Mustafa
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| 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. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name
[edit]Moustafa
[edit]- Moustafa Amar, Egyptian musician and actor
- Moustafa Bayoumi, American writer
- Moustafa Farroukh (1901-1957), Lebanese painter
- Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt
- Moustafa Al-Qazwini, an Islamic scholar and religious leader
- Moustafa Reyadh, Egyptian football player
- Moustafa Shakosh, Syrian football player
- Moustafa Ahmed Shebto, Qatari athlete
Moustapha
[edit]- Moustapha Akkad (1930-2005), Syrian American film producer
- Moustapha Alassane (1942-2015), Nigerien filmmaker
- Moustapha Agnidé, Beninese footballer
- Moustapha Bokoum, Belgian footballer
- Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer
- Moustapha Niasse, Senegalese politician and diplomat
- Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo, Ivorian footballer
- Moustapha Bayal Sall, Senegalese footballer
- Moustapha Salifou, Togolese footballer
- Mustapha Cassiem, 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, American basketball player
- Mustafa Abi, Turkish basketball player
- Mustafa Ali, American wrestler
- Mustafa Abubakar (born 1949), Indonesian politician
- Mustafa Adrisi, vice-president of Uganda from 1978 to 1979
- Mustafa Afridi, a Pakistani television screenwriter
- Mustafa Ahmed, spoken word poet from Canada
- Mustafa Amini, Australian association footballer of Afghani descent
- Mustafa Altıoklar, Turkish film director
- Mustafa Akaydın, Turkish politician
- Mustafa Akıncı, Turkish Cypriot Politician
- Mustafa Ali, American wrestler
- Mustafa Armağan, Turkish Islamist journalist and conspiracy theorist
- Mustafa Arslanović, Bosnian footballer
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey
- Mustafa Aydın, Turkish academic
- Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah militant
- Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish nationalist
- Mustafa Bey Alibeyov (1872–1945), Azerbaijani publicist
- Mustafa bey Vakilov (1896–1965), Azerbaijani politician
- Mustafa Bülent Ecevit, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey
- Mustafa Cengiz (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
- Mustafa Cevahir, Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Chokaev, nationalist from Turkestan
- Mustafa Çağrıcı, Turkish civil servant
- Mustafa Çakır (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
- Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish military officer
- Mustafa Denizli, Turkish football coach
- Mustafa Erdik (born 1948), Turkish earthquake engineer
- Mustafa Fahmi Pasha, Egyptian politician
- Mustafa Güzelgöz (1921–2005), Turkish librarian
- Mustafa Hadid, Afghan footballer
- Mustafa Hassan, Iraqi footballer
- Mustafa al-Hawsawi, Saudi financer of the September 11 attacks
- Mustafa Hukić, Bosnian footballer
- Mustafa İsmet İnönü, Turkish Army general, Prime Minister, President
- Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), Libyan politician
- Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraqi Prime Minister
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan, scholar
- Mustafa Kamal (mayor) (born 1971), District City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi
- Mustafa Kamal (judge), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Mustafa Kamal (politician), Bangladeshi politician, cricket official, and businessman
- Mustafa Karim, Iraqi footballer
- Mustafa Kocabey, Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Korkmaz (born 1988), Dutch wheelchair basketball player of Turkish descent
- Mustafa Kučuković, German footballer
- Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Pakistani statesman
- Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian scientist
- Mustafa Malayekah, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, (1887–1958), Albanian Prime Minister
- Mustafa Nadarević, Bosnian actor
- Mustafa Nayyem, Afghan-Ukrainian journalist
- Mustafa Özkan, Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Pasha, Georgian noble
- Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Qureshi, Pakistani actor
- Mustafa Rahi, Pakistani poet
- Mustafa Sandal, Europe-known Turkish singer-composer
- Mustafa Sarp, Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Shahabi, Syrian agronomist
- Mustafa Shaikh, Indian cricketer
- Mustafa Shokay, Kazakhstani political activist
- Mustafa Şentop (born 1968), Turkish politician and 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2019–2023)
- Mustafa Suphi, 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, Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Wahba, Saudi politician
- Mustafa Zahid, Pakistani singer
- Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet
- Mustafa Pasha (disambiguation), various people
- Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach
Mustafah
[edit]- Mustafah Muhammad, American footballer
Mustapa
[edit]- Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysian politician
Mustapha
[edit]- Mustapha Aga, Ottoman Empire ambassador to the Swedish Court
- Mustapha Chadili, Moroccan football goalkeeper
- Mustapha Dahleb, Algerian footballer
- Mustapha Djazaïri, Algerian resistant
- Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer
- Mustapha Harun, Sabahan 1st governor and 3rd chief minister
- Mustapha Ishak Boushaki, Algerian cosmologist
- Mustapha Karkouti, Syrian journalist
- Mustapha Kartali, Islamist guerrilla leader
- Mustapha Khalfi, Moroccan basketball player
- Mustapha Labsi, Algerian arrested on terrorism charges
- Mustapha Larfaoui, Algerian athlete
- Mustapha Matura, Trinidadian playwright
- Mustapha Sama, Sierra Leonean soccer player
Surname
[edit]Mostafa
[edit]- Amr Mostafa, Egyptian singer and composer
- Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1987), Egyptian footballer
- Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1940), Egyptian footballer
- Hassan Mostafa, Egyptian footballer
- Tarek Mostafa, Egyptian footballer
Moustafa
[edit]- Hisham Talaat Moustafa, Egyptian businessman
- Ibrahim Moustafa, Egyptian wrestler
- Tamer Moustafa, Egyptian basketball player
Moustapha
[edit]- Baba Moustapha, Chadian playwright
- Hamadou Moustapha, Cameroonian politician
Mustafa
[edit]- Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kurdish politician
- Abu Mustafa (1925–1966), Pakistani cricketer
- Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician
- Allan Mustafa (born 1985), British actor and comedian
- Domenico Mustafà, 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, Bulgarian footballer
- Kara Mustafa, Ottoman Albanian military leader and Vizier in the 17th century, led the 1683 siege of Vienna
- Melton Mustafa, American jazz musician and educator
- Mohamed Mustafa (born 1996), Sudanese footballer
- Mustafa Mustafa, Greek politician
- Rahma El Siddig Mustafa, Sudanese disability rights activist
- Şehzade Mustafa (1515–1553), Turkish şehzade (prince)
- Shukri Mustafa, Egyptian Islamist
- Shkodran Mustafi, German footballer
Mustapha
[edit]- Boss Mustapha, Nigerian lawyer and politician
- J. F. O. Mustapha, Ghanaian physician and academic
- Joseph Mustapha, Sierra Leonean politician and lawyer
- Malik Mustapha, American football player
- Riga Mustapha, Ghanaian-born Dutch footballer
- Shettima Mustapha, Nigerian academic and politician
See also
[edit]- Mustapha (song)
- Mustafayev
- Mustafa (disambiguation)
- Mustafa Prize
- Arabic name
- Azerbaijani name
- Turkish name
- Pakistani name
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