Jameel () is an

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given name, and a surname. The meaning of the name Jameel is beautiful. Notable persons with that name include:

People with the given name Jameel

Jameel Cook Jameel Antwon Cook Sr. (born February 8, 1979) is an American former professional football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL draft, playing ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Jameel Jalibi Jameel Jalibi (Urdu: جمیل جالبی) was a noted linguist, critic, writer, and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan. He also was vice-chancellor at the University of Karachi. Early life Jameel Jalibi was born Mohamm ...

(1929-2019), Pakistani linguist * Jameel Dumas (born 1981), American football player * Jameel Humadan, Bahraini politician *

Jameel Jaffer Jameel Jaffer is a Canadian human rights and civil liberties attorney and the inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which was created to defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. ...

(born 1971), Canadian lawyer and human rights activist *

Jameel Mahmood Lieutenant General Jameel Mahmood, AVSM, ADC (May 9, 1938 – May 7, 1993) was an Indian senior military officer. He served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command between October 1992 and May 1993. Mahmood was killed with ...

(1938-1993), Indian general *

Jameel Massouh Jameel Badih Massouh (born September 12, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2005 until 2011, he fought in the WEC, Bellator, Pancrase, and King of the Cage. Mixed martial arts career Early career After making ...

(born 1984), American mixed martial artist *

Jameel McCline Jameel McCline (born May 20, 1970) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged for the world heavyweight title on an unprecedented four occasions, losing all four attempts to Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd, Nikolai Valuev and Samuel P ...

(born 1970), American boxer *

Jameel Sewell Jameel Sewell (born October 19, 1987) is a former American football quarterback who currently serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers foot ...

, (born 1989), American football player *

Jameel Watkins Jameel Sharif Watkins (born August 2, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas during ...

(born 1977), American basketball player

People with the surname Jameel

Fathulla Jameel Fathulla Jameel, (; 5 September 1942 – 1 March 2012) was a Maldivian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Maldives), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 1978 to 2005. Jameel was the Permanent Re ...

(1942–2012), Maldivian politician *

Hassan Jameel Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel"BRJ creates thousa ...

(born 1979/80), Saudi businessman and philanthropist *

Mohamed Jameel Mohamed Jameel (born 4 October 1975) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Jambey", who plays as a defender for New Radiant. He was a member of the Maldives national football team. He is from the island of Eydhafushi, Baa Atoll. International ...

(born 1970), Maldivian football player *

Tariq Jameel Tariq Jamil ( Punjabi, ; ; born 1 October 1953) is a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and member of the Tablighi Jama'at. The recipient of the Pride of Performance award, Tariq Jamil has been named in ''The 500 Most Influential Muslims'' ...

(born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar *

Yusuf Jameel Yusuf Jameel (born 3 March 1958) is a Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of the Kashmir conflict, the disputed Himalayan region over which India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since independence from Britain in 1947. ...

(born 1958), Indian journalist *

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People with the given name Jameel

People with the surname Jameel

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