Mustafa

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.^[1]

• 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 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 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 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 Muhammad (born 1973), American gridiron footballer

• Mustapa Mohamed (born 1950), Malaysian politician

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Zubeida Mustafa (1941–2025), Pakistani journalist

• 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
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