Mustafa
Appearance
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈmusˤtˤafaː, musˤˈtˤafaː] Egyptian Arabic: [mosˈtˤɑfɑ] English: /mʊˈstɑːfə/ Turkish: [musˈtafa] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic |
Meaning | "The Chosen One" "المختار" |
Region of origin | Arabia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Mostafa, Mostapha, Moustafa, Moustapha, Mustapha, Mustafi |
Mustafa (Arabic: مصطفى, romanized: Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname.[1] Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name
[edit]Moustafa
[edit]- Moustafa Amar (born 1966), Egyptian musician and actor
- Moustafa Bayoumi (born 1966), American writer
- Moustafa Farroukh (1901-1957), Lebanese painter
- Moustafa Madbouly (born 1966), Prime Minister of Egypt
- Moustafa Al-Qazwini (born 1961), an Islamic scholar and religious leader
- Moustafa Reyadh (born 1941), Egyptian football player
- Moustafa Shakosh (born 1986), Syrian football player
- Moustafa Ahmed Shebto (born 1986), Qatari athlete
Moustapha
[edit]- Moustapha Akkad (1930-2005), Syrian American film producer
- Moustapha Alassane (1942-2015), Nigerien filmmaker
- Moustapha Agnidé (born 1981), Beninese footballer
- Moustapha Bokoum (born 1999), Belgian footballer
- Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer
- Moustapha Niasse (born 1939), Senegalese politician and diplomat
- Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
- Moustapha Bayal Sall (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
- Moustapha Salifou (born 1983), Togolese footballer
- Mustapha Cassiem (born 2002), South African field hockey player
Mostafa
[edit]- Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho) (1947-1971), freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation War, awarded the highest recognition of bravery of Bangladesh, Bir Sreshtho.
- Mostafa Matar (born 1995), Lebanese footballer
Mustafa
[edit]- Mustafa I, Mustafa II, Mustafa III, and Mustafa IV, Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
- Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born 1988), American basketball player
- Mustafa Abi (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
- Mustafa Ali (born 1986), American wrestler
- Mustafa Abubakar (born 1949), Indonesian politician
- Mustafa Adrisi (1922-2013), vice-president of Uganda from 1978 to 1979
- Mustafa Afridi, a Pakistani television screenwriter
- Mustafa Ahmed (born 1996), known as Mustafa, formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, a Sudanese-Canadian spoken word poet, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker
- Mustafa Amini (born 1993), Australian association footballer of Afghani descent
- Mustafa Altıoklar (born 1958), Turkish film director
- Mustafa Akaydın (born 1952), Turkish politician
- Mustafa Akıncı (born 1947), Turkish Cypriot Politician
- Mustafa Armağan (born 1961), Turkish Islamist journalist and conspiracy theorist
- Mustafa Arslanović (born 1960), Bosnian footballer
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), founder of modern Turkey
- Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish academic
- Mustafa Badreddine (1961-2016), Hezbollah militant
- Mustafa Barzani (1903-1979), Kurdish nationalist
- Mustafa Bey Alibeyov (1872–1945), Azerbaijani publicist
- Mustafa bey Vakilov (1896–1965), Azerbaijani politician
- Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (1925-2006), 16th Prime Minister of Turkey
- Mustafa Cengiz (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
- Mustafa Cevahir (born 1986), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Chokaev (1890-1941), nationalist from Turkestan
- Mustafa Çağrıcı (born 1950), Turkish civil servant
- Mustafa Çakır (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
- Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak (1876-1950), Turkish military officer
- Mustafa Denizli (born 1949), Turkish football coach
- Mustafa Erdik (born 1948), Turkish earthquake engineer
- Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (1840-1914), Egyptian politician
- Mustafa Güzelgöz (1921–2005), Turkish librarian
- Mustafa Hadid (born 1988), Afghan footballer
- Mustafa Hassan (born 1990), Iraqi footballer
- Mustafa al-Hawsawi (born 1968), Saudi financer of the September 11 attacks
- Mustafa Hukić (1951-1999), Bosnian footballer
- Mustafa İsmet İnönü (1884-1973), Turkish Army general, Prime Minister, President
- Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), Libyan politician
- Mustafa al-Kadhimi (born 1967), Iraqi Prime Minister
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan (1912-2005), Pakistani scholar
- Mustafa Kamal (mayor) (born 1971), District City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi
- Mustafa Kamal (judge) (1933-2015), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Mustafa Kamal (politician) (born 1947), Bangladeshi politician, cricket official, and businessman
- Mustafa Karim (born 1987), Iraqi footballer
- Mustafa Kocabey (born 1974), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Korkmaz (born 1988), Dutch wheelchair basketball player of Turkish descent
- Mustafa Kučuković (born 1986), German footballer
- Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931-2009), Pakistani statesman
- Mustafa Mahmud (1921-2009), Egyptian scientist
- Mustafa Malayekah (born 1986), Saudi Arabian footballer
- Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, (1887–1958), Albanian Prime Minister
- Mustafa Nadarević (1943-2020), Bosnian actor
- Mustafa Nayyem (born 1981), Afghan-Ukrainian journalist
- Mustafa Özkan (born 1975), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Pasha (1557-1614), Georgian noble
- Mustafa Pektemek (born 1988), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Qureshi (born 1938), Pakistani actor
- Mustafa Rahi (1931-1986), Pakistani poet
- Mustafa Sandal (born 1970), Europe-known Turkish singer-composer
- Mustafa Sarp (born 1980), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Shahabi (1893-1968), Syrian agronomist
- Mustafa Shaikh (born 1979/80), Indian cricketer
- Mustafa Shokay (1890-1941), Kazakhstani political activist
- Mustafa Şentop (born 1968), Turkish politician and 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2019–2023)
- Mustafa Suphi (1883-1921), Turkish communist leader
- Mustafa Topchubashov (1895–1981), Azerbaijani surgeon
- Mustafa Tuna (born 1957), Turkish environmental engineer, politician and Mayor of Ankara
- Mustafa Yılmaz (chess player) (born 1992), Turkish Grand Master of chess
- Mustafa Yumlu (born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Wahba, Saudi politician
- Mustafa Zahid (born 1984), Pakistani singer
- Mustafa Zaidi (1930-1970), Pakistani poet
- Mustafa Pasha (disambiguation), various people
- Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach
Mustafah
[edit]- Mustafah Muhammad (born 1973), American footballer
Mustapa
[edit]- Mustapa Mohamed (born 1950), Malaysian politician
Mustapha
[edit]- Mustapha Aga, Ottoman Empire ambassador to the Swedish Court
- Mustapha Chadili (born 1973), Moroccan football goalkeeper
- Mustapha Dahleb (born 1952), Algerian footballer
- Mustapha Djazaïri (1814-1863), Algerian resistant
- Mustapha Hadji (born 1971), Moroccan footballer
- Mustapha Harun (1918-1995), Sabahan 1st governor and 3rd chief minister
- Mustapha Ishak Boushaki (born 1967), Algerian cosmologist
- Mustapha Karkouti (1943-2020), Syrian journalist
- Mustapha Kartali (born 1946), Islamist guerrilla leader
- Mustapha Khalfi (born 1980), Moroccan basketball player
- Mustapha Labsi, Algerian arrested on terrorism charges
- Mustapha Larfaoui (born 1932), Algerian athlete
- Mustapha Matura (1939-2019), Trinidadian playwright
- Mustapha Sama (born 1979), Sierra Leonean soccer player
- Mustapha Zaari (1945-2024), Moroccan actor
Surname
[edit]Mostafa
[edit]- Amr Mostafa (born 1978), Egyptian singer and composer
- Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1987) (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
- Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1940) (1940-2022), Egyptian footballer
- Hassan Mostafa (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
- Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian footballer
Moustafa
[edit]- Hisham Talaat Moustafa (born 1959), Egyptian businessman
- Ibrahim Moustafa (1904-1968), Egyptian wrestler
- Tamer Moustafa (born 1982), Egyptian basketball player
Moustapha
[edit]- Baba Moustapha (1952-1982), Chadian playwright
- Hamadou Moustapha (born 1945), Cameroonian politician
Mustafa
[edit]- Nawshirwan Mustafa (1944-2017), Kurdish politician
- Abu Mustafa (1925–1966), Pakistani cricketer
- Abu Ali Mustafa (1938-2001), Palestinian politician
- Allan Mustafa (born 1985), British actor and comedian
- Domenico Mustafà (1829-1912), Italian singer and composer
- Erkan Mustafa (born 1970), British actor
- Fazil Mustafa (born 1965), Azerbaijani politician
- Herro Mustafa (born 1973), American diplomat
- Isaiah Mustafa (born 1974), American actor
- Ismail Isa Mustafa (born 1989), Bulgarian footballer
- Kara Mustafa (1634/35-1683), Ottoman Albanian military leader and Vizier in the 17th century, led the 1683 siege of Vienna
- Melton Mustafa (1947-2017), American jazz musician and educator
- Mohamed Mustafa (born 1996), Sudanese footballer
- Mustafa Mustafa (born 1955), Greek politician
- Rahma El Siddig Mustafa, Sudanese disability rights activist
- Şehzade Mustafa (1515–1553), Turkish şehzade (prince)
- Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978), Egyptian Islamist
- Shkodran Mustafi (born 1992), German footballer
Mustapha
[edit]- Boss Mustapha (born 1956), Nigerian lawyer and politician
- J. F. O. Mustapha (died 1997), Ghanaian physician and academic
- Joseph Mustapha, Sierra Leonean politician and lawyer
- Malik Mustapha (born 2002), American football player
- Riga Mustapha (born 1981), Ghanaian-born Dutch footballer
- Shettima Mustapha (1939-2022), Nigerian academic and politician
See also
[edit]- Mustapha (song)
- Mustafayev
- Mustafa (disambiguation)
- Mustafa Prize
- Arabic name
- Azerbaijani name
- Turkish name
- Pakistani name
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. New York: Oxford. pp. 199, 290.
Categories:
- Given names
- Arabic-language surnames
- Arabic-language masculine given names
- Bosniak masculine given names
- Bosnian masculine given names
- Iranian masculine given names
- Surnames
- Turkish-language surnames
- Turkish masculine given names
- Masculine given names
- Azerbaijani masculine given names
- Azerbaijani-language surnames
- Pakistani masculine given names