Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.

Given name

Moustafa

* Moustafa Amar, Egyptian musician and actor *

Moustafa Bayoumi Moustafa Bayoumi (born 1966) is an American writer, journalist, and professor. He is of Egyptian descent. He is based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a professor of English at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Biography Moustafa Bayo ...

, American writer *

Moustafa Chousein-Oglou Moustafa Palazli Chousein-Oglou ( tr, Mustafa Palazlı Hüseyinoğlu; born 28 December 1990 in Xanthi, Greece), sometimes known as Moustafa Palazli is a Greek-born British actor of Turkish origin. He is best known for playing Blane in the BBC ...

, English actor * Moustafa Farroukh, Lebanese painter * Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt * Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini, 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

* Moustapha Akkad, Syrian American film producer * Moustapha Alassane, Nigerien filmmaker * Moustapha Agnidé, Beninese football player * Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer * Moustapha Niasse, Senegalese politician and diplomat * Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo, Ivorian football striker * Moustapha Bayal Sall, Senegalese football midfielder * Moustapha Salifou, Togolese football midfielder * Mustapha Cassiem, South African field hockey player

Mostafa

*Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho), freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation War, awarded the highest recognition of bravery of Bangladesh, Bir Sreshtho. * Mostafa Matar (born 1995), Lebanese footballer

Mustafa

* 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, Malaysian Islamic politician * 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 Kamal (politician), Bangladeshi politician, cricket official, and businessman * Mustafa Altıoklar, Turkish film director * Mustafa Akaydın, Turkish politician * Mustafa Ali (wrestler), Mustafa Ali, Pakistani wrestler who joined WWE * Mustafa Arslanović, Bosnian footballer * Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey * Mustafa Aydın, Turkish academic * Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah militant * Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish nationalist * 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 Denizli, Turkish football coach * 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 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 Nadarević, Bosnian actor * Mustafa Nayyem, Afghan-Ukrainian journalist * Mustafa Özkan, Turkish footballer * Manuchar II Jaqeli, 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 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 * Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach * Mustafa Pasha (disambiguation), various people * Shah Mustafa, Iraqi-Bangladeshi preacher

Mustafah

* Mustafah Muhammad, American footballer

Mustapa

* Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysian politician

Mustapha

* 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

Mostafa

* 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

* Hisham Talaat Moustafa, Egyptian businessman * Ibrahim Moustafa, Egyptian wrestler * Tamer Moustafa, Egyptian basketball player

Moustapha

* Baba Moustapha, Chadian playwright * Hamadou Moustapha, Cameroonian politician

Mustafa

* Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kurdish politician * Abu Mustafa (1925–1966), Pakistani cricketer * Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician * 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

* Boss Mustapha, Nigerian lawyer and politician * J. F. O. Mustapha, Ghanaian physician and academic * Joseph Mustapha, Sierra Leonean politician and lawyer * Riga Mustapha, Ghanaian-born Dutch footballer * Shettima Mustapha, Nigerian academic and politician

Given name

Moustafa

Moustapha

Mostafa

Mustafa

Mustafah

Mustapa

Mustapha

Surname

Mostafa

Moustafa

Moustapha

Mustafa

Mustapha

See also