# Moussa

Moussa (sometimes spelled Mousa) is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name Mūsā (Arabic: موسی, "Moses"). Notable people with the name include:

## Moussa

* Moussa Ag Amastan (1867-1920), Amenokal of the Kel Ahaggar Tuareg
* Moussa Arafat (died 2005), cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
* Moussa Ayoub (c.1873–1955), Syrian-born British portrait artist
* Moussa Benhamadi (1953–2020), Algerian politician
* Moussa Camara (athlete) (born 1988), Malian track and field athlete
* Moussa Camara (goalkeeper) (born 1998), Guinean footballer
* Moussa Coulibaly (footballer, born 1981) (born 1981), Malian footballer
* Moussa Dembélé (French footballer) (born 1996), French footballer
* Moussa Dembélé (hurdler) (born 1988), Senegalese hurdler
* Moussa Diabaté (born 2002), French basketball player
* Moussa Diaby (born 1999), French footballer
* Moussa Faki (born 1960), Prime Minister of Chad
* Moussa Helal (born 1949), former professional squash player
* Moussa Hojeij (born 1974), Lebanese football player
* Moussa Ibrahim (born 1974), Libyan spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi's regime
* Moussa Kermanian (1922–1980), Iranian Jewish community leader, businessman and journalist
* Moussa Konaté (writer) (1951-2013), Malian writer
* Moussa Koussa (born c. 1949), former Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs under Gaddafi
* Moussa Kouyate (born 1956), kora player
* Moussa Latoundji (born 1978), Beninese footballer
* Moussa N'Diaye (disambiguation)
* Moussa Narry (born 1986), Nigerian football midfielder
* Moussa Ouattara (disambiguation), several people
* Moussa Pokong (born 1987), Cameroonian footballer
* Moussa Saïb (born 1969), Algerian footballer
* Moussa Sanogo (born 1985), footballer
* Moussa Sissoko (born 1989), French footballer
* Moussa Sow (born 1986), Senegalese footballer
* Moussa Sy (born 1979), Guinean football striker
* Moussa Sylla (disambiguation), several people
* Moussa Timbiné (born 1974), Malian politician
* Moussa Tine (born 1953), Senegalese painter
* Moussa Traoré (born 1936), Malian soldier and politician
* Moussa Wagué (born 1998), Senegalese footballer
* Moussa Yahaya (born 1975), Nigerian footballer

## Given name: Mousa

* Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer) (born 1987), Belgian footballer
* Mousa Ghaninejad (born 1951), Iranian economist
* Mousa Hadid (born 1965), Palestinian civil engineer and politician
* Mousa Kalantari (1949-1981), Iranian politician and government minister
* Mousa Khiabani (1947–1982), Iranian politician, leading member of MEK
* Mousa Kraish (born 1975), American actor and director
* Mousa Abu Marzook (born 1951), Palestinian senior member of Hamas
* Mousa Namjoo (1938–1981), Iranian military figure and government minister
* Mousa Qorbani, Iranian Shia cleric
* Mousa Refan (born 1958), Iranian electrical engineer and former military officer
* Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (born 1928), Iranian Twelver Shia Marja

## Middle name

* Balla Moussa Keïta (1934–2001), Malian actor and comedian

## Surname

* Abdul Halim Moussa (1930–2003), Egyptian police officer and interior minister
* Amr Moussa (born 1936), Egyptian politician and diplomat
* Franck Moussa (born 1989), Belgian footballer
* Hassan Moussa, imam of the Stockholm Mosque
* Hassen Moussa (born 1973), Tunisian judoka
* Idriss Ndele Moussa (1959–2013), Chadian dentist politician
* Mustapha Moussa (1962-2024), Algerian boxer
* Raouf Salama Moussa (1929–2006), notable Egyptian bacteriologist and editor
* Salama Moussa (1887–1958), Egyptian journalist and reformer
* Sameera Moussa (1917–1952), Egyptian nuclear scientist
* Samy Moussa (born 1984), Canadian conductor and composer
* Tarek El Moussa (born 1981), American businessman and television personality
* Zara Moussa (born c. 1980), Nigerien singer and rapper