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نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a

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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 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 Nidal A. Ayyad (Arabic: نضال عياد; born 1968) is a convicted perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He is currently serving an 86-year sentence at USP Coleman for his role in the bombing. Early life and education Ayyad was ...

, 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 (1971–2003), creator of the Qassam rocket * Nidal Malik Hasan (born 1970), former US Army major who perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting {{disambiguation, given name