Amal (; ar, أمل, lit=hope; he, עמל, lit=toil or 'labor') is a unisex given name of Hebrew and Arabic origin. It is mentioned in the Books of Chronicles of Hebrew bible. Notable people with the name include: *

Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol ( arz, أمل ابو القاسم دنقل, ; 1940 – 21 May 1983) was an Egyptian poet whose poems were influenced by Greek mythology, then pre- Islamic and Islamic imagery to modernize Arabic poetry. He was born in Al Q ...

(1940–1983), Egyptian poet *

Amal Aden Amal Aden (born 1983) is the pseudonym of a Somali–Norwegian writer. She is an author, lecturer and lesbian activist. Aden is substitute member of the Norwegian Press Complaints Commission and has been a contributor to the newspaper ''Dag og T ...

(born 1983), Somali–Norwegian writer * Amal Arafa (born 1970), Syrian actress *

Amal Clooney Amal Clooney (; ar, أمل علم الدين; born 3 February 1978) is a Lebanese and British barrister. Her clients include Filipino and American journalist Maria Ressa; former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed; Julian Assange, the ...

(born 1978), Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author *

Amal Dutta Amal Dutta (4 May 1930 – 10 July 2016) was a former Indian footballer, coach and football manager. Born in Calcutta, then Bengal Presidency, he is considered as the first professional football coach in the country. A finest thinker of the sp ...

(1930–2016), Indian footballer and manager * Amal Habani, Sudanese journalist *

Amal Hijazi Amal Hijazi ( ar, أمل حجازي; born 20 February 1977) is a Lebanese singer and actress. Hijazi released her debut album, '' Akher Gharam'', in 2001, followed by her second album, '' Zaman'' in mid-2002. The latter included four number ...

(born 1978), Lebanese pop singer * Amal ibn Idris al-Alami (born 1950), Moroccan physician * Amal Kassir (born 1995), Syrian American spoken word poet *

Amal Maher Amal Maher ( ar, آمال ماهر; born 19 February 1985) is an Egyptian singer. She is heavily influenced by Umm Kulthum. She began singing as a child and was discovered by the general public at the age of fifteen by taking up the songs of Umm ...

(born 1985), Egyptian singer *

Amal Mansour Amal Murshid Abu Mansour ( ar, أمل منصور) (; 1950 – 31 October 2018) was a Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator to Arabic from English who focused on the genres of education, mathematics, science fiction and science. She had previ ...

(1950–2018), Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator *

Amal McCaskill Amal Omari McCaskill (born October 28, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player, at the center position. After a four-year career at Marquette University, McCaskill was selected by the National Basketball Association's Orlando ...

(born 1973), American basketball player *

Amal Murkus Amal Murkus ( ar, أمل مرقس, he, אמל מורקוס, born 11 July 1968) is a Palestinian singer. Her post-modern music style has a variety of Mediterranean influences. Her first album, ''Amal'', was released in 1998, and her second, ''Sh ...

, Palestinian singer *

Amal Nasser el-Din Amal Nasser el-Din ( ar, أمل نصر الدين, he, אמל נסראלדין; born 31 July 1928) is an Israeli Druze author and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988. Biography El-Din was bor ...

(born 1928), Israeli author *

Amal Neerad Amal Neerad (born on 7 October 1976) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and Film producer, producer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded ...

(born 1983), Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer *

Amal Salha Amal Hassan Salha ( ar, أمل حسن صالحة; born 2 December 2000) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Salha joined Safa in 2019, playing 12 games in the 2019–20 season. Honours Safa * WAFF Women' ...

(born 2000), Lebanese footballer *

Amal Silva Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva (born 12 December 1960) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in nine Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1983 to 1988. He was a left-handed wicketkeeper batsman and opened the batting for Sri ...

(born 1960), Sri Lankan cricketer

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