Mustafa

Mustafa (Arabic: مصطفى, romanized: Muṣṭafā) 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.^[1] Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.

• Moustafa Amar (born 1966), Egyptian musician and actor
• Moustafa Bayoumi (born 1966), American writer
• Moustafa Farroukh (1901-1957), Lebanese painter
• Moustafa Madbouly (born 1966), Prime Minister of Egypt
• Moustafa Al-Qazwini (born 1961), an Islamic scholar and religious leader
• Moustafa Reyadh (born 1941), Egyptian football player
• Moustafa Shakosh (born 1986), Syrian football player
• Moustafa Ahmed Shebto (born 1986), Qatari athlete

• Moustapha Akkad (1930-2005), Syrian American film producer
• Moustapha Alassane (1942-2015), Nigerien filmmaker
• Moustapha Agnidé (born 1981), Beninese footballer
• Moustapha Bokoum (born 1999), Belgian footballer
• Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer
• Moustapha Niasse (born 1939), Senegalese politician and diplomat
• Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
• Moustapha Bayal Sall (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
• Moustapha Salifou (born 1983), Togolese footballer
• Mustapha Cassiem (born 2002), South African field hockey player

• Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho) (1947-1971), freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation War, awarded the highest recognition of bravery of Bangladesh, Bir Sreshtho.
• Mostafa Matar (born 1995), Lebanese footballer

• Mustafa I, Mustafa II, Mustafa III, and Mustafa IV, Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
• Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born 1988), American basketball player
• Mustafa Abi (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
• Mustafa Ali (born 1986), American wrestler
• Mustafa Abubakar (born 1949), Indonesian politician
• Mustafa Adrisi (1922-2013), vice-president of Uganda from 1978 to 1979
• Mustafa Afridi, a Pakistani television screenwriter
• Mustafa Ahmed (born 1996), known as Mustafa, formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, a Sudanese-Canadian spoken word poet, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker
• Mustafa Amini (born 1993), Australian association footballer of Afghani descent
• Mustafa Altıoklar (born 1958), Turkish film director
• Mustafa Akaydın (born 1952), Turkish politician
• Mustafa Akıncı (born 1947), Turkish Cypriot Politician
• Mustafa Armağan (born 1961), Turkish Islamist journalist and conspiracy theorist
• Mustafa Arslanović (born 1960), Bosnian footballer
• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), founder of modern Turkey
• Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish academic
• Mustafa Badreddine (1961-2016), Hezbollah militant
• Mustafa Barzani (1903-1979), Kurdish nationalist
• Mustafa Bey Alibeyov (1872–1945), Azerbaijani publicist
• Mustafa bey Vakilov (1896–1965), Azerbaijani politician
• Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (1925-2006), 16th Prime Minister of Turkey
• Mustafa Cengiz (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
• Mustafa Cevahir (born 1986), Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Chokaev (1890-1941), nationalist from Turkestan
• Mustafa Çağrıcı (born 1950), Turkish civil servant
• Mustafa Çakır (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
• Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak (1876-1950), Turkish military officer
• Mustafa Denizli (born 1949), Turkish football coach
• Mustafa Erdik (born 1948), Turkish earthquake engineer
• Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (1840-1914), Egyptian politician
• Mustafa Güzelgöz (1921–2005), Turkish librarian
• Mustafa Hadid (born 1988), Afghan footballer
• Mustafa Hassan (born 1990), Iraqi footballer
• Mustafa al-Hawsawi (born 1968), Saudi financer of the September 11 attacks
• Mustafa Hukić (1951-1999), Bosnian footballer
• Mustafa İsmet İnönü (1884-1973), Turkish Army general, Prime Minister, President
• Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), Libyan politician
• Mustafa al-Kadhimi (born 1967), Iraqi Prime Minister
• Ghulam Mustafa Khan (1912-2005), Pakistani scholar
• Mustafa Kamal (mayor) (born 1971), District City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi
• Mustafa Kamal (judge) (1933-2015), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
• Mustafa Kamal (politician) (born 1947), Bangladeshi politician, cricket official, and businessman
• 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 Jatoi (1931-2009), Pakistani statesman
• Mustafa Mahmud (1921-2009), Egyptian scientist
• Mustafa Malayekah (born 1986), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, (1887–1958), Albanian Prime Minister
• Mustafa Nadarević (1943-2020), Bosnian actor
• Mustafa Nayyem (born 1981), Afghan-Ukrainian journalist
• Mustafa Özkan (born 1975), Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Pasha (1557-1614), Georgian noble
• Mustafa Pektemek (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Qureshi (born 1938), Pakistani actor
• Mustafa Rahi (1931-1986), Pakistani poet
• Mustafa Sandal (born 1970), Europe-known Turkish singer-composer
• Mustafa Sarp (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Shahabi (1893-1968), Syrian agronomist
• Mustafa Shaikh (born 1979/80), Indian cricketer
• Mustafa Shokay (1890-1941), Kazakhstani political activist
• Mustafa Şentop (born 1968), Turkish politician and 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2019–2023)
• Mustafa Suphi (1883-1921), Turkish communist leader
• Mustafa Topchubashov (1895–1981), Azerbaijani surgeon
• 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 (born 1987), Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Wahba, Saudi politician
• Mustafa Zahid (born 1984), Pakistani singer
• Mustafa Zaidi (1930-1970), Pakistani poet
• Mustafa Pasha (disambiguation), various people
• Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach

• Mustafah Muhammad (born 1973), American footballer

• Mustapa Mohamed (born 1950), Malaysian politician

• Mustapha Aga, Ottoman Empire ambassador to the Swedish Court
• 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

• Amr Mostafa (born 1978), Egyptian singer and composer
• Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1987) (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
• Ahmed Mostafa (footballer, born 1940) (1940-2022), Egyptian footballer
• Hassan Mostafa (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
• Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian footballer

• Hisham Talaat Moustafa (born 1959), Egyptian businessman
• Ibrahim Moustafa (1904-1968), Egyptian wrestler
• Tamer Moustafa (born 1982), Egyptian basketball player

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

• 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

• 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

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

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