Mal or MAL may refer to:

Places

Mal (community development block) Mal is a Community development blocks in India, community development block (CD block) that forms an Administrative divisions of India, administrative division in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian States and territ ...

, in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India *

Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Mal is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 20 Mal Assembly constituency covers Mal municipality a ...

, an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India *

Malbazar Malbazar, also known as Mal, is a town and a municipality in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Malbazar subdivision. It lies about 65 km from Jalpaiguri and 55 km from Siliguri. It li ...

or Mal, a town in Jalpaiguri located in North Bengal, India *

Mal, Lucknow Mal, also spelled Mall, is a village and corresponding community development block in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is part of the tehsil of Malihabad. As of 2011, the population of Mal was 6,429, in 1,199 households, while the ...

, a village in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India *

Mar-a-Lago Mar-a-Lago ( , ) is a resort and National Historic Landmark on a barrier island in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. It spans 126 rooms and built on of land. Since 1985, it has been owned by Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of t ...

, a resort in Palm Beach, Florida

Acronyms

MAL (gene) Myelin and lymphocyte protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MAL'' gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene is a highly hydrophobic integral membrane protein belonging to the MAL family of proteolipids. The protein has ...

, a human gene that encodes myelin and lymphocyte protein * Maackia amurensis leukoagglutinin,

lectin Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are highly specific for sugar Moiety (chemistry), groups that are part of other molecules, so cause agglutination (biology), agglutination of particular cells or precipitation of glycoconjugates an ...

from the tree ''Maackia amurensis'' *

MAL Hungarian Aluminium MAL Hungarian Aluminium () was a Hungary, Hungarian company that was specializing in the production of aluminium and related products. It was established in 1995 during the privatization of the Hungarian aluminium industry. MAL's initial assets we ...

, a Hungarian aluminum manufacturer *

Maritime Administration of Latvia The Maritime Administration of Latvia (MAL, ) is a government agency of Latvia that oversees maritime affairs. Its head office is in Riga. The agency was established in 1994. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport A ministry of trans ...

, government agency of Latvia that oversees maritime affairs *

Median arcuate ligament The median arcuate ligament is a ligament under the diaphragm that connects the right and left crura of diaphragm. Structure The median arcuate ligament is formed by the right and left crura of the diaphragm. The crura connect to form an ar ...

, a ligament under the diaphragm on the posterior abdominal wall *

Message Abstraction Layer The Spacecraft Monitoring & Control (SM&C) Working Group of the Consultative Committee for Space Data SystemsCCSDS, which sees the active participation of 10 space agencies and of the Space Domain Task Force of the Object Management GroupOMG, is de ...

, a CCSDS Spacecraft Monitor and Control standard *

Methyl aminolevulinate Methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) is a drug used as a sensitizer in photodynamic therapy. It is a prodrug that is metabolized to protoporphyrin IX. It is marketed as Metvix. Metvix cream is applied topically and some time later the skin is illumina ...

, a photosensitizer used for photodynamic therapy for skin problems *

Mid-America League The Heartland League was an independent baseball league that operated from 1996 to 1998 in the central United States. The Heartland League was founded with teams in Lafayette, Indiana; Anderson, Indiana; Will County, Illinois; and Dubois County, ...

, a short-lived independent minor baseball league * Military Authority Lira, another name of the Tripolitanian lira *

Model Arab League Model Arab League (also known as MAL) is an educational simulation in which students learn about diplomacy and international relations through debates in multi-regional model competitions, competing as representatives from the Member states of th ...

, an educational program that simulates the activities of the Arab League * MonetDB Assembly Language, an assembly-like language used by the

MonetDB MonetDB is an open-source column-oriented relational database management system (RDBMS) originally developed at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands. It is designed to provide high performance on complex queries against l ...

database *

MyAnimeList MyAnimeList, often abbreviated as MAL, is an anime and manga social networking and social cataloging application website run by volunteers. The site provides its users with a list-like system to organize and score anime and manga. It facilitate ...

, an anime and manga social networking and social cataloging application website

People

Mal people The Mal are an ethnic group native to Laos and Thailand. They are one of two sub-groups of the Lua people (the other one being the Phai). Name Variation The Mal are also commonly referred to as Madl, Khatin, T'in, Htin, Thin, and Tin. Language ...

, an ethnic group of Southeast Asia *

Mal (caste) The Mal is a Hindu caste found in the state of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Mal and Malla are derived from the Sanskrit word ''malla'', meaning wrestler. Paharia Mal or Mal Paharia is considered as Scheduled Tribe while the other Mal groups are ...

, a Hindu group of India *

Mal Muslim The Mal Muslims are a Muslim community found in north east India and Bangladesh. They are a Muslim converts from the Hindu Mal caste. The community is also known as Besati Mal or Churiwala. Mal Muslim are listed as Other Backward Classes by the G ...

, a Muslim group of India and Bangladesh *

Mal (name) Mal is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Malcolm and other names. People so named include: Mal * Mal mac Rochride, a 2nd-century Irish king * Mal Hallett (1893-1952), American jazz violinist and bandleader * Mal Moore (1939 ...

, a list of people with the given name or nickname * Mal (died 946), prince of the

Drevlians The Drevlians, Derevlians or Derevlianians ( or , ) were a tribe of East Slavs between the 6th and the 10th centuries, which inhabited the territories of Polesia and right-bank Ukraine, west of the Polans (eastern), eastern Polans and along the ...

Mal Nicol Malissa Nicol (born 9 September 1997) is a Scottish television personality. She rose to prominence when she was cast on the tenth series of the ITV2 dating series '' Love Island''. Life and career Malissa Nicol was born on 9 September 1997 in ...

(born 1997), Scottish television personality *

Mal (singer) Paul Bradley Couling (born 27 February 1944), known by his stage name Mal or Mal Ryder, is a singer who achieved popularity in Italy in the late 1960s, singing with his band Mal and the Primitives. Born in Wales, he became a naturalized Italian ci ...

(born 1944), stage name of British singer Paul Bradley Couling *

Suraj Mal Maharaja Suraj Mal (13 February 1707 – 25 December 1763), simply known as Suraj Mal, was a ruler of Bharatpur State in the present-day state of Rajasthan. Under him, Bharatpur State, a tributary of the House of Scindia, covered the present ...

(1707–1765), ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India *

Suraj Mal of Nurpur Suraj Mal (r. 1613–1618) was a Rajput ruler of Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country ...

, Rajput ruler (1613–1618) of Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh in India *

Todar Mal Raja Todar Mal (1523-24 – 8 November 1589) was an Indian minister, economist, and military commander who served as the Finance minister, Finance Minister (Diwan-i-Ashraff) of the Mughal empire during the reign of Akbar, Akbar I. He was also ...

(died 1589), finance minister of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar the Great *

Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council, chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Fe ...

(born 1956), Burmese army general

Fictional characters

* MAL (''Captain Planet''), Dr. Blight's evil supercomputer in the ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' series *

Mal Duncan Malcolm Arnold "Mal" Duncan, currently known as Vox (also known as the Guardian, Hornblower, and Herald), is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics. Introduced in April 1970, he is DC's first African-American superhero. Publication ...

, a DC comic book character *

Mal Reynolds Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Firefly'' franchise. Mal is played by actor Nathan Fillion in the 2002 TV series ''Firefly'' and the 2005 film '' Serenity''. In the series, Mal is a former Browncoa ...

, protagonist of the ''Firefly'' science-fiction franchise *

Mal (Descendants) The Disney Channel media franchise '' Descendants'' features a large number of characters, the majority of whom are related to or based upon existing Disney characters. Introduced in ''Descendants'' film series Introduced in ''Descendants'' Desc ...

, Maleficent's daughter in the 2015 Disney film ''Descendants'' & its sequels * Mal, in the film ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by inf ...

'', played by Marion Cotillard * Mal, Mike's evil alternate personality and the antagonist of ''

Total Drama All-Stars ''Total Drama All-Stars'' (often shortened as ''TDAS'') and ''Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'' (; often shortened as ''TDPI'') are the two parts with 13-episode segments that both make up the fifth season of ''Total Drama''. The season was commis ...

'' * Malori "Mal" Crowett, title character in the webtoon ''

Mage & Demon Queen ''Mage & Demon Queen'' is a fantasy-comedy ''yuri'' webtoon created by Filipino artist Kuru (Color_LES). The series follows an adventurer mage, Malori, as she attempts to seduce the Demon Queen Velverosa of her RPG fantasy world. It began publis ...

'' * Mal Oretsev, character in the book series ''

Shadow and Bone ''Shadow and Bone'' is a young adult fantasy adventure and the debut novel written by the Israeli–American author Leigh Bardugo. It was published by Macmillan Publishers on June 5, 2012. The novel follows Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who ...

'' and its TV adaptation

Transport

Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines ( Malay: ''Penerbangan Malaysia'') is the flag carrier of Malaysia, headquartered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The airline flies to destinations across Europe, Oceania and Asia from its main hub at Kuala Lumpur Int ...

* Malden Manor railway station, London, National Rail station code MAL * Malta (Amtrak station), a rail station in Montana, station code MAL *

Malvern railway station, Melbourne Malvern or Malverne may refer to: Places Australia * Malvern, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Malvern, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne ** Malvern railway station, Melbourne * City of Malvern, a former local government area near Melbou ...

Other uses

Mal (surfing) A surfboard is a narrow plank used in surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding an ocean wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii, where they were known as ''papa hee ...

, the longboard style of surfboard *

Mal language Mal, also known as Thin or T'in, is a Mon–Khmer language The Austroasiatic languages ( ) are a large language family spoken throughout Mainland Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia. These languages are natively spoken by the majority o ...

, a Mon–Khmer language of Laos and Thailand *

Alaskan Malamute The Alaskan Malamute () is a large breed of dog that was originally bred for its strength and endurance, to haul heavy freight as a sled dog. It is similar to other arctic breeds such as the husky, the spitz, the Greenland Dog, Canadian Eski ...

dog, nickname *

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

, UNDP and license plate country code *

Belgian Malinois The Belgian Shepherd (), also known as the Belgian Sheepdog () or the Chien de Berger Belge, is a Belgian breed of herding dog of medium size. It is bred in four distinct varieties based on coat type and colour: the long-haired black Groenen ...

dog, nickname *

Methallylescaline Methallylescaline, abbreviated as MAL and also known as 4-methylallyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is the 4-methyl analog of allylescaline. MAL was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. It has been sold ...

, a hallucinogenic drug * '' Mal: Live 4 to 1'', an album by Mal Waldron *

mal (unit) Korean units of measurement, called ''cheokgwan-beop'' () or ''cheokgeun-beop'' () in Korean, is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Korean peninsula. It is largely based on the Chinese system, with influence from Ja ...

, a Korean unit of volume * mål, a Norwegian units of measurement of area *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...