Dr.Jamal is a Professor of Surgery at Kuwait University, and a consultant Metabolic and upper GI Surgeon.

He graduated with first class honors from Aberdeen University. He underwent his surgical residency at McGill University and obtained a fellowship in Hepatobiliary and transplant surgery. He then completed a second fellowship in Advanced laparoscopy, robotics and Bariatric surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He also obtained the American Board of obesity Medicine fellowship.

Professor Jamal established the bariatric surgery fellowship program in Kuwait where he became the founding program director of this fellowship.
Dr. Jamal authored in more than 110 papers and book chapters published in peer reviewed journals. He receives multiple grants from the Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Science.

In 2019 he was awarded the pioneer in clinical services award from the Kuwait Surgical Society for starting the liver transplant program in Kuwait. In 2023 he won the most prestigious scientific prize in Kuwait which is the Kuwait foundation for advancement in science prize awarded by the Emir of Kuwait for his scientific productivity.