Kemal is a Turkish masculine

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which means ''fullness, perfection, maturity''; corresponding to the Arabic Kamal and may refer to:

Given name

First name

* Kemal Akbaba (born 1988), Turkish football player * Kemal Alispahić (born 1969), Bosnian footballer * Kemal Alomerović (born 1980), Macedonian football player * Kemal Arıkan (1927–1982), Turkish diplomat assassinated by an Armenian group in Los Angeles, CA, United States *

Kemal Aslan Kemal Aslan (born 24 October 1981) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Honours Fenerbahçe *Süper Lig: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07 *Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as ...

(born 1981), Turkish football player * Kemal Başar (born 1963), Turkish theatre director *

Kemal Bokhary Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary ( ur, , ; born 25 October 1947) is a judge in Hong Kong. He was one of three Permanent Judges of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal from its inception in 1997 until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in Oc ...

(born 1947), judge in Hong Kong *

Kemal Bourhani Kemal Bourhani (born 13 September 1981) is a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in France, he represented Comoros at international level. Club career Bourhani played in Ligue 1 for En Avant de Guingamp and FC Lorient and in Ligue 2 ...

(born 1981), French footballer of Comorian descent * Kemal Curić (born 1978), Bosnian automobile designer *

Kemal Derviş Kemal Derviş (; born 10 January 1949) is a Turkish economist and politician, and former head of the United Nations Development Programme. He was honored by the government of Japan for having "contributed to mainstreaming Japan's development ass ...

(born 1949), Turkish economist and politician *

Kemal Dinçer Kemal Dinçer (born 2 September 1963) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He played for the Turkey national basketball team. He was also a member of Fenerbahçe's first Turkish Basketball League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic ...

(born 1963), Turkish basketball player *

Kemal Faruki Kemal Faruki (27 August 1910 – 27 January 1988) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on two occasions. He was part of Turkey's squad at ...

(1906–1988), Turkish footballer * Kemal Gekić (born 1962), American classical pianist of Bosnian ancestry * Kemal Güleş (born 1999), Turkish amputee footballer *

Kemal Arda Gürdal Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 2 July 1990) is a Turkish freestyle swimmer. At the 2012 European Aquatics Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary, he set a new national record in 100 m freestyle with 49.64, and equaled the national record in 200 m f ...

(born 1990), Turkish swimmer *

Kemal Idris Ahmad Kemal Idris (10 February 1923 – 28 July 2010) was a prominent Indonesian Army general during the 1950s and 1960s. He was an Indonesian guerrilla leader during the Indonesian National Revolution, who in 1949 was involved in continued resis ...

(1923–2010), Indonesian Army general *

Kemal Izzet Kemal "Kem" Izzet (; born 29 September 1980) is an English football coach and former professional player. He most notably played for Colchester United between 2001 and 2013, where he made over 400 league appearances. He was previously on the b ...

(born 1980), English footballer of Turkish Cypriot ethnicity *

Kemal Karpat Kemal Haşim Karpat (15 February 1924, Babadag Tulcea, Romania – 20 February 2019, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States) was a Romanian- Turkish naturalised American historian and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Earl ...

(1924–2019), Turkish historian * Kemal Kaya Effendi, Turkish military officer * Kemal Kayhan (born 1983), Turkish volleyball player * Kemal Kerinçsiz (born 1960), Turkish lawyer and political activist * Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player *

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (born Kemal Karabulut, 17 December 1948) is a Turkish economist, retired civil servant and social democratic politician. He is leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and has been Leader of the Main Opposition in ...

(born 1948), Turkish politician * Kemal Kirişci, Turkish academic and political scientist * Kemal Koyuncu (born 1985), Turkish athlete *

Kemal Kozarić Kemal Kozarić (born 13 October 1956) is a Bosnian economist who was most recently current Dean of the School of Economics and Business Sarajevo. He completed his elementary and high school education in Sarajevo, as well as graduating from the F ...

(born 1956), Bosnian banker *

Kemal Küçükbay Kemal Küçükbay (born 23 August 1982 in Sivas, Turkey) is a Turkish former road cyclist. He participated in the men's road race at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Major results ;2005 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall K ...

(born 1982), Turkish cyclist *

Kemal Kurspahić Kemal Kurspahić (1 December 1946 – 17 September 2021) was a Bosnian journalist. He was managing editor of The Connection Newspapers in Alexandria, Virginia and founder of the media in Democracy Institute, dedicated to promoting higher standard ...

(1946–2021), Bosnian journalist *

Kemal Kurt Kemal Kurt (29 October 1947 in Çorlu, Turkey – 21 October 2002 in Berlin, Germany) was an author, translator and photographer. Vita * 1966–72 studies in Turkey and in United States * since 1975 living in Berlin * since 1977 artistic photog ...

(1947–2002), German author and translator of Turkish descent *

Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnian folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singers of the band, together with Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mir ...

(born 1946), Bosnian singer *

Kemal Monteno Kemal Monteno (17 September 1948 – 21 January 2015) was a Bosnian recording artist and singer-songwriter whose career stretched from the 1960s to the 2010s. Early life Monteno's father Osvaldo was an Italian from Monfalcone. During World War ...

(1948–2015), Bosnian singer * Kemal Okyay (born 1985), Turkish footballer *

Kemal Reis Kemal Reis (c. 1451 – 1511) was an Ottoman and Turkish privateer and admiral. He was also the paternal uncle of the famous Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, who accompanied him in most of his important naval expeditions. Backgrou ...

(1451–1511), Turkish privateer and admiral *

Kemal Satır Kemal Satır (21 April 1911 – 23 May 1991) was a Turkish physician and politician. Early years He was born in Adana. After finishing the School of Medicine in Istanbul University, he began working as a radiology expert in 1937. He also ...

(1911–1991), Turkish physician and politician *

Kemal Sunal Ali Kemal Sunal (11 November 1944 – 3 July 2000) was a Turkish actor and comedian. With ''Hababam Sınıfı'', ''Kapıcılar Kralı'' and '' Davaro'', Sunal gained large popularity amongst Turkish cinema goers and was famed for his charac ...

(1944–2000), Turkish actor * Kemal Şahin (born 1955), Turkish entrepreneur * Kemal Tahir (1910–1973), Turkish author and intellectual * Kemal Tokak (born 1989), Turkish footballer *

Kemal Türkler Kemal Türkler (1926 – 22 July 1980) was a Turkish socialist labor union leader. He was founder and first president of Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (Türkiye Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu, DISK), and ...

(1926–1980), Turkish labor union leader *

Kemal Unakıtan Kemal Unakıtan (February 14, 1946 – October 12, 2016) was the Minister of Finance of Turkey from November 2002 to May 2009 and a Member of Parliament for Istanbul of the Justice and Development Party. He was born in Edirne. Previously he w ...

(1946–2016), Turkish politician *

Kemal Zeytinoğlu Kemal Zeytinoğlu (1911–1959) was a Turkish engineer and politician being a member of the Democrat Party (DP). He assumed various cabinet posts in the 1950s under Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. He died in a plane crash in the United Kingdom. ...

(1911–1959), Turkish engineer and politician

Middle name

* Ali Kemal Bey (1867–1922), Turkish journalist and politician * Derviş Kemal Deniz (born 1954), Turkish Cypriot minister of economy and tourism * Mehmet Kemal Ağar (born 1951), Turkish politician *

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

(1881–1938), the founder and first President of Turkey * Mustafa Kemal Kurdas (1920–2011), Turkish economist and politician * Namık Kemal Yolga (1914–2001), Turkish diplomat *

Namık Kemal Zeybek Namık Kemal Zeybek (born 1944) is a Turkish politician and was leader of the Democratic Party (2011 - 2012). A former civil servant and district governor, he was government minister in different cabinets. He was born 1944 in the village of Kit ...

(born 1944), Turkish politician *

Orhan Kemal Cengiz Orhan Kemal Cengiz is a Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist. He graduated in law from the University of Ankara in 1993. From 1997 to 1998 he worked in London. He is president and founding member of the Human Rights Agenda Associati ...

, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist *

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, born ''Ahmet Âgâh'' (2 December 1884 – 1 November 1958), generally known by the pen name ''Yahya Kemal'', was a leading Turkish poet and author, as well as a politician and diplomat. Early life and education Yahya Kema ...

(1884–1958), Turkish writer

Surname

György Ekrem-Kemál György Ekrem-Kemál (29 June 1945 – 12 June 2009) was a Hungary, Hungarian nationalism, nationalist, "Arrow_Cross_Party#Ideology, Hungarist", far-right_politics, far-right politician, political figure, and leader of several organizations asso ...

(1946–2009), Hungarian nationalist politician *

Mariz Kemal Mariz Kemal is an Erzya language The Erzya language (, , ), also Erzian or historically Arisa, is spoken by approximately 300,000 people in the northern, eastern and north-western parts of the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent regions of Nizhn ...

(born 1950), Russian poet *

Namık Kemal Namık Kemal (21 December 1840 – 2 December 1888) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Democracy, democrat, writer, intellectual, reformer, journalist, playwright, and Political activism, political activist who was influential in the formation of ...

(1840–1888), Turkish writer *

Yaşar Kemal Yaşar Kemal (born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli; 6 October 1923 – 28 February 2015) was a Turkish writer and human rights activist and one of Turkey's leading writers. He received 38 awards during his lifetime and had been a candidate for the Nobe ...

(1923–2015), Turkish writer

Pseudonym

Orhan Kemal Orhan Kemal (15 September 1914 – 2 June 1970) is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that describe the life of the poor in Turkey. Biography Orhan Kemal was born in Ceyhan, Adana, ...

(1914–1970), Turkish writer

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