Mojtaba or Mujtaba ( fa, مجتبی) is an Iranian male given name. It originates from the Arabic language, meaning the ''chosen''. The name has an

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

background and is considerably popular among the

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and Sufis as it is one of the honorary epithets of Hasan ibn Ali, the 2nd Imam of Shia Islam.

People named Mojtaba

* Mojtaba Abedini (born 1984), Iranian Olympic fencer * Mojtaba Haghdoust (born 1996), Iranian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player for

Foolad F.C. Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

Mojtaba Heidarpanah Mojtaba Heidarpanah ( fa, مجتبی حیدرپناه; born 6 َApril 1990 in Abadeh) is an Iranian cartoonist, illustrator, Painting, painter, character designer and animator. Heidarpanah is best known for his series of cartoons called "Riot Po ...

(born 1990), Iranian

cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

and

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

* Mojtaba Jabbari (born 1983), retired Iranian

player for

Esteghlal F.C. Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...

Mojtaba Khamenei Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید مجتبی حسینی خامنه‌ای; born 8 September 1969) is a son of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. He served in the Iran–Iraq War from 1987 to 1988. He is considered by Euro ...

(born 1969), Iranian hard-line cleric and a son of

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...

Mojtaba Minovi Mojtaba Minovi ( fa, مجتبی مینوی; February 1903 Tehran – January 1977, Tehran), was an Iranian historian, literary scholar and professor of Tehran University. He was a participant in the Ferdowsi Millenary celebrations in 1934 in Teh ...

(1903–1977), Iranian historian, literary scholar and professor of

Tehran University The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

Mojtaba Mirtahmasb Mojtaba Mirtahmasb ( fa, مجتبی میرطهماسب ; born in 1971) is an Iranian filmmaker and film producer. He co-directed ''This Is Not a Film'' (2011) with Jafar Panahi. Life Mirtahmasb was born in Kerman, Iran in 1971. From 1992 until ...

(born 1971), Iranian filmmaker and producer *

Mojtaba Mirzadeh Mojtaba Mirzadeh ( fa, مجتبی میرزاده) (18 March 1946 – 17 July 2005) was a renowned Kurdish Iranian Violin, Kamancheh, and Setar player who was influential in Persian classical music. He played, composed and arrangement music for ...

(1946–2005), Iranian composer of Persian classical music * Mojtaba Moharrami (born 1965), former Iranian

player * Mojtaba Ramezani (born 1989), Iranian

midfielder * Mojtaba Saminejad (born 1980), Iranian blogger and political activist *

Mojtaba Zonnour Mojtaba Zonnour ( fa, مجتبی ذوالنور; also spelled Zolnour) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric and conservative politician who, , represents Qom in the Iranian Parliament. He declared that he was SARS-CoV-2-positive on 27 February 2020. Pol ...

(born 1963), Iranian Shia cleric *

Mujtaba al-Shirazi Ayatollah Sayyid Mujtaba al-Husayni al-Shirazi. ( ar, مجتبى الحسيني الشيرازي; fa, ; b. ِ6 August 1943) is an Iraq-Iranian Shia jurist. Early life and education al-Shirazi was born to Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi and Halima al- ...

, Iranian Shia Cleric *

Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini ( fa, سید مجتبی حسینی) (Born 1954 in Mashhad) ( fa, مشهد) a member of the Assembly of Experts (third and fifth period ) and the supreme leader's representative in Iraq and Syria. Biography Seyed Mojta ...

, Iranian Shia Cleric *

Mujtaba Musavi Lari Mojtaba Musavi Lari (1925 – 9 March 2013) was a Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar. Biography Lari was born in Lar, Iran, to the late Ayatulla Sayyid Ali Asghar Lari. After completing his preliminary studies in Lar in 1953 he continued his Islamic ...

, Iranian Shia Cleric *

Mojtaba Tehrani Grand Ayatollah Agha Mojtaba Tehrani (Persian: مجتبي تهراني) (4 April 1933 – 1 January 2013) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' taqlid, which is described as "a high-ranking Shia cleric who is regarded as a source of emulation". ...

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