'''Akel''' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*[[Emad Akel]] (1965–1993), Hamas military commander *[[Friedrich Akel]] (1871–1941), Estonian diplomat and politician *[[Mohamed Akel]] (born 1993), Israeli football player *[[Omar al-Akel]] (born 1980), Syrian football player
==Politics== *[[Progressive Party of Working People]] (Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού), a communist political party in Cyprus
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