Kamel () is a given name meaning ''perfect'' or ''the perfect one''. It may refer to:
People with the given name Kamel
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Kamel Ajlouni
Kamel Mohammed Saleh Ajlouni, M.D. (, born 1943 in Sariyyeh, Jordan) is a physician in the field of endocrinology. He earned a doctor of medicine degree from the Heidelberg University School of Medicine in 1967. Ajlouni became professor of endoc ...
(born 1943), Jordanian endocrinologist
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Kamel al-Budeiri (1882–1923), Palestinian politician
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Kamel al-Kilani (born 1958), Iraqi politician
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Kamel Al-Mousa (born 1982), Saudi Arabian football player
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Kamel Asaad
Kamel Bey El-Assaad (10 February 1932 – 25 July 2010) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), who founded the Lebanese Social Democratic Party in 1970.
Political career
He served starting early 1960 as Deputy (Member of the ...
(1932–2010), Lebanese politician
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Kamel Ayari, Tunisian wheelchair racer
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Kamel Boughanem (born 1979), Moroccan-French football player
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Kamel Chafni (born 1982), Moroccan football player
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Kamel Ghilas
Kamel Fathi Ghilas (born 9 March 1984) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Early years
Born in Marseille, France, Ghilas started his career in amateur football, with ES Vitrolles. At the age of 19 ...
(born 1984), Algerian football player
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Kamel Hana Gegeo (died 1988), Iraqi murder victim
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Kamel Habri (born 1976), Algerian football player
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Kamel Kardjena
Kamel Kardjena (born May 26, 1981) is a Paralympic athlete from Algeria. He has cerebral palsy and competes in seated throwing events in the F33 classification.
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, where he won a gold ...
(born 1981), Algerian Paralympic athlete
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Kamel Lemoui (1939-2022), Algerian footballer
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Kamel Maghur
Kamel Hassan Maghur (; 1 January 1935 – 4 January 2002) was a Libyan lawyer, diplomat, and writer.
Biography
Kamel Maghur was born in Dahra, Tripoli, Italian Libya on January 1, 1935. He graduated from Cairo University with a degree in law. ...
(1935–2002), Libyan lawyer
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Kamel Marek (born 1980), Algerian football player
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Kamel Morjane
Kamel Morjane, also spelled Kemal Mourjan, (; born 9 May 1948) is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Defense from 2005 to 2010 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2011. After the Tunisian Revolution, he ...
(born 1948), Tunisian politician
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Kamel Nacif Borge
José Kamel Nacif Borge (born 1946 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businessman of Lebanese descent known in his country as "El Rey de la Mezclilla" (the Denim King). Once considered one of the richest men in Mexico.
He started out as a small merch ...
(born 1946), Mexican businessman
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Kamel Ouejdide
Kamel Ouejdide (; 1 May 1980 – 14 September 2024) was a French-Moroccan professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associati ...
(1980-2024), French-Moroccan football player
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Kamel Rabat Bouralha
Kamel Rabat Bouralha (born c.1958) is an Algerian-born British citizen who has been accused by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) of being a key aide to Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev in organizing the Beslan schoo ...
(21st century), Algerian-British prisoner of Russia
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Kamel Ramdani (born 1981), French-Algerian football player
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Kamel Sidky
Kamel Sedky (; 1885–1946) was an Egyptian lawyer. He was the minister of finance between 1942 and 1943.
Early life and education
Sedky hailed from a Coptic family. He was born in March 1885.
Career and activities
Sedky was a long-term vice p ...
(1885–1946), Egyptian lawyer and politician
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Kamel Amin Thaabet
Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (; ; 26 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian poli ...
(1924–1965), Israeli spy
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Kamel Zaiem
Kamel Zaiem (born 25 May 1983) is a Tunisian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Zaiem started his career by playing with his home town club AS Ariana where he became professional in 2001. After two seaso ...
(born 1983), Tunisian footballer
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Kamel Bencosme
Kamel () is a given name meaning ''perfect'' or ''the perfect one''. It may refer to:
People with the given name Kamel
* Kamel Ajlouni (born 1943), Jordanian endocrinologist
* Kamel al-Budeiri (1882–1923), Palestinian politician
* Kamel al-Kilan ...
(born 1993), Dominican sui generis artist
People with the middle name Kamel
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Mohamed Kamel Amr
Mohamed Kamel Amr (; born 1 December 1942) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2011 and 2013. He resigned from office on 30 June 2013.
Early life
Amr was born on 1 December 1942 in Sho ...
(born 1942), Egyptian diplomat
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Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari
Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari (born 17 September 1973) is a citizen of Kuwait, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
Press reports
On 12 July 2006, the magazine '' Mothe ...
(born 1973), Kuwaiti extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
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Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah (; August 16, 1894March 31, 1935) was a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor. He was born in Nabatieh in present-day Lebanon.
Biography
He studied at the American University of ...
(1895–1935), Lebanese engineer
People with the surname Kamel
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Bishoy Kamel
Bishoy Kamel also spelled Bishoi Kamel (; 1931–1979), was a priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Life
He was born Samy Kamel in Sers el-Lyan, Monufia Governorate, Egypt, in 1931. later moving to Damenhour where he received hi ...
(1931–1979), Egyptian saint
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Fateh Kamel
Fateh Kamel is an Algerian who was arrested in 1999 on charges of supporting a terrorist plot against attacks against French targets in Paris, and was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.
He was released early for good behaviour, and returned ...
(born 1961), Algerian-Canadian alleged terrorist
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Fathi Kamel
Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq (; born 23 May 1955) is a Kuwaiti former footballer who played in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He helped Kuwait qualify to the World Cup in 1982 by scoring a goal against New Zealand. Fathi also helped Kuwait win t ...
(born 1955), Kuwaiti footballer
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Florence Jaukae Kamel
Florence Jaukae Kamel is a Papua New Guinea artist and designer, particularly known for her work in the traditional medium of bilum, plant fibres woven into yarn, and then looped or crocheted to make bags or dresses and other garments. Kamel is kn ...
, Papua New Guinea artist and designer
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Georg Joseph Kamel
Georg Joseph Kamel (; ; ; ; 12 April 1661 – 2 May 1706) was a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist known for producing the first comprehensive accounts of Philippine flora and fauna and for introducing Philippine nature to the European l ...
(1661–1706), Czech botanist and pharmacist, active in the Philippines
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Henry Ford Kamel
Henry Ford Kofi Kamel (21 December 1961 – 25 December 2012) was a Ghanaian banker and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency from January 2005 and also the Volta Region Minister from March 2012 until his de ...
(1961–2012), Ghanaian banker and politician
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Hussein Kamel of Egypt
Hussein Kamel (; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the United Kingdom, British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold the title of Sultan of Egypt si ...
(1853–1917), Sultan of Egypt
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Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Colonel General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid () (1954 – 23 February 1996) was an Iraqi military officer and the son-in-law and first cousin once removed of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. He defected to Jordan and assisted United ...
(1954-1996), Iraqi general
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Ibrahim Kamel (born 1988), Iraqi football player
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Kamel Asaad
Kamel Bey El-Assaad (10 February 1932 – 25 July 2010) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), who founded the Lebanese Social Democratic Party in 1970.
Political career
He served starting early 1960 as Deputy (Member of the ...
(1932-2010), Lebanese politician
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Kamel Larbi (footballer) (born 1985), Algerian football player
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Nada Kamel (born 1990) is an Egyptian archer
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Saddam Kamel
Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid (; 1 June 1960 – 23 February 1996) was the first cousin once removed and son-in-law of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. He was also a part-time actor.
Biography
He was married to Rana Hussein and was the ...
(1960-1996), Iraqi murder victim
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Saleh Abdullah Kamel
Saleh Abdullah Kamel (1941 – 18 May 2020) ( ''Ṣaleḥ 'Abdullāh Kamel'') was a Saudi billionaire businessman. He had a net worth estimated at US$2.3 billion, as of March 2017. He was the chairman and founder of the Dallah al Baraka Group ( ...
(1941-2020), Saudi Arabian businessman
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Stanley Kamel
Stanley Kamel (January 1, 1943 – April 8, 2008) was an American actor. From 2002 until his death in 2008, he played Dr. Charles Kroger on the American television series ''Monk''.
Biography
Kamel was born to a Jewish family and raised in Sou ...
(1943–2008), American television actor
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Tarek Kamel
Tarek Kamel (8 May 1962 – 10 October 2019) was an Egyptian politician and computer engineer expert in global Internet governance issues.
Early life and education
Tarek Kamel was born in Cairo, Egypt on 8 May 1962. He graduated from Cairo Univ ...
(1962-2019), Egyptian politician
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Yusuf Saad Kamel
Yusuf Saad Kamel (), born Gregory Konchellah (born March 29, 1983) is a male former middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Narok, Kenya – the son of former two-time 800 metres World Champion Billy Konc ...
(born 1983), Bahraini athlete
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Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel (born 1967), Egyptian singer
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Kamil
Kamil is a name used in a number of languages.
Kamil () is a Polish, Czech, and Slovak given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish/Portuguese Camilo and French Camille. It is derived from Camillus,stablishment and dissolution ...
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