Ajmal is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Badruddin Ajmal, Indian politician
- M. Ajmal, Pakistani film old best actor
- Ajmal Ameer, Indian actor in Tamil and Malayalam film Industries
- Ajmal Kasab, Pakistani terrorist
- Ajmal Khattak, Pakistani politician
- Ajmal Masroor, British imam, broadcaster and politician
- Ajmal Naqshbandi, journalist's interpreter executed by the Taliban
- Ajmal Mian, Pakistani judge
- Ajmal Shahzad, English cricketer
- Ajmal Shams, Afghan politician