Murtaza
Murtaza or Morteza is a Persian male given name, ultimately derived from the Arabic Murtada.
Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic speakers to speakers of European and Asian languages.
Honorific/regnal name
- Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of Muhammad, fourth 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, second Zaydi Imam of Yemen
- Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada, thirteenth Almohad caliph
- Sharif al-Murtaza, Shi'a scholar
- Murtada al-Zabidi, Sufi scholar
First name
- Morteza Agha-Tehrani, Iranian shia cleric and politician
- Morteza Alviri, Iranian politician, Mayor of Tehran 1999–2002
- Morteza Ansari, Shia jurist
- Morteza Asadi, Iranian football defender
- Morteza Avini, Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war
- Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi, Iranian footballer
- Morteza Bakhtiari, Iranian politician
- Morteza Barjesteh, Iranian pop singer
- Murtaza Bhutto, Pakistani Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly and left-wing politician
- Morteza Ebrahimi, Iranian footballer
- Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat, Iranian politician and first chairman of the Iranian parliament
- Morteza Hannaneh, Persian composer and horn player
- Morteza Hosseini Fayaz, Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
- Morteza Hosseini Shirazi, religious authority
- Morteza Izadi Zardalou, Iranian footballer
- Morteza Kashi, Iranian football footballer
- Murtaza Ahmed Khan, Indian politician
- Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam, former Iranian football player
- Morteza Mahjoub, Iranian chess grandmaster
- Morteza Moghtadai, Iranian Shia scholar
- Morteza Mohammadkhan, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran 1993–1997
- Morteza Mohasses, prominent Iranian football coach and analyst
- Morteza Momayez, Iranian graphic designer
- Morteza Motahhari, Iranian scholar, cleric, University lecturer, and politician
- Morteza Pashaei, Iranian pop singer and composer
- Morteza Pouraliganji, Iranian footballer
- Morteza Poursamadi, Iranian cinematographer
- Murtaza Razvi, Pakistani journalist
- Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani, Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja
- Morteza Sepahvand, Iranian amateur boxer
- Morteza Yazdanpanah, Iranian an army officer
- Morteza Zarringol, Iranian Kurdish politician
- Morteza-Qoli Bayat, Prime Minister of Iran
Other similar names
- Murtala Muhammed, 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