Murtaza

Murtaza (Afghan Persian: مُرتَضیٰ Murtazâ) or Morteza (Iranian Persian: مُرتِضیٰ Mortezâ) is a Persian male given name, ultimately derived from the Arabic Murtada (مُرْتَضَى Murtaḍā).

Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic speakers to speakers of European and Asian languages.

Honorific/regnal name

 * Ali ibn Abi Talib (601–661), 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 (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

First name

 * Morteza Agha-Tehrani (born 1957), 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
 * Murtaza Bhutto (1954-1996), Pakistani Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly and left-wing politician
 * 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 (born 1964), religious authority
 * Morteza Izadi Zardalou (born 1981), Iranian footballer
 * Morteza Kashi (born 1981), Iranian football footballer
 * Murtaza Ahmed Khan, Indian politician
 * Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam (born 1965), 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 Pashaei (1984–2014), Iranian pop singer and composer
 * Morteza Pouraliganji (born 1992), Iranian footballer
 * Morteza Poursamadi (born 1952), Iranian cinematographer
 * Murtaza Razvi (1964–2012), 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

 * 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