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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 and Asian languages.

The name is an epithet of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 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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Honorific/regnal name

* Ali ibn Abi Talib (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 (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

Given name

* 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 (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 (born 1952), Iranian cinematographer
*Murtaza Razvi, Pakistani journalist
* Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani (born 1946), Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja
* Morteza Sepahvand (born 1979), Iranian amateur boxer
* Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970), Iranian an army officer
* Morteza Zarringol, Iranian Kurdish politician
* Morteza-Qoli Bayat (1890–1958), Prime Minister of Iran

Other similar names

*Murtaza Bhutto (1954-1996), Pakistani Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly and left-wing politician
* Murtala Muhammed (1938–1976) Nigerian Army general who was 4th Head of State of Nigeria.

Surname

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

See also

* Al- Mujtaba

References

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Arabic masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names