Bilal ( ar, بلال ''Bilāl'') is both a

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and a surname of Arabic/African origin. Notable people with the name include: {{TOC right

Mononym

* Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi (c. 580 – c. 640), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Bilal ibn al-Harith Bilāl ibn al-Ḥārith (Arabic: بلال بن الحارث) (died ca. 682) was a sahaba. His full name was Bilal ibn al-Harith ibn 'Asim ibn Sa'id ibn Qurrah ibn Khaladah ibn Tha'labah Abu 'Abd ar-Rahman al-Mazani. Life He came to Muhammad in the ...

(? – died c. 682), one of the sahaba, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Cheb Bilal Cheb Bilal (Arabic: الشاب بلال. born Bilal Mouffok, موفق بلال) is an Algerian raï singer, who was born on 23 July 1966 in Cherchell, Algeria. He produces traditional music that includes instruments like congas and violins. Care ...

(born 1966) full name Bilal Mouffok, Algerian raï singer * Bilal (American singer) (born 1979), American R&B/jazz singer *

Bilal (Lebanese singer) Bilal (born 1983) is a Lebanese singer of Nawari descent, who is notable for singing not only in Arabic, but mainly in Domari, his native language. Background Ban Bella El Hantir, also known as Bilal, the Arab Gipsy Prince, comes from the D ...

(born 1983), Lebanese gypsy singer * Bilal Mansoor Ali (born 1988), Kenyan-Bahraini distance runner

Given name

Bilal Abdullah Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah ( ar, بلال عبد الله, ; born 17 September 1980) was one of two terrorists behind the 2007 UK terrorist incidents. He is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum of 32 years. Biography A resident of N ...

, British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack * Bilal Akgül (born 1982), Turkish Olympian mountain biker *

Bilal Asad Bilal Asad (born November 17, 1978 in Jhang) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He played 121 first-class, 75 List A and 9 Twenty20 matches between 1995 and 2006 for various teams. He has also coached Singapore national cricket team and Malaysia n ...

(born 1978), Pakistani cricketer * Bilal Aziz Özer, Lebanese-Turkish footballer * Bilal Baig (born 1995), Canadian writer and actor * Bilal Çubukçu (born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Bilal Duckett Kevin Bilal Duckett (born January 9, 1989) is an American soccer player. Career College and amateur Duckett played youth soccer in Georgia and played for McIntosh High School where he captained the squad to a state title in his senior season ...

(born 1989), American football (soccer) player *

Bilal Fawaz Bilal Kelvin Fawaz (born 3 April 1988) is a UK-based professional boxer of mixed Lebanese and Benin origin. He came to England when he was 14 years old. He was crowned the Amateur Boxing Association of England light middleweight champion. He has re ...

(born c. 1988), UK-based Nigerian born boxer of Lebanese/Benin descent *

Bilal Gülden Bilal Gülden (born 1 May 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Third League TFF 3. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Third League) is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001� ...

(born 1993), Turkish footballer * Bilal Haider (born 1973), Pakistani cricketer * Bilal Hajji, lyricist, songwriter and record producer based in Sweden *

Bilal Hassani Bilal Hassani ( ar, بلال حسني, translit=Bilāl Ḥasnī; born 9 September 1999) is a French singer-songwriter and YouTuber. He represented in the in Israel with the song " Roi" after scoring 200 points in the final of ''Destination Eu ...

(born 1999), French pop singer and YouTuber *

Bilal Hussein Bilal Hussein may refer to: * Bilal Hussein (photojournalist) * Bilal Hussein (footballer) See also

* Bilal Hussain, Pakistani cricketer {{hndis, Hussein, Bilal ...

, photojournalist *

Bilal Khan (singer) Bilal Khan ( ur, , born Bilal Ahmed Khan, 4 October 1986) is a Pakistani musician, actor, and YouTuber. He released his debut album ''Umeed'' in 2009. Singles released included "Bachana", "Tou Kia Hua", "Larho Mujhey", "Kabhi Gham Na Aey", an ...

(born 1986), Pakistani pop singer and songwriter *

Bilal Khan (actor) Bilal Khan ( ur, ) (August 15, 1978 – August 14, 2010) was a Pakistani television actor and model, known for some of his lead roles in major Pakistani drama serials. Khan previously acted in Pakistani movies and the ATV serials such as Dehli k ...

(1978–2010), Pakistani television actor and model * Bilal Khazal, Lebanese Australian suspected member of Al-Qaeda *

Bilal Kısa Bilal Kısa (born 22 June 1983) is a Turkish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Professional career On 10 May 2018, Bilal helped Akhisar Belediyespor win their first professional trophy, the 2017–18 Turkish Cup. Inter ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Bilal Lashari Bilal Lashari is a Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He made his directorial debut with ''Waar'' (2013), which at the time of release became Pakistan's List of highest-grossing Pakistani films, highest-gros ...

(born 1984), Pakistani film director and cinematographer *

Bilal Macit Muhamet Bilal Macit (born September 11, 1984) is a Turkish politician. He was elected to Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: ...

(born 1984), Turkish politician *

Bilal Maqsood Bilal Maqsood (Urdu: بلال مقصود) is a Pakistani guitarist, composer, and a founding member of Strings. He has also directed a number of music videos. For Bilal and his band Strings, success came in 1992 after the launch of the song ''S ...

(born 1971), Pakistani pop artist and member of the Pakistani pop band

Strings String or strings may refer to: *String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...

Bilal Mohammed Bilal Mohammed ( ar, بلال محمد; born on June 2, 1986) is a Qatari footballer who plays as a defender. He is a member of Qatar national football team since 2003. He scored the goal that won Qatar the golden medal for the 2006 Asian Games ...

(born 1986), Qatari football player * Bilal Yusuf Mohammed (born 1983), French football player *

Bilal Moumen Bilal Moumen ( Arabic: بلال مؤمن; born 16 February 1990), also known as Billel Moumen, is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 3 club Bourgoin-Jallieu.http://dzfootball.free.fr/EN/Annee/2 ...

, (born 1990), Algerian football player * Bilal Saad Mubarak (born 1972), Qatari shot putter *

Bilal Najdi Bilal Mahmoud Najdi ( ar, بلال محمود نجدي; born 26 November 1993) is a Lebanese Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Nejmeh SC, Nejmeh. Club career A youth product of Salam Sour SC, Salam Sour, Naj ...

(born 1993), Lebanese football player *

Bilal Najjarine Bilal Mohamad Saada Cheikh El Najjarine (; born 8 February 1981), or simply Bilal El Najjarine, is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. At club level he most notably played for Nejmeh, also playing in India an ...

(born 1981), Lebanese football player * Bilal Najjarin (rugby league), Australian rugby league player *

Bilal Nazki Justice Bilal Nazki (born 18 November 1947) is an Indian jurist. He is a former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and has served as High Court Judge in the High Courts of Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Bombay. He has also served as the C ...

(born 1947), Indian chief justice, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Bihar, India * Bilal Nichols (born 1996), American football player *

Bilal Orfali Bilal Orfali is a Lebanese scholar of Arabic language and literature. He currently serves as Sheikh Zayed Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He is considered an expert on Arabic prose and poetry, especially d ...

, Lebanese scholar of Arabic language and literature *

Bilal Ould-Chikh Bilal Ould-Chikh (born 28 July 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Volendam. Club career Born in Roosendaal, Netherlands, Ould-Chikh joined the youth system at Willem II in 2011, before moving to ...

(born 1997), Dutch football player *

Bilal Philips Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips (born Dennis Bradley Philips; July 17, 1947), is a Canadian Islamic teacher, speaker, author, founder and chancellor of the International Open University, who lives in Qatar.Gerard McManus. (2007-4-4)Radical sheik refuse ...

(born 1947), speaker and author on Islam *

Bilal Powell Bilal Matan Powell (born October 27, 1988) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Louisville. Drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, Powell played his entire professional career ...

(born 1988), American football running back *

Bilal Rafiq Bilal Rafiq (born 19 October 1985) is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for PIA FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team. Rafiq plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (somet ...

(born 1985), Pakistani footballer *

Bilal Rifaat Bilal Rifaat (born 27 September 1957) is an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles ...

(born 1957), Egyptian fencer * Bilal Saeed (born 1988), Pakistani singer and songwriter *

Bilal Salaam Bilal Salaam is an American independent, experimental composer. Musical career A graduate of Rutgers University, Bilal Salaam's sound was described by Soul Culture magazine as "a left of centre, soulful Kid A". Washington D.C.'s City Pape ...

, American singer and composer * Bilal Shafayat (born 1984), English cricketer *

Bilal Sidibé Bilal Sidibé (born December 31, 1978) was a Mauritanian football. Career The defender was a member of the Mauritania national team. He scored an own goal for Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a tran ...

(born 1978), Mauritanian football player *

Bilal Skaf Bilal Skaf ( ar, بلال سكاف) (born 14 September 1981) is a serial gang rapist who led groups of Lebanese-Australian men to commit gang rape attacks against women and girls in Sydney in 2000. For his crimes, Skaf is serving a 31-year p ...

(born 1981), Australian convicted gang rapist *

Bilal Wahib Bilal El Mehdi Wahib (born in Amsterdam, 20 January 1999) is a Dutch actor, singer and rapper. He has appeared in diverse Dutch films and series like ''Nieuwe buren'', ''SpangaS'', ''Mocro Maffia'' and ''Commando's'' and films ''Layla M.'', ''D ...

(born 1999), Dutch actor, singer and rapper * Bilal Xhaferri (1935–1986) Albanian poet, novelist, political dissident

Middle name

Ahmed Bilal Osman Ahmed Bilal Osman is a Sudanese politician. He was appointed to the position of Minister of Culture and Information by President Omer Al-Bashir on June 8, 2012, and took his oath of office on June 11 at the Republican Palace. He had previously wo ...

, Sudanese politician

Surname/family name

* Asmar Bilal (born 1997), American football player *

Badr Bilal Badr Bilal (born 4 November 1962) is a Qatari former striker who played for Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of th ...

(born 1962), Qatari football player *

Charles Bilal Charles Bilal was mayor of Kountze, Texas, USA. He is notable for being the first Muslim in America to be elected as an American Muslim to a US municipality.Bruce Taylor Seeman"MUSLIM SCHOOL GETS HELP FROM TEXAS TOWN'S MAYOR \ THE NATION'S FIRST MU ...

, American administrator, mayor of Kountze, Texas * Enki Bilal (born 1951), French comic book creator, comics artist and film director *

Malika Bilal Malika Bilal ( ar, مليكة بلال}) is a broadcast journalist currently working for Al Jazeera English. Bilal is the host of the Al Jazeera Podcast ''The Take''. Previously she was co-host and digital producer of ''The Stream'', based at ...

, broadcast journalist *

Mohamed Gharib Bilal Mohamed Gharib Bilal (born 6 February 1945) is a Tanzanian politician who was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 1995 to 2000. He was Vice President of Tanzania from 2010 to 2015. He is a nuclear scientist by profession and also served as Permanent ...

(born 1945), nuclear scientist, Chief Minister of Zanzibar *

Muhammad Ibrahim Bilal Muhammad Ibrahim Bilal was a member of a terrorist group dubbed the Portland Seven, some members of which attempted to travel to Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 in order to aid the Taliban. In October 2002, Bilal was indicted and shortly thereafter a ...

, member of a terrorist group dubbed the Portland Seven *

Muhsen Bilal Muhsen Bilal ( ar, محسن بلال) (born 1944) is a Syrian surgeon, ambassador and Ba'athist politician. Early life and education Bilal was born into a prominent Alawite family in Burghalieh, Tartus Governorate, in 1944. His father lived in A ...

(born 1944), Syrian surgeon, ambassador and politician *

Muslim Belal Ashley Anthony Chin (born 21 August 1982), also known by his stage name Muslim Belal, is an English actor, screenwriter, spoken word poet and rapper of Jamaican descent. He began his acting career in the 1999 BBC film ''Storm Damage'' and his mu ...

(born 1982), British actor, screenwriter and spoken word performance poet *

Wafaa Bilal Dr. Wafaa Bilal ( ar, وفاء بلال ; born June 10, 1966) is an Iraqi American artist, a former professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently an art professor at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He ...

(born 1966), Iraqi American artist