Mustafa
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Mustafa (also Mostafa; Arabic: مصطفى) is a male Arabic given name that means the chosen one. It is an epithet of Muhammad.
People named Mustafa include:
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
- Sultans Mustafa I, Mustafa II, Mustafa III and Mustafa IV of the Ottoman Empire (16th – 19th centuries)
- Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and grand vizier, commander of Turkish land forces during the Siege of Malta 1565 and the conquest of Cyprus 1570/71.
- Kara Mustafa, Ottoman military leader and vizier in the 17th century, led the siege of Vienna
- Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a radical Islamic figure in the United Kingdom.
- Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a member of al-Qaida.
- Mustafa Chokaev, a nationalist from Turkestan.
- Mostafa Khamenei
- Moustafa Amar, Arabian pop star.
- Mustafa Ghafari, Afghan Prince. Tafe Student (Granville) [Sydney, Australia]
People using it in their patronymic include:
- Sehzade Mustafa, a son of Suleiman the Magnificent
- Domenico Mustafa, a singer and composer.
- Abu Ali Mustafa, also known as Mustafa Ali Zibri, leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Others:
- A number of people and places named Mustafa Pasha.
- Mustafa Centre, a shopping mall in Singapore.
- Mustapha, a song from Queen’s 1978 album Jazz.
- Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Pakistani Statesman
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan, renowned research scholar, educationist and religious and spiritual leader of Pakistan
- Ghulam Mustafa Khar, Pakistani Statesman
[edit] See also
- Arabic name
- List of Arabic names
