Mustafa

"Mostafa" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Mostafa, Iran.

Mustafa

Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈmusˤtˤafaː, musˤˈtˤafaː] Egyptian Arabic: [mosˈtˤɑfɑ] English: /mʊˈstɑːfə/ Turkish: [musˈtafa]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	"The Chosen One" "المختار"
Region of origin	Muslim world
Other names
Alternative spelling	Mostafa, Mostapha, Moustafa, Moustapha, Mustapha, Mustafi

Mustafa (Template:Lang-ar) 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

Moustafa

• Moustafa Amar, Egyptian musician and actor
• Moustafa Bayoumi, American writer
• Moustafa Chousein-Oglou, English actor
• Moustafa Farroukh, 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

• Moustapha Akkad, Syrian American film producer
• Moustapha Alassane, 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

• 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, 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, 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 Bozbey, Mayor of Bursa since 2024
• 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 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

• 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
• 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

• 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

• Mustapha (song)
• Mustafayev
• Mustafa (disambiguation)
• Mustafa Prize
• Arabic name
• Azerbaijani name
• Turkish name
• Pakistani name