Jamila

For other uses, see Jamila (disambiguation).

Jamila (Arabic: جميلة , Kyrgyz: Жамийла, Жамила) is a popular given name in Arabic and in many other languages. It means "Beautiful" (in feminine). Variants of the name are Gamila, Cemila, Cemile, Djemila, Džemila, Jamillah, Djémila, Djamila, Jamyla and Yamila).

The masculine form is Jamil, Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Cemil (mainly in Turkey), Djemil, Djamel and Djémil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil.

Notable people with the name include:

Jamila

• Jamila bint Thabit, a wife of Umar (married 627 or 628) and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
• Jamila Afghani (born 1974), Afghan feminist and activist for women's rights and education
• Jamila Gavin (born 1941), British writer, primarily of children's books
• Jamila Jemstone (born 1972), Nigerian singer
• Jamila Madeira (born 1975), Portuguese politician
• Jamila Massey (born 1934), Indian actress and writer
• Jamila M'Barek (born c. 1961), widow of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury and accomplice in his murder
• Jamila Mujahed, Afghan journalist
• Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti (born 1955), Palestinian politician
• Jamila Wideman (born 1975), American basketball player

Djamila

• Djamila Bouhired (born 1935), Algerian nationalist
• Djamila Rakhmatova (born 1990), Uzbekistani retired rhythmic gymnast

Cemile

• Cemile Sultan (1843–1915), Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Abdülmecid I
• Cemile Giousouf (born 1978), German politician of Turkish ethnicity

Yamila

• Yamila Diaz-Rahi (born 1976), Argentine model

Fictional characters

• Jamila Inzamam, on the British soap opera EastEnders