Jamal

Jamal ( Arabic جمال, DMG Ǧamāl  'beauty') is an Arabic given name . In Latin spellings, Jamal and Gamal are particularly widespread.

variants

Other Latin spellings include a. Djamel , Jemal , Jamal , Jamaal or Gamaal .

The Turkish form of the name is Cemal .

A related female given name is Jamīla .

The name Jamāl-Zāde (originally indicating the origin) is derived from Jamāl (example: Mohammad Ali Jamalzade ).

Name bearer

First name

• Jamal Alioui (* 1982), French-Moroccan football player
• Jamal al-Atassi (1922–2000), Syrian politician
• Gamal al-Banna (1920–2013), Egyptian scholar of Islam
• Gamal al-Ghitani (1945–2015), Egyptian writer and journalist
• Jamal Khashoggi (1958–2018), Saudi Arabian journalist
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian President
• Jamal Manuel Issa Serrano (* 1996), German rapper, see Jamule
• Jamal Tuschick (* 1961), German-Libyan writer
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner (* 1970), American actor

family name

• Abbas El Gamal (* 1950), Egyptian-American electrical engineer
• Ahmad Jamal (* 1930), American jazz pianist
• Arsala Jamal (1966-2013), Afghan politician
• Jamel al-Jamal († 2014), Palestinian diplomat
• Khan Jamal (* 1946), American jazz vibraphonist
• Maryam Yusuf Jamal (* 1984), Bahraini athlete
• Mazen Gamal (* 1986), Egyptian squash player
• Mumia Abu-Jamal (* 1954), American journalist
• Tarik Al Gamal (* 1986), Libyan soccer player
• Yousry Saber Hussein El-Gamal (* 1947), Egyptian politician

See also

• Jamal ad-Din
• Jamīl , male first name
• Dschemal (disambiguation page)