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