Mousavi (surname)

Last updated March 31, 2025

Mousavi is a surname. It is also spelled Moosavi, Mossavi, Moussaoui, Moussavi and Moussawi. The word is an adjective in Arabic which means descendants of Musa. Notable people with the name include:

Politics

Abbas al-Musawi (c.1952–1992), Lebanese Muslim cleric and leader of Hezbollah
Abdolrahim Mousavi, Iranian general
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi Leader of TNFJ, Pakistan
Fakhraddin Mousavi (1930–2021), Iranian judge and politician
Farid Mousavi, Iranian politician
Mir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), Iranian politician
Mohammad Vaez Mousavi (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 (born 1990), Iranian handball player
Danial Mousavi (born 1997), Iranian football player
Hussain Al-Moussawi (born 1988), Kuwaiti football player
Iman Mousavi (born 1989), Iranian footballer
Kaveh Mousavi (born 1985), Iranian athlete
Mohammad Mousavi (born 1987), Iranian volleyball player
Seyed Ayoub Mousavi (born 1995), Iranian weightlifter

Other people

Farshid Moussavi (born 1965), Iranian-born British architect
Granaz Moussavi (born 1946), Iranian-born Australian poet, film director and screenwriter
Ibrahim Mousawi (born 1965), Lebanese journalist
Hamid Hussain Musavi (1830–1888), Indian scholar
Jamaluddin Mousavi (born 1976), Afghan TV presenter
Muhammad Quli Musavi (1775–1844), Indian scholar
Mohammad Mofti-ol-shia Mousavi (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
Sayyed Razi Mousavi (1963–2023), Iranian major general in the IRGC's Quds Force

Mousavi (surname)

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