Ismail (Arabic: إسماعيل, ʼIsmāʻīl) is an Arabic given name. It corresponds to the English name Ishmael.
Etymology and meaning
The literal translation of the name Ismail is heard by Allah or God has heard and it refers to the yearning of Ibrahim and his wife, Sarah, to have a child. Ismail's mother, Hagar was also a wife of the prophet Abraham. Muhammad, a descendant of Ismail who was sent the Qur'an by Allah, became the final messenger, and so the name Ismail is often interpreted to mean the fulfillment of a divine promise resulting from prayer being heard.
Ismail, an Islamic prophet, son of IbrahimIsmail (mangonel expert) (died 1330), Iraqi mangonel expertEsmail (Afghan leader), Afghan leaderIsmail I, the founder of the Safavid dynastyIsmail Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician; former Deputy Prime Minister of MalaysiaIsmail Abu Shanab, (1950-2003) Hamas politicianİsmail Acar, Turkish painterIsmail Akbay, Turkish scientistIsmail Amat, Chinese politicianIsmail al-Armouti, Jordanian politicianEsmail Babolian, Iranian numerical analystIsmail Balkhi, Afghan politicianIsmail bin Mail, Malaysian inventor of 2 for 1 ringgitIsma'il Beg, Uyghur rebel leaderİsmail Beşikçi, Turkish scholarEsmail Davarfar, Iranian actorİsmail Enver, Turkish military officerIsmail Fahmi, Egyptian diplomatİsmail Güldüren, Turkish footballerIsmail Al Hammadi, Emirati footballerIsmail Haniyeh, Palestinian politicianIsmail Hoxha, Albanian politician Professor Ph.D University " La Sapienza" RomeIsmail Kadare, Albanian novelistİsmail Kartal, Turkish footballerİsmail Keleş (born 1988), Turkish sport shooterİsmail Köybaşı, Turkish footballerEsmail Koushan, Iranian film directorIsma'il ibn Jafar, Imam of Ismaili Shia'sIsmail Marzuki, Indonesian composer, songwriter, and musicianİsmail Necmi, Turkish photographerİsmail Ogan, Turkish sport wrestlerİsmail Özdağlar (born 1950), Turkish politician and former government ministerIsma'il Pasha (1830–1895), Wali and khedive of EgyptIsmail Patel, British opticianIsmail Samani, Amir of the SamanidsIsmail Ibn Sharif, Moroccan sultanEsmail Shooshtari, Iranian politicianIsmail Tiliwaldi, Chinese politicianİsmail Türüt, Turkish singerIsmail Qemali, distinguished leader of the Albanian national movementEsmail Zanjani, American academicAbdul Fattah Ismail, Yemeni politicianAtik Ismail, Finnish footballerHaji Mohamed Yasin Ismail, Somali entrepreneurHamid Ismail, Qatari footballerHesham Ismail, American football playerMohammed Ismail, Afghan Guantanamo Bay detaineeMourad Ismail, Egyptian MathematicianMustafa Ismail, Egyptian Qur'an reciterMustafa Osman Ismail, Sudanese politicianIbrahim Artan Ismail Somali politician, former Minister of Security of PuntlandRaghib "Rocket" Ismail, an NCAA and NFL football playerQadry Ismail, an NCAA and NFL football playerSam Esmail, Egyptian-American screenwriterSariamin Ismail, Indonesian novelistSulaiman Ismail, an Arena Football League playerTaufiq Ismail, Indonesian poet and activistUsmar Ismail, director and pioneer of Indonesian film