Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى
, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of
Prophet
In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the s ...
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...
, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
Muslim world
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. In ...
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 ...
Moustafa Madbouly
Mostafa Kamal Madbouly ( ar, مصطفى كمال مدبولي; born 28 April 1966) is the Prime Minister of Egypt, serving since 2018. He was appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to succeed Sherif Ismail following his government's resign ...
, Prime Minister of Egypt
* Moustafa Al-Qazwini, an Islamic Scholar and religious leader
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Moustafa Reyadh
Ibrahim Moustafa Reyadh ( ar, إبراهيم محمد رياض; born 5 April 1941) is a retired Egyptian football player. His real name is Ibrahim Mohammed Reyadh but Moustafa Reyadh is the nickname.
Career
Reyadh played club football for Ter ...
, Egyptian football player
* Moustafa Shakosh, Syrian football player
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Moustafa Ahmed Shebto
Moustafa Ahmed Shebto ( ar, مصطفى أحمد شبتو, born Patrick Cheboto on July 4, 1986 in Kaproron, Uganda) is a long distance runner now representing Qatar. Shebto was recruited along with other African runners.
His special distance is 3 ...
Moustapha Agnidé
Idrissou Moustapha Agnidé (born 31 December 1981, in Ifangni) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusive ...
, Beninese football player
* Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer
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Moustapha Niasse
Moustapha Niasse (born November 4, 1939 .) is a
Moustapha Bayal Sall
Moustapha Bayal Sall (born 30 November 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jordanian club Al Faisaly SC. At international level, he has represented Senegal, earning 29 caps and scoring one goal.
Playing c ...
, Senegalese football midfielder
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Moustapha Salifou
Moustapha Salifou (born 1 June 1983) is a Togolese former professional footballer who plays mostly as a midfielder for German Bayernliga club Türkspor Augsburg. He has represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He spent fo ...
, Togolese football midfielder
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Mustapha Cassiem
Mustapha Cassiem (born 19 March 2002) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.
His brother Dayaan Cassiem also is an international hockey player.
International career
Cassiem made his de ...
, South African field hockey player
Mostafa
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Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho)
Mustafa Kamal ( bn, মোস্তফা কামাল), better known as Shaheed Sipahi Mustafa Kamal was a sepoy in the Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War. He was born on 16 December 1947 in Hajipur village of Daulatkhan upazila unde ...
, freedom fighter of
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali ...
, awarded the highest recognition of bravery of Bangladesh,
Bir Sreshtho
The Bir Sreshtho ( bn, বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ; ), is the highest military award of Bangladesh. It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation. They are considered martyrs.
The othe ...
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Mostafa Matar
Mostafa Ali Matar (, ; born 10 September 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi club Al-Orobah, on loan from club Ahed, and the Lebanon national team.
Matar began his senior career in 2015 with Salam Zgharta in ...
(born 1995), Lebanese footballer
Mustafa
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Mustafa I
Mustafa I (; ; 1600, Constantinople – 20 January 1639, Constantinople), called Mustafa the Saint (Veli Mustafa) during his second reign, and often called Mustafa the Mad (Deli Mustafa) by historians, was the son of Sultan Mehmed III and ...
,
Mustafa II
Mustafa II (; ota, مصطفى ثانى ''Muṣṭafā-yi sānī''; 6 February 1664 – 29 December 1703) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.
Early life
He was born at Edirne Palace on 6 February 1664. He was the son of Sult ...
,
Mustafa III
Mustafa III (; ''Muṣṭafā-yi sālis''; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by ...
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born June 2, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player.
Abdul-Hamid played for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA Bruins from 2006–2010.
Professional career
In August 2010, Abdul-Hamid signed a on ...
, 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
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Mustafa Amini
Mohammad Mustafa Castillo Amini, known as Mustafa Amini, ( Dari: محمد مصطفی کاستیلو امینی, born 20 April 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Perth Glory and the Australian national team.
Born in Sy ...
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
politician, cricket official, and businessman
* Mustafa Altıoklar, Turkish film director
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Mustafa Akaydın
Mustafa Akaydın (born 24 April 1952, in Çorum) is a Turkish politician of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who served as the mayor of Antalya, Turkey. Prior to his political career, Akaydın held positions as a professor, general surgeon an ...
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Rep ...
Mustafa Barzani
Mustafa Barzani ( ku, مەلا مستهفا بارزانی, Mistefa Barzanî; 14 March 1903 – 1 March 1979) also known as Mela Mustafa (Preacher Mustafa), was a Kurdish leader, general and one of the most prominent political figures in mod ...
, 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
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Mustafa Çağrıcı
Mustafa Çağrıcı is a Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Tu ...
, Turkish civil servant
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Mustafa Çakır
Mustafa Çakır (born December 15, 1986 in Sinop, Turkey) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the Laser class. The tall athlete at is a member of Heybeliada Aquatics Club in Istanbul, where he is coached by Saruhan Çınay.
He qualified for ...
(born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
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Mustafa Denizli
Mustafa Denizli (born 10 November 1949) is a Turkish football coach and former player. He has managed many notable Turkish football clubs, including ''"Istanbul Big Three"'' ( Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) and has won the Süper L ...
, Turkish football coach
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Mustafa Fahmi Pasha
Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (11 June 1840 – 13 September 1914) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt for two times.
Early life and education
Born in Crete in 1840 to a Turkish family who had ear ...
, Egyptian politician
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Mustafa Güzelgöz
Mustafa Güzelgöz (1921 – 18 February 2005) was a Turkish librarian. He established and operated a traveling library which circulated among 36 villages in the Ürgüp district, becoming known as the "Librarian with the Donkey" ( tr, Eşekli k� ...
(1921–2005), Turkish librarian
* Mustafa Hadid, Afghan footballer
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Mustafa Hassan
Mustafa Ahmad Hassan ( ar, مصطفى احمد حسن ; born 10 February 1990, in Najaf) is an Iraqi-Danish footballer who currently plays for Gjelleråsen.
Early life
Hassan came to Denmark from Iraq at the age of thirteen, settling in Bornho ...
Mustafa İsmet İnönü
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 and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name ...
, Turkish Army general, Prime Minister, President
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil ( ar, مصطفى عبد الجليل; also transcribed ''Abdul-Jelil, Abd-al-Jalil'', ''Abdel-Jalil'', ''Abdeljalil'' or ''Abdu Al Jeleil''; born 1952) is a Libyan politician who was the Chairman of the National Transitional ...
(born 1952), Libyan politician
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Mustafa al-Kadhimi
Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat ( ar, مصطفى عبد اللطيف مشتت; born 5 July 1967), known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi, alternatively spelt Mustafa al-Kadhimy, is an Iraqi politician, lawyer and bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who ...
Mustafa Karim
Mustafa Karim Abdullah ( ar, مصطفى كريم عبدالله) (born 21 July 1987) is an Iraqi footballer. He last played for Al-Talaba. He plays as striker, and is known for his ability to score with both feet.
Career: Youth, Olympic and N ...
, Iraqi footballer
* Mustafa Kocabey, Turkish footballer
* Mustafa Korkmaz (born 1988), Dutch wheelchair basketball player of Turkish descent
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Mustafa Kučuković
Mustafa Kučuković (born 5 November 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Kučuković started his professional career at Hamburger SV in September 2004 and made his Bundesliga debut as a second-ha ...
Mustafa Özkan
Mustafa Özkan (born 21 February 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Özkan played two seasons for Stuttgarter Kickers in the 2. Bundesliga, appearing in 20 league matches. He also played for several clubs in ...
, Turkish footballer
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Mustafa Pasha Mustafa Pasha may refer to:
People
* Çoban Mustafa Pasha (died 1529), Ottoman vizier and governor of Egypt (1522–23)
* Koca Mustafa Pasha (fl. 1511–1512), Ottoman grand vizier (1511–12)
* Kara Şahin Mustafa Pasha (fl. 1524–1566), Ottom ...
Mustafa Sandal
Mustafa Sandal (born 11 January 1970) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. At the beginning of the 1990s, he wrote and composed a number of songs for other singers and made a reputation for himself in the music industry. In 1994, with the release of h ...
, Europe-known Turkish singer-composer
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Mustafa Sarp
Mustafa Sarp (born November 5, 1980, in Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Manisaspor as a midfielder.
Career
On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, it was announced that he is a member of Galatasaray. Sarp has chosen ...
Mustafa Shaikh
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Maharashtra cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bol ...
, 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
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Mustafa Yumlu
Mustafa Yumlu (born 25 September 1987) is a Turkish professional Association football, footballer who currently plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre back, center back for Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor, BB Erzurumspor in the TFF ...
Mustafa Zaidi
Mustafa Zaidi (born Syed Mustafa Hasnain Zaidi; 10 October 1930 – 2 October 1970) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and a civil servant.
Early life
In 1954, he passed the competitive examination and was sent to England for training before being ...
, Pakistani poet
* Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach
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Mustafa Pasha (disambiguation) Mustafa Pasha may refer to:
People
* Çoban Mustafa Pasha (died 1529), Ottoman vizier and governor of Egypt (1522–23)
* Koca Mustafa Pasha (fl. 1511–1512), Ottoman grand vizier (1511–12)
* Kara Şahin Mustafa Pasha (fl. 1524–1566), Ottom ...
, various people
* Shah Mustafa, Iraqi-Bangladeshi preacher
Mustapa Mohamed
Dato' Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed ( Jawi: مصطفى بن محمد; born 25 September 1950), commonly known as ''Tok Pa'' among local Kelantanese, is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Eco ...
, Malaysian politician
Mustapha
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Mustapha Aga
Kozbekçi Mustafa Ağa, known as Mustapha Aga in Sweden, was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman ambassador to the Sweden, Swedish court in 1727. One of his missions was to obtain a repayment of a royal debt which had been incurred by Charles XII of Sweden ...
Mustapha Hadji
Mustapha Hadji (born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove.
Early life
Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco ...
, Moroccan footballer
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Mustapha Harun
Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, or Tun Mustapha for short (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995), was a Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from ...
Mustapha Larfaoui Mustapha Larfaoui (born 27 November 1932 in Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Cen ...
, Algerian athlete
* Mustapha Matura, Trinidadian playwright
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Mustapha Sama
Mustapha Pa Safa Sama (born 31 October 1979 in Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean former Association football, soccer player.
Career
Early career in Africa
Pa Safa was born and raised in Wellington, a poor neighbourhood in the east end of Freetown. ...
Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1940)
Ahmed Mostafa ( ar, أحمد مصطفى; 8 March 1940 – 17 February 2022) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Zamalek, he also played for the Egypt national team.
International career
Mostafa represented E ...
Hisham Talaat Moustafa
Hisham Talat Moustafa ( ar, هشام طلعت مصطفى) (born December 12, 1959) is an Egyptian realtor and former chairman and head of the Real Estate Branch of the Talaat Moustafa Group. He had been elected in 2004 to the Shura Council in th ...
Tamer Moustafa
Tamer Moustafa (born July 5, 1982) is an Egyptian basketball player currently playing for El Geish of the Egyptian Super League. He is a member of the Egypt national basketball team.
Moustafa participated with the Egypt national basketball team a ...
Abu Mustafa
A total of 67 players represented the East Pakistan cricket team in first-class matches between the team's debut in November 1954 and its final completed match in September 1969. Representing East Pakistan (East Bengal prior to 1955), a forme ...
Fazil Mustafa
Fazil Mustafa (born 15 October 1965) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2005.
Mustafa ran for President of Azerbaijan in the 2008 Azerbaijani presidential election
Presidential elections were ...
(born 1965), Azerbaijani politician
* Herro Mustafa (born 1973), American diplomat
* Isaiah Mustafa (born 1974), American actor
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Ismail Isa Mustafa
Ismail Isa Mustafa ( bg, Исмаил Иса Мустафа; born 26 June 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cherno More Varna.
Career
Born in Targovishte, Isa started playing football at PFC Svetkavitsa's ...
, Bulgarian footballer
* Kara Mustafa, Ottoman Albanian military leader and Vizier in the 17th century, led the 1683 siege of Vienna
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Melton Mustafa
Melton "Shakir" Mustafa Sr. (November 23, 1947 – December 28, 2017) was an American jazz musician, music educator, and arranger who played the trumpet and flugelhorn.
Biography
Mustafa, the younger brother of saxophonist Jesse Jones Jr., grew ...
, American jazz musician and educator
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Mohamed Mustafa
Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Ahmed (born 19 February 1996) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Merrikh and the Sudan national football team
The Sudan national football team ( ar, منتخب السودان الو ...
Şehzade Mustafa
Şehzade Mustafa (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده مصطفى; 6 August 1515 – 6 October 1553) was an Ottoman prince and the son of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his consort Mahidevran Sultan. He was the prince-governor of Manisa from 1532 ...
Boss Mustapha
Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha (born 1956) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria since 2017 and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
He was previously managing di ...
, Nigerian lawyer and politician
* J. F. O. Mustapha, Ghanaian physician and academic
* Joseph Mustapha, Sierra Leonean politician and lawyer
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Riga Mustapha
Rahamat Riga Mustapha (born 10 October 1981) is a Ghanaian-born Dutch professional footballer who last played as a striker for Pune F.C. in the Indian I-League.
Club career
Born in Accra, Ghana, Mustapha began his career with Eredivisie ...
Arabic name
Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/middle/ family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout ...
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Azerbaijani name In the Republic of Azerbaijan, an Azerbaijani name typically consists of an ''ad'' (name), ''ata adı'' ( patronymic), and ''soyad'' (surname), following Russian/Soviet-influenced naming customs. This article focuses on Azeri names as used in Azerb ...
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Turkish name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...