Jameel ( ar, جميل) is an

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given name, and a surname. Notable persons with that name include:

People with the given name Jameel

Jameel Cook Jameel Antwon Cook Sr. (born February 8, 1979) is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, playing nine seasons wit ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Jameel Jalibi Jameel Jalibi (Urdu: جمیل جالبی) was a noted linguist, critic, writer, and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan. He also was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Karachi. Early life Jameel Jalibi was born Moha ...

(born 1929), Pakistani linguist *

Jameel Dumas Jameel Dumas (born February 18, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He played for Syracuse University from 2000 to 2003, where he made 179 tackles and earned All-American honors. After suffering a knee injury in the first game of hi ...

(born 1981), American football player * Jameel Humadan, Bahraini politician *

Jameel Jaffer Jameel Jaffer is a human rights and civil liberties attorney and the inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which was created to defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. The Inst ...

(born 1971), Canadian lawyer and human rights activist *

Jameel Mahmood Lieutenant General Jameel Mahmood, AVSM, ADC was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command between October1992 and May1993. Gen Mahmood was killed with his wife in an Mi-17 hel ...

, Indian general *

Jameel Massouh Jameel Badih Massouh (born September 12, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2005 until 2011, he fought in the WEC, Bellator, Pancrase, and King of the Cage. Mixed martial arts career Early career After making ...

(born 1984), American mixed martial artist *

Jameel McCline Jameel McCline (born May 20, 1970) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged for the world heavyweight title on an unprecedented four occasions, losing all four attempts to Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd, Nikolai Valuev and Samuel ...

(born 1970), American boxer *

Jameel Sewell Jameel Sewell (born October 19, 1987) is a former American football quarterback who currently serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. Hi ...

, (born 1989), American football player *

Jameel Watkins Jameel Sharif Watkins (born August 2, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas durin ...

(born 1977), American basketball player * DR JAMEEL AHMAD SOFI RAZWAN BUDGAM KASHMIR *

Jameel Usman Jameel Usman ( dv, ޖަމީލް ޢުޘްމާން) is a Maldivian politician who served as a Member of the People's Majlis, from the Gemanafushi constituency. Usman was elected in 2014 and was there till 2019 representing the Progressive Party of ...

, Malaysian politician

People with the surname Jameel

Fathulla Jameel Fathulla Jameel (September 5, 1942 – March 1, 2012) was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 1978 to 2005. Jameel was the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from April 14, 1977 to 1978. He became Minis ...

(1942–2012), Maldivian politician *

Hassan Jameel Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel"BRJ creates thousa ...

, Saudi businessman and philanthropist *

Mohamed Jameel Mohamed Jameel (born 4 October 1975) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Jambey", who plays as a defender for New Radiant. He was a member of the Maldives national football team. He is from the island of Eydhafushi, Baa Atoll. International ...

(born 1970), Maldivian football player *

Tariq Jameel Tariq Jamil ( ur, , Ṭāriq Jamīl; born 1 October 1953), is a Pakistani Islamic television preacher, religious writer, scholar, and a member of the Tablighi Jamaat. The recipient of the Pride of Performance award, Jamil has been named twice i ...

(born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar *

Yusuf Jameel Yusuf Jameel is a Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of the Kashmir conflict, the disputed Himalayan region over which India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since independence from Britain in 1947. Kashmir. Jameel ha ...

(born 1958), Indian journalist

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People with the given name Jameel

People with the surname Jameel

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