Nabil

Nabīl or Nabeel (Arabic: نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "noble". The feminine version is Nabila, Nabeela, Nabilah, Nabeela or Nabeelah.

People named Nabeel

Given name

• Nabeel Abbas (born 1986), Iraqi footballer
• Nabeel Jabbour, author, lecturer, and expert on Muslim culture
• Nabeel Kassis (born 1945), Palestinian academic and politician
• Nabeel Qureshi (author) (active from 2009), American Christian apologist
• Nabeel Qureshi (director) (born 1985), Pakistani film director
• Nabeel Rajab (born 1964), Bahraini human rights and opposition activist
• Nabeel Saleh Mubarak, Bahraini modern pentathlete
• Nabeel Shaukat Ali (born 1989), Pakistani singer
• Nabeel Yasin (born 1950), Iraqi poet, journalist and political activist

Middle name

• Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib, Syrian politician

Family name

• Dada Nabeel (born 1989), Indian football player
• Nasser Nabeel (born 1990), Qatari footballer

People named Nabil

Honorific

• Nabíl-i-Akbar (1829–1892), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh
• Nabíl-i-A`zam (1831–1892), "the Great Nabíl", Bahá'í historian

Given name

• Nabil Abou-Harb (born 1984), American filmmaker, writer, producer
• Nabil Abidallah (born 1982), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
• Nabil Abdul Rashid (born 1987), English comedian of Nigerian descent.
• Nabil Adamou (born 1975), Algerian long jumper
• Nabil Al-Garbi (born 1993), Yemeni middle-distance runner
• Nabil Ali (1938–2016), Egyptian scientist, writer, and thinker.
• Nabil Ammar (born 1965), Tunisian diplomat and politician
• Nabil Amr (born 1947), Palestinian politician
• Nabil Anani (born 1943), Palestinian artist
• Nabil Ashoor (born 1982), Omani footballer
• Nabil Aslam (born 1984), Pakistani Danish footballer
• Nabil Ayad, founder of the Diplomatic Academy of London
• Nabil Ayers, American musician and entrepreneur
• Nabil Ayouch (born 1969), French-Moroccan television and film director, producer and writer
• Nabil Sabio Azadi (born 1991), Iranian-New Zealand artist
• Nabil Baalbaki (born 1978), Lebanese footballer
• Nabil Bahoui (born 1991), Swedish footballer of Moroccan descent
• Nabil Ben Yadir, Moroccan-Belgian actor, film director and screenwriter
• Nabil Benabdallah (born 1959), Moroccan politician and minister
• Nabil Bentaleb (born 1994), Algerian footballer
• Nabil Al Busaidi (born 1970), British adventurer
• Nabil Choueiri (born 1950), Lebanese long-distance running athlete
• Nabil Crismatt (born 1994), Colombian baseball pitcher
• Nabil Ejenavi (born 1994), Algerian footballer
• Nabil El Zhar (born 1986), Moroccan footballer, currently with Levante F.C.
• Nabil Elaraby (born 1935), Egyptian diplomat and the Secretary-General of the Arab League
• Nabil Elderkin, Australian photographer, music video and film director of mixed American / Iranian origin
• Nabil El-Nayal (born 1985), Syrian-born British fashion designer
• Nabil Elouahabi (born 1975), British Moroccan actor
• Nabil Esmail (born 1942), Egyptian chemical engineer
• Nabil Al Fadl (1949–2015), Kuwaiti politician
• Nabil Fahmi (born 1951), Egyptian diplomat and politician
• Nabil Hasan al-Faqih, Yemeni politician
• Nabil Farouk (1956–2020), Egyptian novelist
• Nabil Fekir (born 1993), French footballer
• Nabil Fiqri (born 1987), Malaysian field hocker player
• Nabil Gabol (born 1963), Pakistani politician
• Nabil Ghilas (born 1990), Algerian footballer
• Nabil Gholam, Lebanese architect
• Nabil Haddad, priest in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and a leading figure among Arab Christians in Jordan. Founder and director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center (JICRC) in Amman, Jordan
• Nabil Hemani (1979–2014), Algerian footballer
• Nabil Jaadi (born 1996), Belgian footballer of Moroccan origin
• Nabil Jeffri (born 1993), Malaysian racing driver
• Nabil Kassel (born 1984), Algerian boxer
• Nabil Kebbab (born 1983), Algerian swimmer
• Nabil Kochaji (born 1975), Syrian author, novelist and medical researcher
• Nabil Lasmari (born 1978), Algerian badminton player
• Nabil Maâloul (born 1962), Tunisian footballer and football coach
• Nabil Madi (born 1981), Algerian middle distance runner
• Nabil Maleh (1936–2016), Syrian film director, screenwriter, producer, painter and poet
• Nabil Miskinyar (born 1948), Afghan TV host who currently runs a TV channel from United States called Ariana
• Nabil Nahas (born 1949), Lebanese New York-based artist and painter
• Nabil Neghiz, Algerian football manager
• Nabil Nosair (1938–2016), Egyptian footballer
• Nabil Omran (born 1981), Libyan futsal player
• Nabil Qaouk, Lebanese politician and cleric, member and deputy member of the executive council of Hezbollah
• Nabil Sahli (born 1978), better known by his stage name Nessbeal, French rapper
• Nabil Sahraoui (1966–2004), alias Mustapha Abou Ibrahim, Algerian Islamist militant, and the head of the radical Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC, later renamed Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb) from August 2003 until his death in 2004
• Nabil Salameh, also known as Nabil or Nabil Bey, Palestinian Lebanese-born singer, songwriter, musician, artist and journalist, founder of the world music bands Radiodervish and Al Darawish.
• Nabil Samad (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Nabil Sawalha, Jordanian comedian
• Nabil Seidah (born 1949), Egyptian born Canadian Québécois scientist
• Nabil Shaath (born 1938), Palestinian official, chief negotiator and cabinet minister
• Nabil Shaban (born 1953), Jordanian-British actor and writer
• Nabil Al Shahmeh (born 1974), Syrian footballer
• Nabil Talhouni, Jordanian Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Family name

• Ahmed Nabil (fencer) (born 1986), Egyptian fencer
• Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib, Syrian politician
• Rahmatullah Nabil, Afghan politician, Head of the National Directorate of Security from 2010 to 2012
• Shahrun Nabil (born 1986), Malaysian field hockey player
• Youssef Nabil (born 1972), Egyptian artist and photographer

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Nabeel
• All pages with titles containing Nabeel
• All pages with titles beginning with Nabil
• All pages with titles containing Nabil
• Nabeel's Song, book by Jo Tatchell published accounting life of Iraqi poet Nabeel Yasin and his extended family
• Nabil Bank, commercial bank in Nepal