestler

Notable people with the surname Jamal (and other spelling variants)

Surname

* Ahmad Jamal (born 1930), American jazz pianist and composer * Ahmed Jamal (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer * Amir H. Jamal (1922–1995), former Tanzanian Minister of Finance *

Ammar Jemal Career Jemal was born in M'saken, Tunisia. On 11 June 2009, Jemal was linked with a move to French club FC Nantes on a four-year contract. This move would have reunited him with his former coach Gernot Rohr, but the transfer was later cancelled ...

(born 1987), Tunisian footballer * Jules Jammal (born 1932-1956), Syrian military officer *

Khan Jamal Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970. He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when ...

(1946-2022), American musician * Maher Jamal, Syrian politician *

Noel Jammal Noel Jammal Fernández, better known as Noel Jammal (in Arabic نويل جمّال, born 3 March 1990 in Madrid) is a Lebanese-Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigeno ...

(born 1990), Lebanese race car driver *

Razane Jammal Razane Jammal ( ar, رزان جمّال; born on 7 August 1987) is a British- Lebanese actress, best known for her roles in the Netflix Original series ''Paranormal'', and her work in films by Kanye West, Robert Guédiguian, Tobe Hooper and Oli ...

(born 1987), Lebanese actress

Fictional characters

* Jamal Lyon, one of the main protagonists of the Fox show ''Empire'' * Jamal Malik, protagonist in the film ''

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Pa ...

'' * Jamal Jenkins, main character in the PBS show ''Ghostwriter'' (TV series) * Jamal Grant, main character in the NBC show ''

City Guys ''City Guys'' is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on NBC from September 6, 1997, to December 15, 2001. The series aired as part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC. Plot ''City Guys'' was mainly centered on ...

'' * Jamal Al-Fayeed, main antagonist of the FX show ''Tyrant'' (TV series) * Jamal Wallace, main character of the film ''

Finding Forrester ''Finding Forrester'' is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. In the film, a black teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown (actor), Rob Brown), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance ...

'' * Jamal, a supporting character in the video game ''

Sonic Unleashed ''Sonic Unleashed'' is a 2008 platform video game in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. The story follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic as he attempts to restore the world after his nemesis Doctor Eggman shatters it with a powerful laser ...

References

External links