Jalil, Jahlil, Jaleel, or Celil is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Celil Celil Nalçakan (born 1978), Turkish actor and singer Celil Oker (1952–2019), Turkish writer Celil Yüksel (born 1998), Turkish footballer
Jahlil Jahlil Beats (born 1988), American hip hop record producer Jahlil Okafor (born 1995), Nigerian-American basketball player Jahlil Tripp (born 1997), American basketball player
Jaleel Jaleel Ahmad (1941–1996), Indian Islamic scholar, educator, and politician Jaleel Cousins (born 1993), American basketball player Jaleel Croal (born 2003), British Virgin Islands sprinter Jaleel Johnson (born 1994), American football player Jaleel Khan (born 1954), Indian politician Jaleel McLaughlin (born 2000), American football player Jaleel Roberts (born 1992), American basketball player Jaleel Scott (born 1995), American football player Jaleel Seve-Derbas (born 1996), Lebanese rugby league footballer Jaleel Shaw (born 1978), American jazz alto saxophonist Jaleel White (born 1976), American actor
Jalil Jalil Andrabi (died 1996), Kashmiri victim of Jalil Andrabi murder case Jalil Anibaba (born 1988), American footballer Jalil Baghdadbeyov (1887–1951), Azerbaijani art critic and ethnographer Jalil Bethea (born 2005), American basketball player Jalil Brown (born 1987), American football player Jalil Carter (born 1989), American football player Jalil Che Din (1934–1992), Malaysian footballer Jalil Eftekhari (born 1965), Iranian cyclist Jalil Elías (born 1996), Argentinian-Syrian footballer Jalil Farjad (born 1952), Iranian actor Jalil Farooq (born 2001), American football player Jalil Hanoon (born 1952), Iraqi footballer Jalil Hashim, Iraqi basketball player Jalil Huseynov (born 1957), Azerbaijani painter Jalil Jafari (born 1967), Iranian politician Jalil Javadov (1918–1980), Soviet Azerbaijani Army officer Jalil Bagheri Jeddi (born 1972), Iranian paralympic athlete Jalil Abbas Jilani (born 1955), Pakistani diplomat Jalil Keyekbaev (1911–1968), Soviet linguist Jalil Khazal (born 1960), Iraqi poet, writer, and a researcher Jalil Lespert (born 1976), French actor, screenwriter and director Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), Azerbaijani satirist and writer Jalil Mokhtar (born 1974), Iranian politician Jalil Moslemi, Iranian fighter pilot Jalil Muntaqim (born 1951), American political activist Jalil Ramli (born 1965), Malaysian footballer Jalil Rasouli (born 1947), Iranian artist and Persian calligrapher Jalil Safarov (1962–1992), Azerbaijani war hero Jalil Shahnaz (1921–2013), Iranian musician and tar player Jalil Shihab (born 1927), Iraqi footballer Jalil Tarif, Jordanian economist Jalil Zaidan (born 1967), Iraqi footballer Jalil Zaland (1935–2009), Afghan poet, composer, and singer Jalil Zandi (1951–2001), Iranian fighter pilot Jalil Ziapour (1920–1999), Iranian painter Khalil Jalil Hamza (died 2007), Iraqi politician
Surname Jaleel Ali Jaleel (1979–2009), Maldivian alleged terrorist Moosa Ali Jaleel (born 1960), Maldivian army officer Muzamil Jaleel (born 1972), Indian journalist
Jalil Ananta Jalil (born 1978), Bangladeshi actor, director, producer, and industrialist Jalile Jalil (born 1936), Kurdish historian Jannat Jalil, British TV and radio news presenter Javeria Jalil (born 1972), Pakistani actress Nasreen Jalil (born 1947), Pakistani politician Qanita Jalil (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer Raúl Jalil (born 1963), Argentine politician Tábata Jalil (born 1979), Mexican TV host
Places Jalil, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran Bukit Jalil, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Puncak Jalil, a township in Selangor, Malaysia Oum El Djalil, a town in Algeria Galilee (romanized al-Jalīl), a region in Israel Ijlil al-Qibliyya, (Southern al-Jalil), a village in Palestine depopulated and destroyed in 1948 Ijlil al-Shamaliyya, (Northern al-Jalil), a village in Palestine depopulated and destroyed in 1948
Other al-Jalil, "The Majestic", a name of God in Islam S. M. Jaleel and Company, a Trinidadian drinks company Jalil (horse), an American racehorse
See also
Jalili Jalal, a given name and surname Djalil (disambiguation) Dzhalil (disambiguation)