Jamal
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Jamal is an Arabic masculine given name
, it means beautiful. The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world
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In Egypt the name is pronounced ɡaˈmaːl. In Turkey
, the name is transliterated as Cemal
, and in Bosnia as Džemal.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, it means beautiful. The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world
Muslim world
The term Muslim world has several meanings. In a religious sense, it refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, it refers to Islamic civilization, inclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization...
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In Egypt the name is pronounced ɡaˈmaːl. In Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the name is transliterated as Cemal
Cemal
Cemal is a Turkish given name for males. People named Cemal include:* Cemal Erçman, Turkish weightlifter* Cemal Nalga, Turkish professional basketballer* Cemal Süreya, Turkish writer* Cemal Yildirim, Turkish philosopher...
, and in Bosnia as Džemal.
People with the given name
- Gamal Abdel NasserGamal Abdel NasserGamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of...
(1918 – 1970), Egyptian president - Jamal NebezJamal NebezJamal Nebez is a Kurdish linguist and mathematician. He studied Islamic law, philosophy, theology, physics and mathematics of the University of Baghdad in the 1950s...
(born 1933), Kurdish linguist and mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. - Jamal AndersonJamal AndersonJamal Sharif Anderson is a former American football running back of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played high school football at El Camino Real High School, where he was named to the CIF Los Angeles City Section...
(born 1972), American football player - Jamal CrawfordJamal CrawfordJamal Crawford is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He is a 6'5" and 200 lb shooting guard–point guard...
(born 1980), American basketball player - Jamal LewisJamal LewisJamal Lafitte Lewis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
(born 1979), American football player - Jamal KhwajaJamal KhwajaThe philosophical work of Jamal Khwaja The philosophical work of Jamal Khwaja The philosophical work of Jamal Khwaja (or, Ahmad Jamal Yusuf Khwaja, Indian philosopher, born August 12, 1926/1928 Jamal Khwaja was born in August 1926. However most official documents show his date of birth as 1928...
(born 1926), Indian philosopher - Jamal MashburnJamal MashburnJamal Mashburn is a retired American professional basketball player. A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific scorer in his 12 seasons in the league, with a career scoring average of 19.1 points per game...
(born 1972), American basketball player - Jamal MayersJamal MayersJamal David Mayers is a professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He wore jersey number 21 for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues, number 19 for the Flames, and number 10 for the San Jose Sharks...
(born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player - Jamal MohammedJamal MohammedJamal Mohammed is a Kenyan football midfielder who plays for FCM Târgu Mureş in Romanian Liga I.-Career:Mohammed previously played for Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C., Liberty Professionals F.C...
(born 1984), Kenyan footballer - Gamal MubarakGamal MubarakGamal Al Din Mohammed Hosni Sayed Mubarak , , is the younger of the two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak...
, son of former Egyptian President Hosni MubarakHosni MubarakMuhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.... - Jamal MustafaJamal MustafaJamal Mustafa is a professional wrestler who once worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and Smoky Mountain Wrestling as one half of The Gangstas with New Jack...
, American wrestler (better known by the ring name Mustafa Saed) - Jamal PhillipsJamal PhillipsJamal Phillips , who performs under the mononym Jamal, is an American rapper and music producer. He started his career as one-half of rap duo Illegal, the rap act formed by Dallas Austin in the early 1990s.-Illegal and going solo:...
(born 1979), American rapper and member of Illegal and Def Squad - Malcolm-Jamal WarnerMalcolm-Jamal WarnerMalcolm-Jamal Warner is an American television actor, film director, and musician. He is best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Additionally, he appeared as Malcolm McGee on the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie. He is currently starring as Dr...
(born 1970), American television actor, film director, and musician - Jamal WoolardJamal WoolardJamal Woolard is an American rapper and actor best known for portraying The Notorious B.I.G. in the biopic Notorious.Woolard, like Christopher Wallace , is from Brooklyn, specifically L.G., Lafayette Gardens. In real life he raps under the name "Gravy"...
(born 1975), American entertainer - Jamal (band)Jamal (band)Jamal is a Radom-based Polish raggamuffin, reggae and dancehall music group. At various times, it included members Gienia, Księżyc, LUU, EMZK and Siekierka.The group was founded in 1999 by Łukasz Borowiecki and Tomasz Mioduszewski...
, Polish reggae raggamuffin and hip hop band - Jamal, stage name of Eddie Fatu or Umaga (wrestler) (1973 – 2009), Samoan wrestler
People with the surname
- Ahmad JamalAhmad JamalAhmad Jamal is an innovative and influential American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. According to Stanley Crouch, Jamal is second in importance in the development of jazz after 1945 only to Charlie Parker...
(born 1930), American jazz pianist and composer - Ammar JemalAmmar JemalAmmar Jemal is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for the Fußball-Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on loan.-Career:On 11 June 2009, Jemal was linked with a move to French club FC Nantes on a four year contract. This move would have reunited him with his former coach Gernot Rohr, but the transfer...
, Tunisian footballer - Sharif El-GamalSharif El-GamalSharif El-Gamal is a New York City real estate developer. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Soho Properties, a Manhattan-based real estate company...
, New York City real estate developer
Fictional characters
- Jamal Malik, protagonist in the film Slumdog Millionaire
- Jamal Grant, main character in the NBC show City GuysCity GuysCity Guys is a United States television sitcom that aired from 1997 to December 2001. It lasted five seasons, and ended its airing time around the dissolution of TNBC.-Premise:...