Murtaza
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Murtaza (Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

: مرتضى) is a common Arabic name, is a variant transcription of Murtadha, meaning "chosen". It is an Islamic name that dates back to the time of Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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. Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 speakers to speakers of European and Asian languages. A commonly held meaning of the name is "He who God is pleased with".

Due to their rhyming nature, Murtaza is often confused with Mustafa
Mustafa
Mustafa is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, . The name is an epithet of Muhammad that means, Chosen One. It is a very common male given name, throughout the Muslim world.-Mostafa:...

 which means "The Chosen One", an epithet of Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...

.

Given name

  • Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari
    Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari
    Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari was a senior expert employed by the National Iranian Oil Company . He held a number of senior positions with this organization beginning in 1971. He was also an advisor to the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre.He held a PhD in chemical engineering from the Swiss Federal...

     (1946–2007), a senior expert employed by the National Iranian Oil Company
  • Morteza Agha-Tehrani
    Morteza Agha-Tehrani
    Morteza Agha-Tehrani is a hardline Iranian shia cleric and politician who is widely seen as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's moral advisor and the ethics mentor of his cabinet. He has been selected as a member of Iranian Parliament representing Tehran in 2008 legislative election...

    , a hardline Iranian shia cleric and politician
  • Morteza Alviri
    Morteza Alviri
    Morteza Alviri born 1948, is an Iranian politician who served as Mayor of Tehran from 1999 until 2002.-Education:He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran and has a Master's in Management from the State Management Training Center.-Career:During...

     born 1948, is an Iranian politician, Mayor of Tehran 1999–2002
  • Morteza Ansari
    Morteza Ansari
    Morteza Ansari , was a Shia jurist who "was generally acknowledged as the most eminent jurist of the time." Ansari has also been called the "first effective" model or Marja of the Shia or "the first scholar universally recognized as supreme authority in matters of Shii law", and the first to...

     (1781–1864), a Shia jurist
  • Morteza Asadi
    Morteza Asadi
    Morteza Asadi is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Iran Pro League side Tractor Sazi.-Club career:Asadi played for Saba Battery F.C...

     (born 1979), an Iranian football defender
  • Morteza Avini
    Morteza Avini
    Sayyed Morteza Avini was an Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war.Avini was born in 1947 in Rey, south of Tehran...

     (1947–1993), an Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war
  • Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi
    Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi
    Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Shahin Bushehr in Iran's Premier Football League.-Club career:In 2009, Aziz-Mohammadi joined Pas Hamedan F.C. after spending the previous 3 seasons at Paykan F.C....

     (born 1985), an Iranian footballer
  • Morteza Ebrahimi (born 1982), an Iranian footballer
  • Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat
    Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat
    Morteza Gholi Khan, Sani-ol Douleh of the Hedayat family, son of Ali Gholi Khan , was an Iranian politician and first chairman of the Iranian parliament. He become Member of Parliament from Tehran after Persian Constitutional Revolution. He was a leader of Constitutional Revolution...

     (1856–1911), an Iranian politician and first chairman of the Iranian parliament
  • Morteza Hannaneh
    Morteza Hannaneh
    Morteza Hannaneh ‎ was a well-known Persian composer and horn player.- Musical career :...

    ‎ (1923–1989), a Persian (Iranian) composer and horn player
  • Morteza Hosseini Fayaz
    Morteza Hosseini Fayaz
    Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Morteza Hosseini Fayaz is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja.He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Muhsin al-Hakim.-See also:*List of maraji...

     (born 1928), an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
  • Morteza Hosseini Shirazi, a religious authority
  • Morteza Izadi Zardalou
    Morteza Izadi Zardalou
    Morteza Izadi Zardalou born August 21, 1981 is an is an Iranian footballer who plays for Naft Tehran in the Iranian Premier League.-Club career:...

     (born 1981), an Iranian footballer
  • Morteza Kashi
    Morteza Kashi
    Morteza Kashi is an Iranian football player who plays in the defender position. He is currently a member of the Iran's Premier League football club, Saba Battery FC.- Club career :...

     (born 1981), an Iranian football footballer
  • Murtaza Ahmed Khan
    Murtaza Ahmed Khan
    Murtaza A. Khan is a Member of the Legislative Council in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Born in village Narol of Poonch District of the Indian Administered State of Jammu and Kashmir, Murtaza A. Khan is a well known lawyer and widely travelled person. He got Bachelor ’s Degree in law from...

    , Indian politician
  • Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam
    Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam
    Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam , aka Mojtaba Kermani-Magham ) is a former Iranian football player.-Honours:*Third Place: 1988 AFC Asian Cup with Iran national football team*Gold Medal: 1990 Asian Games with Iran national football team...

    , a former Iranian football player
  • Morteza Mahjoub (born 1980), an Iranian chess grandmaster
  • Morteza Moghtadai
    Morteza Moghtadai
    Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai is an Iranian Shia scholar, and deputy chairman of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. He was re-elected to the fourth Assembly of Experts...

     (born 1936), an Iranian Shia scholar
  • Morteza Mohammadkhan
    Morteza Mohammadkhan
    Morteza Mohammadkhan مرتضی محمدخان was the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran from 1993 to 1997 ....

     (born 1947), the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran 1993–1997
  • Morteza Mohasses
    Morteza Mohasses
    Morteza Mohasses is a prominent Iranian football coach and analyst. He also works as a FIFA coaching instructor. He was anaylst of the Iran national football team under the wing of Afshin Ghotbi....

    , a prominent Iranian football coach and analyst
  • Morteza Momayez
    Morteza Momayez
    Morteza Momayez was an Iranian graphic designer. He was one of the founders of Iranian Graphic Design Society and held a membership to Alliance Graphique Internationale...

     (1935–2005), an Iranian graphic designer
  • Morteza Motahhari
    Morteza Motahhari
    Ayatollah Murtaza Motahhari was an Iranian scholar, cleric, lecturer, and politician.Motahhari is considered among the important influences on the ideologies of the Islamic Republic, and was a co-founder of Hosseiniye Ershad and the Combatant Clergy Association...

     (1920–1979), an Iranian scholar, cleric, University lecturer, and politician
  • Morteza Neydavoud
    Morteza Neydavoud
    -life:He was born to a Persian Jewish family in Isfahan during the Qajar times. His family was satiated with music and he began to love music at an early age. His father Bala Khan played the tonbak, and the sound of instruments played by the musicians of the time echoed in their music-loving...

    , an Iranian musician
  • Morteza Pouraliganji (born 1992), an Iranian footballer
  • Morteza Poursamadi
    Morteza Poursamadi
    Morteza Poursamadi is a prominent Iranian cinematographer. He has made more than 100 documentary films and received numerous awards.-Reference:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693847/...

     (born 1952), an Iranian cinematographer
  • Murtaza Razvi
    Murtaza Razvi
    Murtaza Razvi is a senior journalist with Dawn, Karachi. Served as Resident Editor, Dawn, Lahore . Columnist and political analyst, Indian Express...

    , Pakistani journalist
  • Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani
    Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani
    Grand Ayatollah Morteza Sadoughi Mazandarani is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja.He has studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki and Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani and in seminaries of Mashhad, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani.-External links:*-See...

     (born 1946), an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja
  • Morteza Sepahvand
    Morteza Sepahvand
    Morteza Sepahvand is an Iranian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight. He was born in Khorramabad.At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Olympic Gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong....

     (born 1979), an Iranian amateur boxer
  • Morteza Zarringol
    Morteza Zarringol
    Morteza Zarringol is an Iranian Kurdish politician.Morteza Zarringol was mayor of Sanandaj and also member of parliament of Iran. He was the head of the Oil Commission in the parliament.-References:...

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