Talal or Telal (, ) is an Arabic masculine

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and a surname. The name’s

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root is ṭ-l-l, meaning "dew". (cf. Hebrew: טל, Tal) People with the name include::

Given name

Talal of Jordan Talal bin Abdullah (26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972) was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father, King Abdullah I, on 1951 until his forced abdication in 1952. He was a member of the Hashemite dynasty. Talal was born in Mecca as th ...

(1909–1972), Jordanian king * Talal Aklan, Yemeni politician *

Talal Alkernawi Talal Alkernawi (, , other spellings: ''Talal Alkrinawi'' or ''Talal Al karnawi;'' born 1954) is an Arab citizens of Israel, Arab-Islam in Israel, Muslim Israeli politician. He has served as the mayor of Rahat various times since 1993. Early li ...

(born 1954), Israeli Arab politician *

Talal Arslan Emir Talal Arslan () is a Lebanese politician and political chief of the Druze sect. He is the chief of the Arslan family, who claim to be descendants of the Lakhmids. Early life Arslan was born in Choueifat to the late Druze leader Emir Maj ...

(born 1955), Lebanese politician *

Talal Asad Talal Asad (born 1932) is a Saudi-born British-Pakistani cultural anthropologist who is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His proli ...

(born 1932), American anthropologist * Talal Al-Bloushi (born 1986), Qatari football player *

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (; born 22 April 1938) is a Jordanian-Palestinian businessman, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), an international company headquartered in Jordan. He has been recogni ...

(born 1938), Jordanian businessman * Talal Khalfan (born 1980), Omani football player *

Talal Majrashi Talal Majrashi (; born 10 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as winger for Al-Lewaa. Career Majrashi started his career at the youth teams of Al-Ettifaq before joining Al-Khaleej. During the 2013–14 season, Majrashi help ...

(born 1990), Saudi Arabian football player *

Talal Maddah Talal Maddah (5 August 1940 – 11 August 2000; ) was a Saudis, Saudi Arabian musician and composer . He was named Maddah after his mother's family and was commonly nicknamed as "The Earth's Voice" (). He had a substantial influence over 20th ...

(1940–2000), Saudi Arabian singer *

Talal Al-Nuaimi Talal Salem Alnuaimi (born September 26, 1988 in Dubai) is a United Arab Emirates professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball ...

(born 1988), Emirati basketball player *

Talal Qureshi Talal Qureshi (born 2 April 1988) is a Pakistani record producer, singer, songwriter, actor, director and makeup artist. Early life Qureshi was born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the youngest of six siblings. He came across the video game ...

(born 1988), Pakistani musician *

Talal bin Abdullah Al Rashid Talal bin Abdullah Al Rashid (; 1823–11 March 1868) was the second ruler of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. He was a skillful ruler who died by suicide. Unlike the founding ruler, Abdullah, who was titled as sheikh, the rulers of Jabal Shammar b ...

(1823–1868), ruler of Hail *

Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ''Ṭalāl bin ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Saʿūd''; 15 August 1931 – 22 December 2018), formerly also called ''The Red Prince'', was a Saudi Arabian politician, dissident, businessman, and philanthropist. A member of the ...

(1931–2018), Saudi royal *

Talal al-Sharif Talal al-Sharif is a Jordanian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the First District of Amman Governorate and was chosen in the Jordanian general election of January 2013, receiving 2,814 votes in the District. He was ...

, Jordanian politician *

Talal Yassine Talal Yassine (born 1 January 1972) is a Lebanese Australian businessman. He is the founder and managing director of Crescent Wealth, Australia's first Islamic wealth management company, that launched the country's first Islamic superannuation ...

, (born 1972), Lebanese Australian businessman

Surname

Chaïbia Talal Chaïbia Talal () (1929 – April 2, 2004) was a Moroccan painter. Biography Chaïbia was born in Chtouka, a small village near El Jadida, Morocco in 1929. At the age of 13, she was sent to Casablanca by her parents to marry a 70-year-old man. ...

(1929–2004), Moroccan painter {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names