Amal (; ; or 'labor') is a unisex given name of Hebrew and Arabic origin. It is mentioned in the Books of Chronicles of Hebrew bible. Notable people with the name include: * Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (1940–1983), Egyptian poet * Amal Aden (born 1983), Somali–Norwegian writer * Amal Elsana Alh'jooj (born 1972), Bedouin Israeli activist * Amal Arafa (born 1970), Syrian actress *

Amal Bayou Amal Bayou (; – 24 October 2017) was a Libyan microbiologist and politician who served in the House of Representatives from 2014 until her death in 2017. Bayou was a prominent advocate for women's rights and social change in Libya, and was cons ...

(1957–2017), Libyan microbiologist and politician * Amal Bourquia, Moroccan doctor, university professor, medical writer, and expert in ethics *

Amal Clooney Amal Clooney (; born ) is a British International human rights law, international human rights lawyer. She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, form ...

(born 1978), Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author * Amal Dutta (1930–2016), Indian footballer and manager *

Amal El-Mohtar Amal El-Mohtar (born 13 December 1984) is a Canadian poet and writer of speculative fiction. She is the editor of ''Goblin Fruit'' and reviews science fiction and fantasy books for the ''New York Times Book Review'' and is best known for the 2019 ...

(born 1984), Canadian poet, author, and editor * Amal Habani (born 1974), Sudanese journalist * Amal Hijazi (born 1978), Lebanese pop singer * Amal ibn Idris al-Alami (born 1950), Moroccan physician *

Amal Kassir Amal Kassir (; born 6 June 1995) is an American international award winning spoken word poet. Early life and education Amal Kassir was born on 6 June 1995 in Denver. She is the fourth of five children. Her name means "hope" in Arabic. She was bo ...

(born 1995), Syrian American spoken word poet *

Amal Maher Amal Maher ( ; born 19 February 1985) is an Egyptian singer and actress. She is heavily influenced by Umm Kulthum. Career Maher began singing as a child and was discovered by the general public at the age of fifteen by taking up the songs of Umm ...

(born 1985), Egyptian singer * Amal Mansour (1950–2018), Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator * Amal McCaskill (born 1973), American basketball player * Amal Murkus (born 1968), Palestinian singer * Amal Nasser el-Din (1928-2025), Israeli author *

Amal Neerad Amal Neerad (born 13 February 1978) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and producer who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded the National F ...

(born 1983), Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer * Amal Silva (born 1960), Sri Lankan cricketer

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