# 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. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.

## Given name
### Moustafa

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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 Arruf (1948-2025), Spanish sculptor
* 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

* Mustafah Muhammad (born 1973), American footballer

### Mustapa

* Mustapa Mohamed (born 1950), Malaysian politician

### Mustapha

* 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
* Jimmy Durham (1883-1910), originally named Mustapha, first African soldier in the British Army

## Surname
### Mostafa

* 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

### Moustafa

* Hisham Talaat Moustafa (born 1959), Egyptian businessman
* Ibrahim Moustafa (1904-1968), Egyptian wrestler
* Mouaz Moustafa, 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

### 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