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Arts and entertainment


Fictional characters

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Mala (Amazon) Mala is the name of two fictional characters in DC Comics, both associated with the Amazons (DC Comics), Amazons and the Wonder Woman mythos. The first Mala, introduced in the Golden Age of Comic Books, Golden Age, is a Themyscira (DC Comics), The ...
, an Amazon from Wonder Woman's side of the DC Universe *
Mala (Kryptonian) Mala is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in ''Superman'' #65 (July 1950) in the story "''The Three Supermen from Space!''". A female incarnation of Mala appears in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', voiced by Leslie Eas ...
, a villain from Superman's corner of the DC Universe


Films and television

* ''Mala'' (1941 film), a Bollywood drama film * , a Yugoslav drama film with
Danilo Stojković Danilo Stojković ( sr-cyr, Данило Стојковић; 11 August 1934 – 16 March 2002), commonly nicknamed Bata (Бата), was a Yugoslav and Serbian theatre, television and film actor. Stojković's numerous comedic portrayals of stat ...
* ''Mala'' (2013 film), an Argentine crime film


Music

* '' Mala: I Mousiki Tou Anemou'', a 2002 Greek soundtrack album by Anna Vissi ** "Mala: I Mousiki Tou Anemou" (song), a song from the album * ''Mala'' (Yolandita Monge album), 2008 ** "Mala" (Yolandita Monge song), a song from the album * ''Mala'' (Devendra Banhart album), 2013 * "Mala" (6ix9ine song), 2018 * "Mala", a song by Maluma from ''Magia'' (Maluma album), 2012 * "Mala", a song by Peso Pluma from ''
Éxodo ''Éxodo'' () is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Peso Pluma. It was released on 20 June 2024, through Double P Records. The album's guest appearances include frequent collaborators such as Junior H, Eslabon Armado, Tito Double P, Luis R. ...
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Mala Records Mala Records was a small record label founded as a Bell Records subsidiary in 1959. Beginning in 1967, albums by Mala recording artists were issued on the Bell label instead of Mala. Along with Bell, Mala was acquired in the late sixties by Colum ...
, a record label


Languages

* Mala language, a Papuan language * Mala language (Nigeria), a language of Nigeria


People


Given name

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Mala (Pakistani singer) Naseem Begum (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ; 9 November 1942 – 5 March 1990), known professionally as Mala (), was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu language, Urdu and Punjabi language, Punjabi films. In the 1960s, Mala was one-half of t ...
(1939–1990), Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films *
Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life Aravindan was born at Vadavucode in th ...
(1939–2015), Malayalam film actor *
Mala Gaonkar Mala Gopal Gaonkar (born November 1969) is an American businesswoman, former portfolio manager at investment firm Lone Pine Capital, and the head of investment firm SurgoCap Partners. Early life and education Gaonkar was born in November 1969 i ...
(born 1969), American businessperson *
Mala Htun Mala Nani Htun (August 23, 1969 – January 24, 2025) was an American political scientist. She was a professor of political science at the University of New Mexico. Htun studied comparative politics, particularly women's rights and the politi ...
(1969 or 1970–2025), American political scientist * Mala Kachalla (1941–2007), former governor of Borno State in Nigeria *
Mala Powers Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American actress. Early life Powers was born in San Francisco. Her father was a United Press Associations executive, while her mother was a minister. In 1940, her family mov ...
(1931–2007), American actress *
Mala Rodríguez María Rodríguez Garrido (born February 13, 1979), known as Mala Rodríguez, is a Spanish Latin hip hop rapper and singer based in Barcelona. She appeared as a judge on Spain's ''La Voz (Spanish TV series), La Voz'' prior to releasing her fi ...
, also known as La Mala, La Mala María, Spanish hip hop rapper *
Mala Roy Mala Roy (''née'' Sarkar; born 19 November 1957) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Kolkata Dakshin since 2019. She is a member of All India Trinamool Congress party. She has been the Chairperson of Kolkata Muni ...
, Indian politician *
Mala Sinha Mala Sinha (born Alda Sinha; 11 November 1936) is a former Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi, Bengali films. Initially starting her career with regional cinema, she went on to become a top leading actress in Hindi Cinema in the 1960s a ...
(born 1936), Indian actress *
Mala Zimetbaum Malka Zimetbaum, also known as "Mala" Zimetbaum or "Mala the Belgian" (26 January 1918 – 15 September 1944), was a History of the Jews in Belgium, Belgian woman of Polish Jews, Polish Jewish descent, known for her escape from the Auschwitz-Birke ...
(1922–1944), Belgian woman of Polish Jewish descent executed for escaping from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp


Nickname

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Malá (footballer) Muhamed Lamine Jabula Sanó (born 6 December 1979 in Bissau), simply Malá, is a retired Bissau-Guinean football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield posi ...
(born 1979), Bissau-Guinean football midfielder *
Mala (musician) Digital Mystikz are a dubstep production duo consisting of Mala (born Mark Lawrence), and Coki (born Dean Harris, 26 August 1980) from the South London suburb of Norwood. Along with Loefah and SGT Pokes, who make up the group ASBO (All Soundbw ...
, a member of Deep Dub duo Digital Mystikz


Surname

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Doueugui Mala Doueugui Jean-Marie Mala (born December 20, 1993) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Gagra in the Georgian Erovnuli Liga. Career Mala, who plays as a defender, signed with United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an org ...
(born 1993), Ivorian footballer *
Esat Mala Esat Reshat Mala (born 18 October 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Albanian club Vllaznia Shkodër. Club career Ballkani Mala spent the first part of the 2017–18 season in the First Football League ...
(born 1998), Albanian footballer *
Ray Mala Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, also known as Ach-nach-chiak ( Iñupiaq othography: ''AÄ¡natchiaq'' or ''AÄ¡nasiaq''); December 27, 1906 – September 23, 1952) was a prominent Alaska Native actor. He was one of Hollywood's Native Americ ...
(1906–1952), Native American movie actor * Shormi Mala, Bangladeshi stage, television and film actress * Zef Mala (1915–1979), Albanian publicist and communist activist


Places


Asia

* Mala, Homalin, a village in Burma *
Mala, Kerala Mala is a small town in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. There is a Jewish synagogue in Mala town. At the moment, it is in ruins. The famous Pambu Mekkattu Mana (temple) is located here and attracts thousands of devotees every year. ...
, a village in southern India * Mala, Nepal, a village and village development committee * Mala, a village in Jaghori District, Ghazni, Afghanistan


Europe

* Mała, a village in Poland *
Mäla Mäla is a village in Muhu Parish, Saare County in western Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Balt ...
, a village in western Estonia *
Mala, Sweden Mala is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to th ...
, a village *
Malå Municipality Malå Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Malå. History Between 1974 and 1982 Malå Municipality was included in Norsjö Municipality. In 1983 it was re-established within its fo ...
, in northern Sweden *
Mallow, County Cork Mallow (; ) is a town in County Cork, Ireland, approximately thirty-five kilometres north of Cork (city), Cork City. Mallow is in a townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name, in the Fermoy (barony), barony of Fermoy. ...
, Ireland, a town


South America

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Mala District Mala District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. It limits on the north with San Antonio District and Sant ...
, Peru ** Mala,
Cañete Province Cañete may refer to: Places * Cañete, Chile, a city in Chile * San Vicente de Cañete, a town in Peru * San Vicente de Cañete District, Peru * Cañete Province, Peru *, in Cañete Province, Peru *Cañete, Cuenca, a municipality in Cuenca, Spain ...
, capital of the district


Elsewhere

* Mala, Lanzarote, a village in the Canary Islands *
Malaita Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the se ...
or Mala, an island of the Solomon Islands


Other uses

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Chera dynasty The Chera dynasty ( or Cēra, ), also known as Keralaputra, from the early historic or the Sangam period in Tamil-speaking southern India, ruled over parts of present-day states Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Cheras, known as one of the mu-ventar ...
or Mala, South India * Cyclone Mala, a cyclonic storm that killed 22 people in Myanmar in 2006 *
Japamala A japamala, , or simply Japay mala (; , meaning 'garland') is a loop of prayer beads commonly used in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. It is used for counting recitations ('' japa'') of mantras, prayers or other ...
, also known as mala, a loop of prayer beads commonly used in several Indian religions *
Mala (caste) Mala is a Telugu people, Telugu caste from the Indian States and union territories of India, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They are also present in smaller numbers in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra. They are classified as a ...
or Mala community, from Andhra Pradesh * Mala (river), a small tributary of the Danube in Romania *
Mala (seasoning) ''Mala'' is a numbing and pungent seasoning derived from Szechuan peppercorn and chili. Most commonly, ''mala'' is made into a sauce (麻辣醬 ''málàjiàng'') by simmering it in oil and other spices. Characteristic of Sichuan cuisine, ...
(麻辣, or ''málà''), a numbing and spicy Chinese seasoning made from Sichuan pepper *
Malå IF Malå IF is a Swedish football club located in Malå in Västerbotten County. Background Since its foundation Malå IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in ...
, Swedish football club located in Malå in Västerbotten County *
Mala story Uluru (; ), also known as Ayers Rock ( ) and officially gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith. It outcrop, crops out near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, south-west of Alice Spri ...
, an Aboriginal Dreamtime story of central Australia * Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) * Metropolis-adjusted Langevin algorithm (MALA), a Markov chain Monte Carlo method * Rufous hare-wallaby or mala, a small wallaby native to Australia * R-1 and R-2 Mala-class swimmer delivery vehicle, a Yugoslav (later Croatian) vessel type


See also

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Japamala A japamala, , or simply Japay mala (; , meaning 'garland') is a loop of prayer beads commonly used in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. It is used for counting recitations ('' japa'') of mantras, prayers or other ...
, often shortened to mala, religious beads *
Mala Mala (disambiguation) Mala Mala may refer to: * Mala Mala Airport, airport at Mala Mala, South Africa * Mala Mala Game Reserve, a game reserve located within the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga province, South Africa * ''Mala Mala'' (film), 2014 Puerto Rican docu ...
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Malla (disambiguation) Malla may refer to: Places ;Bolivia *Malla, Bolivia, a locality *Malla Jawira, a river *Malla Jaqhi, a mountain *Malla Municipality *Malla Qullu, a mountain ;India * Mallapuram, Tamil Nadu *Malla (tribe), an ancient republic, one of the sixtee ...
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Malaa Malaa is a French electronic dance music DJ and producer, who is signed to Tchami's label Confession. He broke onto the electronic music scene through his single "Notorious", which was the second release on Confession. His identity is unknown as h ...
, Bangladeshi-Australian singer {{disambiguation, geo, hndis, surname, given name