Nidal (in
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a
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 f ...
in Arabic. It may refer to:
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Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister
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Abou Nidal, Côte d'Ivoirian singer
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Umm Nidal (1948–2013), Palestinian politician
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Abu Nidal (1937–2002), founder of the militant Palestinian splinter group Fatah – The Revolutionary Council
People with the given name
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Nidal Algafari (born 1965), Bulgaria-based director
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Nidal A. Ayyad (born 1968), one of the convicted perpetrators of 1993 World Trade Center bombing
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Nidal Baba (born 1972), U.S. football (soccer) player / midfielder
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Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat (1971–2003), creator of the Qassam rocket
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Nidal Malik Hasan (born 1970), former US Army major who perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting
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Nidal Mourad (born 1988), Canadian musician and producer
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