Jamal is the Deputy Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries in Alaska. Jamal joined NOAA in 2003. He served as the Deputy Division Director for the Auke Bay Laboratories 2022-2023 and as a fisheries research biologist with the Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Jamal is a graduate of the NOAA West Leadership Program. He has a degree in biology from Connecticut College and a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.