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نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

in Arabic. It may refer to: *

Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar Dr. Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar ( ar, محمد نضال الشعار) (born 1956) was Minister of Economy and Trade for Syria, He left the Syrian Cabinet in June 2012. Early life, education and career Al-Shaar was born in the Aleppo in 1956. He ear ...

(born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister *

Abou Nidal Abou Nidal de Genève is the stage name of Aboubakar Doumbia born on December 29, 1974, in Divo (Ivory Coast), Ivorian composer, performer and producer. His pseudonym is linked to the fact that he lived for many years in Geneva, Switzerland. His nic ...

, Côte d'Ivoirian singer *

Umm Nidal Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat ( ar, مريم محمد يوسف فرحات), or Mariam Farahat (24 December 1949 – 17 March 2013), popularly known as Umm Nidal ( ar, أم نضال), "the mother of Nidal", or "''Khansa of Palestine''" ( ar, خن ...

(1948–2013), Palestinian politician *

Abu Nidal Sabri Khalil al-Banna (May 1937 – 16 August 2002), known by his ''nom de guerre'' Abu Nidal, was the founder of Fatah: The Revolutionary Council, a militant Palestinians, Palestinian splinter group more commonly known as the Abu Nidal ...

(1937–2002), founder of the militant Palestinian splinter group Fatah – The Revolutionary Council

People with the given name

Nidal Algafari Nidal Algafari ( bg, Нидал Алгафари, ar, نضال الغفاري; born December 18, 1965) is a Bulgarian director, former executive director of the Bulgarian National Television and political PR of Arab descent. He is a NATFIZ gr ...

(born 1965), Bulgaria-based director * Nidal A. Ayyad, one of the convicted perpetrators of 1993 World Trade Center bombing *

Nidal Baba Nidal Baba (born August 16, 1972 in Humble, Texas) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. He also played three games with the MetroStars during the 1996 M ...

(born 1972), U.S. football (soccer) player / midfielder *

Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat ''Nidal Fat’hi Rabah Farahat ( ar, نضال فتحي رباح فرحات, ) (8 April 197116 February 2003) created the Qassam rocket, a homemade weapon produced by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. After the Intifada, Farahat was arrested foll ...

(1971–2003), creator of the Qassam rocket *

Nidal Malik Hasan Nidal (in Arabic نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a given name in Arabic. It may refer to: *Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister *Abou Nidal, Côte d'Ivoirian singer *Umm Nidal (1948–2013), Palestin ...

(born 1970), former US Army major who perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting {{disambiguation, given name