# Jamal

Jamaal (Arabic: جمال Jamaāl/Jamal ) is an Arabic given name and surname meaning meaning "beauty." It is popular in the Arab and Muslim worlds and among African Americans. Though is usage is typically as a masculine name, it has been used as a given name for women.

## Jamal

* Jamal, stage name of Umaga (wrestler) (1973–2009), Samoan-American professional wrestler
* Jamal A. Khan (born 1934), Pakistani retired air force officer
* Jamal A. Qaiser (born 1972), Pakistani-German author, businessman, and political advisor
* Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed (born 1993), Sudanese-born Israeli runner
* Jamal Abdi Dirieh (born 1997), Djiboutian long-distance runner
* Jamal Abdillah (born 1959), Malaysian pop singer and actor
* Jamal Abdul Karim al-Dabban (c. 1939–2007), Iraqi Sunni cleric
* Jamal Abu-Abed (born 1965), Jordanian professional football coach and former player
* Jamal Abu Hamdan (1944–2015), Jordanian writer
* Jamal Abu Samhadana (1963–2006), Palestinian politician
* Jamal Abu-Shamala (born 1987), Palestinian-American former professional basketball player
* Jamal Adams (born 1995), American NFL player
* Jamal ad-Din, several people
* Jamal Aghmani (born 1958), Moroccan politician
* Jamal Agnew (born 1995), American NFL player
* Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi (1960/1963–2019), Yemeni al-Qaeda member
* Jamal Ahmed (born 1965), Pakistani politician
* Jamal Ahmed Al-Doseri (born 1970), Bahraini former cyclist
* Jamal Ahsan Khan Isakhel, Pakistani politician
* Jamal Akachar (born 1982), Dutch-Moroccan retired footballer
* Jamal Akal, Canadian criminal
* Jamal Al-Abdullah (born 1963), Qatari sprinter
* Jamal al-Adil, Iraqi politician
* Jamal al-Atassi (1922–2000), Syrian Arab nationalist, politician, and author
* Jamal al Barzinji (1939–2015), Iraqi-American businessman, entrepreneur, and educational reformer
* Jamal al-Din Muhammad (?–1140), Burid atabeg of Damascus
* Jamal Aldin Omar (1960–2020), Sudanese general
* Jamal Al-Gashey (born 1953), Palestinian militant
* Jamal al-Haidari (?–1963), Iraqi politician
* Jamal Al Hajj (born 1971), Lebanese football manager and former player
* Jamal al-Husayni (1894–1982), Palestinian Arab politician
* Jamal Ali (born 1956), Iraqi footballer
* Jamal Alioui (born 1982), French professional football coach and former player
* Jamal Aliyev (born 1993), Azerbaijani cellist
* Jamal al-Jamal (1957–2014), Palestinian diplomat
* Jamal Al-Karboli (born 1965), Iraqi activist and politician
* Jamal Al-Muhaisen (1949–2022), Palestinian politician
* Jamal Al-Qabendi (1959–2021), Kuwaiti footballer
* Jamal Al-Saffar (born 1971), Saudi Arabian sprinter
* Jamal Al Shaer (born 1956), Egyptian activist and author
* Jamal al-Sharabi (c. 1976–2011), Yemeni photojournalist
* Jamal Al Sharif (born 1954), Syrian retired football referee
* Jamal Al Shobaki (born 1952), Palestinian politician and diplomat
* Jamal Ameen, Kuwaiti former Olympic fencer
* Jamal Amer, Yemeni journalist
* Jamal Amofa (born 1998), Dutch professional footballer
* Jamal Anderson (born 1972), American former NFL player
* Jamal Anwar (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
* Jamal Arago (born 1993), Ghanian-born Liberian professional footballer
* Jamal Baban (1893–1965), Iraqi lawyer and politician
* Jamal Badawi, Egyptian-Canadian Islamic author, preacher, and speaker
* Jamal Bajandouh (born 1992), Saudi Arabian professional footballer
* Jamal Bakhshpour (1944–2015), Iranian contemporary painter
* Jamal Baptiste (born 2003), English professional footballer
* Jamal Benomar (born 1957), Moroccan-born British former diplomat
* Jamal Ben Saddik (born 1990), Belgian-Moroccan professional kickboxer
* Jamal Bhuyan (born 1990), Danish professional footballer
* Jamal bin Huwaireb, Emirati historian, governmental cultural advisor, and writer
* Jamal Blackman (born 1993), English professional footballer
* Jamal Boykin (born 1987), American former professional basketball player
* Jamal Branch (born 1992), American professional basketball player
* Jamal Britt (born 1998), American track and field athlete
* Jamal Brooks (born 1976), American former NFL player
* Jamal Cain (born 1999), American NBA player
* Jamal Campbell (born 1993), Canadian CFL player
* Jamal Campbell-Ryce (born 1983), English former professional footballer
* Jamal Carter (born 1994), American UFL player
* Jamal Chandler (born 1989), Barbadian international footballer
* Jamal Charles, several people
* Jamal Chavoshifar (born 1990), Iranian swimmer
* Jamal Crawford (born 1980), American former NBA player
* Jamal Cyrus (born 1973), American conceptual artist
* Jamal Dajani (born 1957), Palestinian-American journalist, producer, and writer
* Jamal Dar (?–1982), Pakistani politician and general
* Jamal Davis II (born 1995), American NFL player
* Jamal Deen Haruna (born 1999), Ghanaian professional footballer
* Jamal Dibi (born 1979), Dutch former professional footballer
* Jamal Duff (born 1972), American actor and former NFL player
* Jamal Easter (born 1987), Welsh former footballer
* Jamal Eddine Dkhissi (1950s–2017), Moroccan actor
* Jamal Edwards (1990–2022), English music entrepreneur and DJ
* Jamal Ehsani (1951–1998), Pakistani poet
* Jamal El-Haj (politician) (born 1960), Swedish politician and trade unionist
* Jamal Elshayyal (born c. 1984), Scottish journalist, correspondent, consultant, and producer
* Jamal Fakhro (born 1956), Bahraini legislator and business advisor
* Jamal Fakir (born 1982), Moroccan rugby league footballer
* Jamal Farhan, Saudi Arabian retired footballer
* Jamal Faulkner (born 1971), American former BBL player
* Jamal Fincher Jones, birth name of Polow da Don (born 1977/1978), American record producer and rapper
* Jamal Fogarty (born 1993), Australian NRL player
* Jamal Ford-Robinson (born 1993), English professional rugby union player
* Jamal Fountaine (born 1971), American former NFL player
* Jamal Fyfield (born 1989), English professional footballer
* Jamal Gay (born 1989), Trinidadian former professional footballer
* Jamal Gonzaga (born 2004), Dutch professional footballer
* Jamal Greene (fl. 1990s–2020s), American legal scholar, author, and law professor
* Jamal Hairane (born 1993), Moroccan-born Qatari athlete
* Jamal Hamdan (actor) (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
* Jamal Harkass (born 1995), Moroccan professional footballer
* Jamal Harrison Bryant (born 1971), American minister, author, and former political candidate
* Jamal Haruna (born 2001), Ghanaian professional footballer
* Jamal Haynes (born 2002), American ACC player
* Jamal Hill (born 1995), American Paralympic swimmer
* Jamal Hill (American football) (born 2001), American NFL player
* Jamal Hinton, American who became famous from an accidental Thanksgiving invitation
* Jamal Hussein Ali, Iraqi novelist, journalist, and professor
* Jamal ibn Abd Allah Shaykh Umar (?–1868), Islamic scholar and teacher
* Jamal Ibrahim Ashtiwi al Misrati (1969–2011), Libyan al-Qaeda member
* Jamal Idris (born 1990), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
* Jamal Igle, American comic book artist, editor, art director, marketing executive, and animation storyboard artist
* Jamal Ismayilov (1984–2020), Azerbaijani armed forces officer
* Jamal Itani (born 1960), Lebanese politician, businessman, and civil servant
* Jamal J. Ahmad Nasir, Jordanian lawyer and writer
* Jamal J. Elias, Pakistani-born American scholar and professor of religious studies
* Jamal Jack (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
* Jamal Jafarov (born 2002), Azerbaijani professional footballer
* Jamal James (born 1988), American professional boxer
* Jamal Jones (born 1981), American former NFL player
* Jamal Jones (basketball) (born 1993), American professional basketball player
* Jamal Joratli (born 1961), Syrian painter
* Jamal Joseph (born 1953), American writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator
* Jamal Jouhar (born 1987), Qatari footballer
* Jamal Jumá, Iraqi poet and writer
* Jamal Kakakhel, Pakistani regional politician, social worker, and chief of his village tribe
* Jamal Kanlıbaeva (1923–1974), Kazakh- and Soviet scientist, engineer, and professor
* Jamal Karimi-Rad (1956–2006), Iranian politician
* Jamal Khan Mandokhail (born 1961), Pakistani judge
* Jamal Khashoggi (1958–2018), Saudi journalist, dissident, columnist, and author who was assassinated
* Jamal Khwaja (1926–2020), Indian philosopher
* Jamal Kiyemba, Ugandan-born British former Guantanamo Bay detainee
* Jamal Kochangadi (born 1944), Indian writer, script writer, lyricist, and music journalist
* Jamal Leghari (born 1966), Pakistani politician
* Jamal Lewis, several people
* Jamal Lowe (born 1994), Jamaican professional footballer
* Jamal Maarouf (born 1975), Syrian rebel leader
* Jamal Maaytah (born 1981), Jordian-German retired professional basketball player
* Jamal Mahjoub (born 1960), English-Sudanese writer
* Jamal Mahmoud (born 1973), Jordanian football manager
* Jamal Malik (born 1956), Pakistani-born German professor of Islamic studies
* Jamal Malyar (born 1992), Pakistani politician and human rights activist; one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
* Jamal Manakkadan (born 1961), Indian politician
* Jamal Marshall (born 1993), American former NFL player
* Jamal Mashburn (born 1972), American entrepreneur and former NBA player
* Jamal Mashburn Jr. (born 2001), American AAC player
* Jamal Mayers (born 1974), Canadian former NHL player
* Jamal Michael Barrow, birth name of Shyne (born 1978), Belizean rapper and politician
* Jamal Miles (born 1991), American CFL- and IFL player
* Jamal Millner (born 1971), American guitarist
* Jamal Mirsadeghi (born 1933), Iranian writer
* Jamal Mitchell (?–2024), American victim of the 2024 Minneapolis shooting
* Jamal Mixon (born 1983), American actor
* Jamal Mohamed (disambiguation), several people
* Jamal Morrow (born 1995), American CFL player
* Jamal Moss (born 1986), Bahamian sprinter
* Jamal Moughrabi (born 1957), Syrian former wrestler
* Jamal Mubarak (born 1974), Kuwaiti former footballer
* Jamal Muhammad (disambiguation), several people
* Jamal Murray (born 1997), Canadian NBA player
* Jamal Musiala (born 2003), German professional footballer
* Jamal Mustafa (born 1963), American professional wrestler
* Jamal Mustafa Abdullah (born 1955), Iraqi former prisoner of war
* Jamal Nabi Al-Balushi (born 1981), Omani footballer
* Jamal Naji (1954–2018), Palestinian-born Jordanian author
* Jamal Nasir (born 1954), Malaysian former footballer
* Jamal Nassar, Palestinian-born American academic and educator
* Jamal Nasser (c. 1985–2003), Afghan soldier
* Jamal Nazrul Islam (1939–2013), Bangladeshi mathematical physicist, cosmologist, and professor
* Jamal Nebez (1933–2018), Kurdish linguist, mathematician, politician, author, translator, and writer
* Jamal Nur Qadin (c. 1850–c. 1876), Egyptian Sunni Muslim slave concubine
* Jamal of Hunza (1912–1976), Pakistani monarch
* Jamal Olasewere (born 1991), Nigerian American professional basketball player
* Jamal Omid (born 1946), Iranian author, screenwriter, and film critic
* Jamal Osman, several people
* Jamal Othman (born 1986), Swiss former competitive figure skater
* Jamal Ouariachi (born 1978), Dutch writer
* Jamal Parker (born 1998), American CFL player
* Jamal Pasha Zogolli, alternate name of Xhemal Pasha Zogu (1860–1911), Albanian Muslim governor
* Jamal Perry (born 1994), American NFL player
* Jamal Peters (born 1996), American CFL player
* Jamal Petgrave (born 1997), English international judoka
* Jamal Phillips (born 1979), American rapper and record producer; past member of hip hop duo Illegal (group), and current member of rap supergroup Def Squad
* Jamal Nur Qadin (1850–1876), Egyptian consort
* Jamal Rahimov (born 1987), Azerbaijani equestrian showjumper
* Jamal Raisani, Pakistani politician
* Jamal Rashid (born 1988), Bahraini footballer
* Jamal Rayyan (born 1953), Palestinian news television anchorman
* Jamal Reiners (born 1998), South African-born Australian professional footballer
* Jamal Reynolds (born 1979), American former NFL player
* Jamal Rhoden-Stevens (born 1994), British sprinter
* Jamal Richards (born 2004), English cricketer
* Jamal Rifi (born 1959), Lebanese-born Australian Sunni Muslim general practitioner
* Jamal Robertson (born 1977), American- and Canadian former NFL- and CFL player
* Jamal Robinson (born 1973), American retired NBA player
* Jamal Robinson (American football) (born 1993), American CFL player
* Jamal Rocker, real name of Mac Mall (born 1975), American rapper
* Jamal Sadat (born 1983), Ethiopian footballer
* Jamal Sadatian (born 1956), Iranian film producer
* Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim, Pakistani hijacker of the Pan Am Flight 73
* Jamal Said (c. 1965–2012), Pakistani Taliban leader
* Jamal Salih (born 1946), Iraqi former national footballer and coach, and current sports director
* Jamal Salim (born 1995), Ugandan footballer
* Jamal Sampson (born 1983), American former NBA- and CBA player
* Jamal Seeto (born 1990), Papua New Guinean footballer
* Jamal Sellami (born 1970), Moroccan professional football manager and former player
* Jamal Shah (born 1956), Pakistani actor, director, musician, writer, sculptor, painter, and social activist
* Jamal Shah Kakar, Pakistani politician
* Jamal Shead (born 2002), American NBA player
* Jamal Shibasaki (born 2005), Australian NRL player
* Jamal Shipman, American college administrator; contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
* Jamal Shuler (born 1986), American GBL player
* Jamal Simmons, American political advisor
* Jamal Sims, American choreographer, executive producer, and director
* Jamal Smith (born 1984), Barbadian cricketer
* Jamal Sowell, American business executive
* Jamal Strong (born 1978), American former MLB player
* Jamal Suliman (born 1959), Syrian television-, film-, and stage producer, director, and actor
* Jamal Sutton (born 1982), American former MLS- and USL player
* Jamal Taha (born 1966), Egyptian-born Lebanese football manager and former player
* Jamal Taslaq (born 1970), Palestinian-born Italian fashion designer
* Jamal Thiaré (born 1993), Senegalese professional footballer
* Jamal Tirawi (born 1966), Palestinian lawmaker
* Jamal Trulove, American actor
* Jamal-ud-Din Faqir (1952–2016), Pakistani mystic singer
* Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut (?–1240), African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman
* Jamal Uddin Ahmad (c. 1929–2015), Bangladeshi politician and accountant
* Jamal Uddin Ahmed, several people
* Jamal Uddin Siddiqui, Pakistani politician
* Jamal Udeen Al-Harith (1966–2017), English Muslim who reportedly implemented a suicide bombing in Iraq
* Jamal ul-Alam Badr ul-Munir (?–1730s), Indonesian Sultan of Aceh
* Jamal ul-Azam (?–1881), Sultan of Sulu
* Jamal Valizadeh (born 1991), Iranian wrestler
* Jamal Vira (born 1994), Vanuatu cricketer
* Jamal Walton (born 1998), Caymanian sprinter and American football player
* Jamal Watson, American writer and columnist
* Jamal Whitehead (born 1979), American lawyer and district judge
* Jamal Williams (born 1976), American former NFL player
* Jamal Willingham, real name of Pimpin', American past member of hip hop group Dem Franchize Boyz
* Jamal Willis (born 1972), American Mormon leader and former NFL player
* Jamal Wilson (born 1988), Bahamian high jumper
* Jamal Woods (born 1999), American CFL- and NFL player
* Jamal Woolard (born 1975), American actor, rapper, and comedian
* Jamal Yagoobi (born 1950s), Iranian-American mechanical engineer and professor
* Jamal Yassine, Lebanese-Egyptian composer, music producer, and singer
* Jamal Young (born 1991), American college football player
* Jamal Yusupov (born 1983), Russian-born Turkish kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter
* Jamal Zahalka (born 1955), Arab-Israeli politician
* Jamal Zarugh, Libyan volleyball player
* Jamal Zougam (born 1973), Moroccan suspect of the 2004 Madrid train bombings
* Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian revolutionary; one of the two principal leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

## Jamall

* Jamall Broussard (born 1981), American former NFL player
* Jamall Bufford, real name of Buff1, American rapper and songwriter
* Jamall Emmers (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
* Jamall Johnson (born 1982), American actor and former CFL player
* Jamall Lee (born 1987), Canadian former CFL player
* Jamall Walker (born 1977), American basketball coach

## Jammal

* Jammal Brown (born 1981), American former NFL player
* Jammal Lord (born 1981), American former AFC player
* Jammal Shahin (born 1988), English former footballer

## Notable people with the surname Jamal (and other spelling variants)
### Surname

* Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023), American jazz pianist and composer
* Ahmed Jamal (disambiguation), several people
* Amir H. Jamal (1922–1995), Tanzanian Minister of Finance
* Ammar Jemal (born 1987), Tunisian footballer
* Jules Jammal (1932–1956), Syrian military officer
* Khan Jamal (1946–2022), American musician
* Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
* Noel Jammal (born 1990), Lebanese race car driver
* Razane Jammal (born 1987), Lebanese actress
* Sophie Jamal (born 1966), Canadian scientific fraudster
* Lamine Yamal (born 2007), Spanish footballer

## Fictional characters

* Jamal, in the 2008 platform video game Sonic Unleashed
* Jamal Al-Fayeed, in the US political drama TV series Tyrant, played by Ashraf Barhom
* Jamal Cudahy, in the US TV soap opera All My Children, played by Jimmy Wiggins, Amir Williams, and Marcus Patrick
* Jamal Grant, in the US TV sitcom City Guys, played by Wesley Jonathan
* Jamal Jenkins, in the US children's mystery TV series Ghostwriter, played by Sheldon Turnipseed
* Jamal Lyon, in the US musical drama Empire, played by Jussie Smollett
* Jamal Malik, in the 2008 UK drama film Slumdog Millionaire, played by Dev Patel
* Jamal Wallace, in the 2000 US drama film Finding Forrester, played by Rob Brown
* Jamaal, in the Herb and Jamaal comic strip