Jamal

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