Murtaza or Morteza or Mortaza, a Persianate form of the Arabic Murtada or Murtadha ( ar, مرتضى, translit=Murtaḍā, lit=One Pleasing to God, label=none), is a common Muslim name. Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic speakers to speakers of

European European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...

and Asian languages. The name is an epithet of

Ali ibn Abi Talib ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Due to the rhyming nature, Murtaza is sometimes confused with Mustafa ('Chosen One'), an epithet of Muhammad."Behind the name", ''The Etymology and History of First Names''
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(601–661), son-in-law of Muhammad, fourth Rashidun Caliph, first Shi'a Imam * Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid, descendant of Ali, rose in revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate and assumed the name ''al-Murtadha'' as his regnal title. *

Al-Murtada Muhammad Al-Murtada Muhammad (891? - 1 May 922) was the second imam of the Zaidi state of Yemen, who ruled from 911 to 912 and was a respected religious scholar. Youth Muhammad bin Yahya was a Sayyid who was born in Hijaz. The year of birth was allegedly ...

(died 922), second Zaydi Imam of Yemen * Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada (d. 1266), thirteenth Almohad caliph * Sharif al-Murtaza (965–1044), Shi'a scholar * Murtada al-Zabidi (1732–1790), Sufi scholar

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* Morteza Agha-Tehrani, hardline Iranian shia cleric and politician * Morteza Alviri (born 1948), Iranian politician, Mayor of Tehran 1999–2002 * Morteza Ansari (1781–1864), Shia jurist *

Morteza Asadi Morteza Asadi (born February 24, 1979) is an Iranian football defender and coach. Club career Asadi played for Saba Battery F.C. in the 2006 AFC Champions League group stage. He joined Tractor Sazi in 2010. He was Tractor Sazi's captain. He joi ...

(born 1979), Iranian football defender * Morteza Avini (1947–1993), Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war * Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi (born 1985), Iranian footballer * Morteza Bakhtiari (born 1952), Iranian politician * Morteza Barjesteh (born 1951), Iranian pop singer * Morteza Ebrahimi (born 1982), Iranian footballer * Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat (1856–1911), Iranian politician and first chairman of the Iranian parliament * Morteza Hannaneh (1923–1989), Persian (Iranian) composer and horn player * Morteza Hosseini Fayaz (born 1928), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja * Morteza Hosseini Shirazi, religious authority * Morteza Izadi Zardalou (born 1981), Iranian footballer * Morteza Kashi (born 1981), Iranian football footballer * Murtaza Ahmed Khan, Indian politician * Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam, former Iranian football player * Morteza Mahjoub (born 1980), Iranian chess grandmaster * Morteza Moghtadai (born 1936), Iranian Shia scholar * Morteza Mohammadkhan (born 1947), the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran 1993–1997 * Morteza Mohasses, prominent Iranian football coach and analyst * Morteza Momayez (1935–2005), Iranian graphic designer * Morteza Motahhari (1920–1979), Iranian scholar, cleric, University lecturer, and politician * Morteza Pouraliganji (born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Morteza Poursamadi Morteza Poursamadi (born 1952 in Iran) is an Iranian cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television productio ...

(born 1952), Iranian cinematographer * Murtaza Razvi, Pakistani journalist *

Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani Ayatollah Morteza Sadoughi Mazandarani (Persian: مرتضی صدوقی مازندرانی) (born 22 July 1946) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric. He has studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki and Mohamm ...

(born 1946), Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja * Morteza Sepahvand (born 1979), Iranian amateur boxer *

Morteza Yazdanpanah Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) was an army officer who served as chief-of-staff in the Imperial Iranian army for two times, between 1941 and 1942 and in 1952. He also held other governmental and military positions during the reigns of Reza Sha ...

(1888–1970), Iranian an army officer *

Morteza Zarringol Morteza Zarringol is an Iranian Kurdish politician. Morteza Zarringol was mayor of Sanandaj Sanandaj (Persian: سنندج, ; ku, سنە, Sine, often romanized as Senneh, is the capital of Kurdistan Province in Iran. With a population of 414,0 ...

, Iranian Kurdish politician * Morteza-Qoli Bayat (1890–1958), Prime Minister of Iran

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* Murtaza Bhutto (1954-1996), Pakistani Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly and left-wing politician *

Murtala Muhammed Murtala Ramat Muhammad (8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian general who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War ...

(1938–1976) Nigerian Army general who was 4th Head of State of Nigeria.

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* Ali Murtaza, Indian cricketer * Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi Cricketer * Muzammil Murtaza, Pakistani

Hazara Hazara may refer to: Ethnic groups * The Hazaras, a Persian-speaking people of Afghanistan and Pakistan * Aimaq Hazara, Aimaq's subtribe of Hazara origin * Hazarawals, a Hindko-speaking people of the Hazara region of northern Pakistan * Hazar ...

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