Gebrail Dallal (1836–1899), real name Jibrāʾīl ad-Dallāl (Arabic: جبرائيل الدلال) was a Syrian journalist and poet.

[2][3][4] Gebrail studied in Aleppo and would later travel to Europe to master the French and Italian languages.

[2][3][4] Gebrail later became a teacher at the University of Vienna, teaching classes on Arabic for two years.

[2][3][4] Aside from his scholarly career in Arabic literature, Gebrail was also a Hafiz, who memorized a portion of the Qur'an.

[3] Gebrail Dallal returned to his homeland in 1884, where he resumed his job as a teacher until the Ottoman government accused him of inciting rebellion due to the publication of his controversial poem on freedom, al-'Arsh wa al-Haykal, afterwards he was stripped off all his governmental positions and jobs.