What is "gibril"

Gibril is an Egyptian Arabic variant of Gabriel. Gibril is the Egyptian equivalent of the traditional Arabic transliteration Jibril. For an Islamic interpretation of Gabriel / Jibril / Gibril, see Gabriel#Islam.

Gibril is also a common Arabic given name and surname. It may refer to:

• Gibril Sankoh (born 1983), Sierra Leone football (soccer) player
• Gibril Wilson (born 1981), American football player of Sierra Leonian origin

• Musa Gibril Bala Gaye (born 1946), Gambian politician, economist, banker and diplomat