Mojtaba

Mojtaba
Pronunciation	Persian: [modʒtʰæˈbɒː]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Chosen
Other names
Alternative spelling	Mujteba, Moedjtaba, Mojtaba, Mücteba
Related names	Morteza; Mostafa;

Mojtaba or Mujtaba (Persian: مجتبی; Arabic: اَلْمُجْتَبَى, romanized: al-Mujtabā) is an Iranian male given name, originating from the Arabic for 'chosen'. It is an honorific title for the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his grandson Hasan. The name has an Islamic background and is considerably popular among the Shiites and Sufis as it is one of the honorary epithets of Hasan ibn Ali, the 2nd Imam of Shia Islam.

People named Mojtaba

Mojtaba Abedini (born 1984), Iranian Olympic fencer
Mojtaba Haghdoust (born 1996), Iranian football player for Foolad F.C.
Mojtaba Heidarpanah (born 1990), Iranian cartoonist and illustrator
Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini (born 1954), Iranian Shia Cleric
Mojtaba Jabbari (born 1983), retired Iranian football player for Esteghlal F.C.
Mojtaba Khamenei (born 1969), Supreme Leader of Iran
Mojtaba Minovi (1903–1977), Iranian historian, literary scholar and professor of Tehran University
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb (born 1971), Iranian filmmaker and producer
Mojtaba Mirzadeh (1946–2005), Iranian composer of Persian classical music
Mojtaba Moharrami (born 1965), former Iranian football player
Mojtaba Ramezani (born 1989), Iranian football midfielder
Mojtaba Saminejad (born 1980), Iranian blogger and political activist
Mojtaba Tarshiz (1978–2026), Iranian footballer
Mojtaba Tehrani (1933–2013), Iranian Shia Cleric
Mojtaba Zonnour (born 1963), Iranian Shia cleric

People named Mujtaba

Given name

Mujtaba Ali (1904–1974), Bengali poet
Mujtaba Musavi Lari (1925–2013), Iranian Shia Cleric
Mujtaba Faiz (born 1982), Afghan footballer
Mujtaba al-Shirazi (born 1943), Iraqi Shia cleric
Mujtaba Sayed Jaafar (born 1981), Qatari footballer

Surname

Asif Mujtaba (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
Kazi Mujtaba (born 1908), Pakistani politician
Gholam Mujtaba (born 1955), Pakistani American politician

References

↑ الأربلي، كشف الغمة،ج 2 ص 296.
↑ Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-64696-0.
↑ al-Qurashi, Baqir Shareef (2006). Al-Shahin, Abdullah (ed.). The life of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba. Translated by Jasim al-Rasheed (first ed.). Qum: Ansariyan Publications. p. 59.
↑ Momen, Moojan (1985). An Introduction to Shi'i Islam. Yale University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-03531-5.

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[Arabic1-1] الأربلي، كشف الغمة،ج 2 ص 296.

[Madelung1997-2] Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-64696-0.

[3] -Qurashi, Baqir Shareef (2006). Al-Shahin, Abdullah (ed.). The life of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba. Translated by Jasim al-Rasheed (first ed.). Qum: Ansariyan Publications. p. 59.

[Momen-4] Momen, Moojan (1985). An Introduction to Shi'i Islam. Yale University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-03531-5.