Mustafa

Mustafa
Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈmusˤtˤafaː, musˤˈtˤafaː]; Egyptian Arabic: [mosˈtˤɑfɑ]; English: /mʊˈstɑːfə/; Turkish: [mustaˈfa]
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. It is Arabic for "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred". It is a common male given name and derived surname in Muslim-majority countries.

Given name

Moustafa

Moustafa Ali (1965–2025), Egyptian–Canadian Canadian football player
Moustafa Amar (born 1966), Egyptian musician and actor
Moustafa Bayoumi (born 1966), American writer, journalist, and professor
Moustafa Farroukh (1901–1957), Lebanese painter
Moustafa Al-Qazwini (born 1961), Iraqi-American imam, religious leader, and scholar
Moustafa Reyadh (1941–2026), Egyptian footballer
Moustafa Shakosh (born 1986), Syrian footballer
Moustafa Ahmed Shebto (born 1986), Qatari long-distance runner

Moustapha

Moustapha Agnidé (born 1981), Beninese footballer
Moustapha Akkad (1930–2005), Syrian-American film producer and director
Moustapha Alassane (1942–2015), Nigerien filmmaker
Moustapha Bokoum (born 1999), Belgian footballer
Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Belgian photographer
Moustapha Niasse (born 1939), Senegalese politician and diplomat
Abdul Moustapha Ouédraogo (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
Moustapha Salifou (born 1983), Togolese footballer
Moustapha Sall (1967–2025), Mauritanian football manager and player
Moustapha Bayal Sall (born 1985), Senegalese footballer

Mostafa

Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho) (1947–1971), Bangladeshi freedom fighter and recipient of the Bir Sreshtho
Mostafa Madbouly (born 1966), 54th and current Prime Minister of Egypt
Mostafa Matar (born 1995), Lebanese footballer
Mostafa Mohsin Montu (1945–2025), Bangladeshi politician

Mustafa

Mustafa I, Mustafa II, Mustafa III, and Mustafa IV, sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born 1988), American basketball player
Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), Libyan politician
Mustafa Abubakar (born 1949), Indonesian politician
Mustafa Abi (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
Mustafa Ahmed (born 1996), Sudanese-Canadian spoken-word poet, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker
Mustafa Akaydın (born 1952), Turkish politician
Mustafa Ali (born 1986), American wrestler
Mustafa al-Mousa (born 1977), Syrian politician and pharmacist, and First Deputy Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (born 1967), 79th Prime Minister of Iraq
Mustafa Amini (born 1993), Australian association footballer of Afghan and Nicaraguan descent
Mustafa Armağan (born 1961), Turkish Islamist journalist and conspiracy theorist
Mustafa Arruf (1948–2025), Spanish sculptor
Mustafa Arslanović (born 1960), Bosnian footballer
Mustafa Altıoklar (born 1958), Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter
Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish academic, writer, columnist, TV commentator, and public intellectual
Mustafa Badreddine (1961–2016), Lebanese freedom fighter and member of Hezbollah
Mustafa Barzani (1903–1979), Iraqi Kurdish nationalist leader
Mustafa Bey Alibeyov (1872–1945), Azerbaijani publicist, writer, playwright, and lawyer
Mustafa bey Vakilov (1896–1965), Azerbaijani public figure, politician, and diplomat
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006), 16th Prime Minister of Turkey
Mustafa Cengiz (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of Galatasaray S.K.
Mustafa Cevahir (born 1986), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Çağrıcı (born 1950), Turkish civil servant
Mustafa Çakır (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
Mustafa Demir (1961–2025), Turkish politician
Mustafa Denizli (born 1949), Turkish football coach and player
Mustafa Erdik (born 1948), Turkish earthquake engineer
Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (1840–1914), seventh Prime Minister of Egypt
Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak (1876–1950), Turkish field marshal
Mustafa Groener (born 1999), German politician
Mustafa Güzelgöz (1921–2005), Turkish librarian
Mustafa Hadid (born 1988), Afghan footballer
Mustafa Hamid (1945–2025), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Walid al-Masri, Egyptian journalist and jihadist
Mustafa Hassan (born 1990), Iraqi footballer
Mustafa al-Hawsawi (born 1968), Saudi alleged financier of the New York Raid
Mustafa Hukić (1951–1999), Bosnian footballer
Mustafa İsmet İnönü (1884–1973), Turkish Army general, first Prime Minister, and second President of Turkey
Mustafa Kamal (judge) (1933–2015), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Mustafa Kamal (mayor) (born 1971), Pakistani politician
Mustafa Kamal (politician) (born 1947), Bangladeshi politician, businessman, and cricket official
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), Turkish field marshal and the founder of the Republic of Turkey
Mustafa Khalil Abdi (born 1967), also known as Mazloum Abdi, Syrian politician and former rebel commander who was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) until its dissolution in 2026
Mustafa Karim (born 1987), Iraqi footballer
Mustafa Kocabey (born 1974), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Korkmaz (born 1988), Dutch wheelchair basketball player of Turkish descent
Mustafa Kučuković (born 1986), German footballer
Ghulam Mustafa Khan (literature scholar) (1912–2005), Pakistani scholar, researcher, literary critic, linguist, author, educationist, and religious leader
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931–2009), Pakistani statesman
Mustafa Mahmoud (1921–2009), Egyptian scientist, doctor, philosopher, journalist, and author
Mustafa Malayekah (born 1986), Saudi Arabian footballer
Mustafa Pasha (1557–1614), Georgian noble
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja (1887–1958), 16th Prime Minister of Albania
Mustafa Nadarević (1943–2020), Bosnian actor
Mustafa Nayyem (born 1981), Afghan-Ukrainian journalist
Mustafa Özkan (born 1975), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Pektemek (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Qureshi (born 1938), Pakistani actor
Mustafa Rahi (1931–1986), Pakistani poet
Mustafa Sandal (born 1970), Turkish singer, composer, and actor
Mustafa Sarp (born 1980), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Shahabi (1893–1968), Syrian agronomist, politician, and writer
Mustafa Shaikh (born 1979/80), Indian cricketer
Mustafa Shokay (1890–1941), Kazakh political activist and Turkestan nationalist
Mustafa Şentop (born 1968), Turkish politician and 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2019–2023)
Mustafa Subhi (1883–1921), Turkish communist leader
Mustafa Topchubashov (1895–1981), Azerbaijani surgeon
Mustafa Tuna (born 1957), Turkish environmental engineer, politician, and Mayor of Ankara
Mustafa Wahba, Saudi politician
Mustafa Yılmaz (born 1992), Turkish chess grandmaster
Mustafa Yumlu (born 1987), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Zahid (born 1984), Pakistani music composer and singer
Mustafa Zaidi (1930–1970), Pakistani poet and civil servant
Mustafa Pasha (disambiguation), various people
Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach

Mustafah

Mustafah Muhammad (born 1973), American gridiron footballer

Mustapa

Mustapa Mohamed (born 1950), Malaysian politician

Mustapha

Mustapha Aga, Ottoman Empire ambassador to the Swedish Court
Mustapha Cassiem (born 2002), South African field hockey player
Mustapha Chadili (born 1973), Moroccan football goalkeeper
Mustapha Dahleb (born 1952), Algerian footballer
Mustapha Djazaïri (1814–1863), Algerian resistant
Mustapha Hadji (born 1971), Moroccan footballer
Mustapha Harun (1918–1995), Sabahan 1st governor and 3rd chief minister
Mustapha Ishak Boushaki (born 1967), Algerian cosmologist
Mustapha Karkouti (1943–2020), Syrian journalist
Mustapha Kartali (born 1946), Islamist guerrilla leader
Mustapha Khalfi (born 1980), Moroccan basketball player
Mustapha Labsi, Algerian arrested on terrorism charges
Mustapha Larfaoui (born 1932), Algerian athlete
Mustapha Matura (1939–2019), Trinidadian playwright
Mustapha Sama (born 1979), Sierra Leonean soccer player
Mustapha Zaari (1945–2024), Moroccan actor
Jimmy Durham (1883–1910), originally named Mustapha, first African soldier in the British Army

Surname

Mostafa

Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1940) (1940–2022), Egyptian footballer
Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1987) (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
Amr Mostafa (born 1979), Egyptian singer and composer
Hassan Mostafa (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian footballer
Walid Mostafa (1972–2025), Egyptian media executive

Moustafa

Hisham Talaat Moustafa (born 1959), Egyptian businessman
Ibrahim Moustafa (1904–1968), Egyptian wrestler
Mouaz Moustafa (born 1986), Syrian-American activist
Tamer Moustafa (born 1982), Egyptian basketball player

Moustapha

Baba Moustapha (1952–1982), Chadian playwright
Hamadou Moustapha (born 1945), Cameroonian politician

Mustafa

Nawshirwan Mustafa (1944–2017), Kurdish politician
Abu Mustafa (1925–1966), Pakistani cricketer
Abu Ali Mustafa (1938–2001), Palestinian politician
Allan Mustafa (born 1985), British actor and comedian
Domenico Mustafà (1829–1912), 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 (born 1989), Bulgarian footballer
Kara Mustafa (1634/35–1683), Ottoman Albanian military leader and Vizier in the 17th century, led the 1683 siege of Vienna
Melton Mustafa (1947–2017), American jazz musician and educator
Mohamed Mustafa (born 1996), Sudanese footballer
Mustafa Mustafa (born 1955), Greek politician
Rahma El Siddig Mustafa, Sudanese disability rights activist
Şehzade Mustafa (1515–1553), Turkish şehzade (prince)
Shukri Mustafa (1942–1978), Egyptian Islamist
Shkodran Mustafi (born 1992), German footballer
Zubeida Mustafa (1941–2025), Pakistani journalist

Mustapha

Boss Mustapha (born 1956), Nigerian lawyer and politician
J. F. O. Mustapha (died 1997), Ghanaian physician and academic
Joseph Mustapha, Sierra Leonean politician and lawyer
Malik Mustapha (born 2002), American football player
Riga Mustapha (born 1981), Ghanaian-born Dutch footballer
Shettima Mustapha (1939–2022), Nigerian academic and politician

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. New York: Oxford. pp. 199, 290.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. New York: Oxford. pp. 199, 290.

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

Mustafa

Given name

Moustafa

Moustapha

Mostafa

Mustafa

Mustafah

Mustapa

Mustapha

Surname

Mostafa

Moustafa

Moustapha

Mustafa

Mustapha

See also

References