Kemal (name)

Kemal, also archaically spelt Kamâl, is a Turkish masculine given name which means fullness, perfection, maturity.^[1] It is derived from the Arabic name 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 Bedri, Ethiopian politician
Kemal Arıkan (1927–1982), Turkish diplomat assassinated by an Armenian group in Los Angeles, United States
Kemal Aslan (born 1981), Turkish football player
Kemal Başar (born 1963), Turkish theatre director
Kemal Bilmez (born 1994), Belgian politician
Kemal Bokhary (born 1947), Hong Kong judge
Kemal Bourhani (born 1981), French footballer of Comorian descent
Kemal Curić (born 1978), Bosnian automobile designer
Kemal Derviş (1949–2023), Turkish economist and politician
Kemal Dinçer (born 1963), Turkish basketball player
Kemal Faruki (1906–1988), Turkish footballer
Kemal Gekić (born 1962), American classical pianist of Bosnian ancestry
Kemal Güleş (born 1999), Turkish amputee footballer
Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 1990), Turkish swimmer
Kemal Idris (1923–2010), Indonesian Army general
Kemal Izzet (born 1980), English footballer of Turkish Cypriot ethnicity
Kemal Karpat (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 (born 1948), Turkish politician
Kemal Kirişci, Turkish academic and political scientist
Kemal Koyuncu (born 1985), Turkish athlete
Kemal Kozarić (born 1956), Bosnian banker
Kemal Küçükbay (born 1982), Turkish cyclist
Kemal Kurspahić (1946–2021), Bosnian journalist
Kemal Kurt (1947–2002), German author and translator of Turkish descent
Kemal Malovčić (born 1946), Bosnian singer
Kemal Monteno (1948–2015), Bosnian singer
Kemal Okyay (born 1985), Turkish footballer
Kemal Reis (1451–1511), Ottoman privateer and admiral
Kemal Rijken (born 1980), Dutch historian
Kemal Satır (1911–1991), Turkish physician and politician
Kemal Sunal (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 (1926–1980), Turkish labor union leader
Kemal Unakıtan (1946–2016), Turkish politician
Kemal Zeytinoğlu (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 (1881–1938), the founder and first President of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Kurdaş (1920–2011), Turkish economist and politician
Namık Kemal Yolga (1914–2001), Turkish diplomat
Namık Kemal Zeybek (born 1944), Turkish politician
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884–1958), Turkish writer

Surname

Ismail Kemal (1844–1919), Albanian founding father and prime minister
György Ekrem-Kemál (1946–2009), Hungarian nationalist politician
Mariz Kemal (born 1950), Russian poet
Namık Kemal (1840–1888), Turkish writer
Yaşar Kemal (1923–2015), Turkish writer

Pseudonym

Orhan Kemal (1914–1970), Turkish writer

References

^ "Tureng - kemal - Türkçe İngilizce Sözlük". Tureng Turkish English Dictionary.

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[1] "Tureng - kemal - Türkçe İngilizce Sözlük". Tureng Turkish English Dictionary.

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