Jamal Maarouf (Arabic: جمال معروف) was one of the most powerful rebel leaders in northern Syria[2] during the earlier stages of the Syrian Civil War.

[3] Jamal Maarouf created the Syrian Martyrs' Brigade in December 2011 and later the Syria Revolutionaries Front, with funding by Saudi Arabia.

The SRF was accused of corruption and of hoarding bread to raise prices in areas under its control, prompting the al-Nusra Front to attack it.

Their statement was handwritten and signed by Maarouf, Abdullah Awda (Hazzm Movement), Mithqal al-Abdullah (Ansar Brigades) and Youssef al-Hassan (Haq al-Muqatila Front).

[4] On 16 October 2020, Maarouf broke his long years of silence by putting a statement online, praising those who stand against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.