A compact AO Q-switched dual-wavelength laser operated in 1.5 μm eye-safe region was demonstrated via stimulated Raman scatting of a-cut YVO₄ crystal within an end-pumped dual-wavelength Nd:GYSGG laser cavity. The in-band pumping absorption peak and coefficient were measured to conduct efficient pumping, thus overcoming the drawback of short thermal focal length of Nd:GYSGG crystal and scaling up the eye-safe output. 1.44 W of simultaneous output at 1 497 and 1 516 nm was obtained under absorbed pump power of 17.1 W at the pulse repetition rate of 20 kHz, corresponding to a conversion efficiency of 8.4%. The 1 497 nm and 1 516 nm fractions are 0.55 and 0.89 W, respectively, measured after split by a prism. The beam quality factor M₂ is 2.4 at the maximum output. Compared with 808-nm traditional pumping, both the laser output power and the beam quality are greatly improved.