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

Notable people with the given name Jamal (and variants)

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 (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 (died 1140), Burid atabeg of Damascus
  • Jamal Aldin Omar (1960–2020), Sudanese general
  • Jamal Al-Gashey (born 1953), Palestinian militant
  • Jamal al-Haidari (died 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 (1976–2011), Yemeni photojournalist
  • Jamal Al Sharif (born 1954), Syrian retired football referee
  • Jamal Al Shobaki (born 1952), Palestinian politician and diplomat
  • 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), Ghanaian-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 (died 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 (1951–2017), 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 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 1977/78), 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, 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 (born 1999), American who became famous from an accidental Thanksgiving invitation
  • Jamal Hussein Ali, Iraqi novelist, journalist, and professor
  • Jamal ibn Abd Allah Shaykh Umar (died 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 (born 1972), 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 (died 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 (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 (1850–1876), 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 (1953–2026), 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 Roberts (born 1997), American singer
  • Jamal Roberts (American football) (born 2004), American football player
  • 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 (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 (died 1240), African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman
  • Jamal Uddin Ahmad (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 (died 1730s), Indonesian Sultan of Aceh
  • Jamal ul-Azam (died 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, 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

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 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
  • Joel Jammal, founder of Turning Point Australia in 2023
  • 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

See also

  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook, 1954), American convict
  • Jamal ad-Din (disambiguation)
  • Jamaal
  • Jamahl
  • Jamali (given name)
  • Djamel

References