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: *

Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar () who serves as the Minister of Economy and Industry for Syria since 29 March 2025 as part of the Syrian transitional government. He had previously served as Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in the Adel Safar gove ...

(born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister *

Abou Nidal Abou Nidal de Genève is the stage name of Aboubakar Doumbia born on December 29, 1974, in Divo (Ivory Coast), Ivorian composer, performer and producer. His pseudonym is linked to the fact that he lived for many years in Geneva, Switzerland. His nic ...

, Côte d'Ivoirian singer *

Umm Nidal Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat (), or Mariam Farahat (1949 – 17 March 2013), more commonly known as Umm Nidal () was a Palestinian activist popularly known by Palestinians as the "Mother of Martyrs" for her support for her sons' involvement in a ...

(1948–2013), Palestinian politician *

Abu Nidal Sabri Khalil al-Banna (; May 1937 – 16 August 2002), known by his ''Pseudonym, nom de guerre'' Abu Nidal ("father of struggle"),; translates it as "father of the struggle". was a Palestinian fedayeen, Palestinian militant. He was the founde ...

(1937–2002), founder of the militant Palestinian splinter group Fatah – The Revolutionary Council

People with the given name

Nidal Algafari Nidal Algafari (, ; born December 18, 1965) is a Bulgarian director, former executive director of the Bulgarian National Television and political PR of Arab descent. He is a NATFIZ graduate. His father is Syrian, and his mother is BulgariaHe i ...

(born 1965), Bulgaria-based director *

Nidal A. Ayyad Nidal A. Ayyad (; born 1968) is a convicted perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He is currently serving an 86-year sentence at United States Penitentiary, Coleman for his role in the bombing. Early life and education Ayyad was ...

(born 1968), one of the convicted perpetrators of 1993 World Trade Center bombing *

Nidal Baba Nidal Baba (born August 16, 1972, in Humble, Texas) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. He also played three games with the MetroStars during the 1996 Ma ...

(born 1972), U.S. football (soccer) player / midfielder *

Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat Nidal Fat’hi Rabah Farahat (; 8 April 197116 February 2003) created the Qassam rocket, a homemade weapon produced by Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. After the First Intifada, Farahat was arrested following the death of senior Hamas militant Ima ...

(1971–2003), creator of the Qassam rocket *

Nidal Malik Hasan Nidal Malik Hasan (born September 8, 1970) is an American former United States Army major, physician, and mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the Fort Hood mass shooting on November 5, 2009. Hasan, an Army Me ...

(born 1970), former US Army major who perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting *

Nidal Mourad Vision Eternel (originally spelled and stylized as Vision Éternel) was a Canadian-American ambient rock band. Formed by guitarist Alexander Julien in Edison, New Jersey, United States in January 2007, the band eventually relocated to Montreal ...

(born 1988), Canadian musician and producer {{disambiguation, given name