Mousavi is a surname. It is also spelled Moosavi, Moussaoui, Moussavi and Moussawi. The word is an adjective in Arabic which means descendants of

Musa Musa may refer to: Places * Mūša, a river in Lithuania and Latvia * Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon * Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam Province * Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran *Musa, Kerman, Iran * Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaija ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Abbas al-Musawi Abbas al-Musawi (; ar, عباس الموسوي; 26 October 1952 – 16 February 1992) was an influential Lebanese Shia cleric, co-founder and Secretary General of Hezbollah. He was killed by the Israel Defense Forces in 1992. Early life ...

(c.1952–1992), Lebanese Muslim cleric and leader of Hezbollah *

Abdolrahim Mousavi Sayyed Abdolrahim Mousavi ( fa, سید عبدالرحیم موسوی) is an Iranian military officer who is Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army since 21 August 2017. He was formerly deputy Chief of General Staff of Armed Forc ...

, Iranian general *

Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi (; 12 May 1940– 25 July 2022) was the patron-in-chief of the supreme Shia ullama board and president of Tehrik-e-Nafaz-e-Fiqah-e-Jafaria ( ar, تحریکِ نفاذِ فقہ جعفريه), the Shiite-law implem ...

Leader of TNFJ, Pakistan * Fakhraddin Mousavi (born 1930), Iranian judge and politician *

Farid Mousavi Seyyed Farid Mousavi ( fa, سید فرید موسوی) is an Iranian reformist politician who is currently a member of the Parliament of Iran The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslā ...

, Iranian politician *

Mir-Hossein Mousavi Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh ( fa, میرحسین موسوی خامنه, Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, ; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the forty-ninth and last Prime Minister of Ira ...

(born 1942), Iranian politician *

Mohammad Vaez Mousavi Hujjat al-Islam Seyyed Mohammad Vaez Mousavi ( fa, سید محمد واعظ موسوی, was born 1964 in Shabestar, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian Shiite cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th Assembly of Experts from electorate East ...

(born 1964), Iranian cleric and politician * Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini (1902—1989), Iranian politician who came to power after the 1979 Iranian revolution. * Seyed Mohsen Mousavi, Iranian diplomat * Salam Adil, Iraqi communist politician

Sport

* Ahmad Mousavi (born 1992), Iranian football player * Ali Mousavi (born 1976), Iranian football player *

Alireza Mousavi Alireza Mousavi ( fa, علیرضا موسوی, born 27 April 1990) is an Iranian handball player for Dinamo București and the Iranian national team. Achievements * Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2015 * Liga Națională: **' ...

(born 1990), Iranian handball player * Danial Mousavi (born 1997), Iranian football player * Hussain Al-Moussawi (born 1988), Kuwaiti football player *

Iman Mousavi Iman Mousavi (born February 5, 1989) is an Iranian footballer who most recently played for Shams Azar Qazvin in the League 2. Club career Mousavi played with Moghavemat Sepasi until 2011. Then, he signed with Naft Tehran. He moved to Esteghla ...

(born 1989), Iranian footballer *

Kaveh Mousavi Kaveh Mousavi ( fa, کاوه موسوی, born 27 May 1985 in Urmia) is an Iranian athlete. He competed for Iran in hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the disc ...

(born 1985), Iranian athlete * Mohammad Mousavi (born 1987), Iranian volleyball player * Seyed Ayoub Mousavi (born 1995), Iranian weightlifter

Other people

Farshid Moussavi Farshid Moussavi (born in 1965, Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian-born British architect, educator, and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate S ...

(born 1965), Iranian-born British architect *

Granaz Moussavi Granaz Moussavi (Persian : گراناز موسوی ), is an Iranian-Australian contemporary poet, film director and screenwriter. She is primarily renowned for her avant-garde poetry in the 90s. Her award-winning debut feature film '' My Tehran fo ...

(born 1946), Iranian-born Australian poet, film director and screenwriter *

Ibrahim Mousawi Ibrahim Mousawi ( ar, إبراهيم الموسوي; also spelled Moussawi, El-Moussaoui, born 1965) is a Lebanese journalist and spokesman for the Islamist group Hezbollah. Biography He was born in 1965 to a family from Baalbek and grew up ...

(born 1965), Lebanese journalist *

Hamid Hussain Musavi Syed Hamid Hussain Musavi ''Kintoori Lakhnavi Hindi Neshapuri'' (1830 - 1888) (Hindi: आयतुल्लाह सय्यिद मीर हामिद हुसैन मुसवी किन्तूरी लखनवी, Urdu: آيت� ...

(born 1830), Indian scholar *

Jamaluddin Mousavi Sayyid Jamaluddin Mousavi ( fa, جمال‌الدین موسوی) is a BBC Persian TV presenter. He started working for the BBC in 2001 as a journalist when he joined the BBC's Central Asia magazine in Iran and Afghanistan. Before joining t ...

(born 1976), Afghan TV presenter *

Muhammad Quli Musavi Muhammad Quli Musavi Khan Kintoori (1775-1844), (Hindi: अयातोल्लाह सय्यिद मीर मुसावी किन्तूरी, Urdu: آيت‌الله سیید میر موسوی کنتوری ), was principal S ...

(born 1775), Indian scholar *

Mohammad Mofti-ol-shia Mousavi Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Mofti al-Shi'a Mousavi (Persian: السيد محمد مفتي الشيعة موسوي) (born 1928- died 19 May 2010) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He has studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ay ...

(1928–2010), Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja * Seyed Ali Mousavi, nephew of Mir-Hossein Mousavi who was killed during the 2009 Iranian election protests * Syed Askar Mousavi (born 1956), Afghan author

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