{{other uses}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox given name | name = Jamaal (جمال) | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = <small>Hejaz and Najd:</small> {{IPA|ar|dʒaˈmaːl|}}<br/><small>Levant:</small> {{IPA|ar|ʒaˈmaːl|}}<br/><small>Tunisia:</small> {{IPA|ar|ʒæˈmɛːl|}}<br/><small>Egypt:</small> {{IPA|arz|ɡæˈmæːl|}}<br/>{{IPAc-en|lang|dʒ|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|l}}<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Jamaal Jamaal] at Dictionary.com</ref> | gender = Male | meaning = Beauty | region = Arab world | languageorigin = Arabic | related names = Djamel, Cemal, Cemil, Jamaal, Džemal, Jamil }} '''Jamaal''', '''Jamal''', '''Jammal''', or variants ({{langx|ar|جمال}} ''{{Transliteration|ar|ALA|Jamaāl}}/{{Transliteration|ar|DIN|Jamal}}''{{nnbsp}}) is an Arabic given name and surname meaning "beauty."<ref name=BTN>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamaal Jamaal] at BehindTheName.com</ref> 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== {{Reflist}}
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