Musavi (name)
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Moosavi is a patronymic, common among Iran
ian Shi'a Muslims, though it is originally an Arabic name. The name implies that the person is a direct descendant to the seventh of the Shi'a twelver Imams: Musa al-Kazim ibn Jafar as Sadiq. Other tranliterations include Musawi, Mosavi, Mousawi (Arabic transliteration), Moosavi (Persian transliteration), or Moussaoui (in the French transliteration) Moosawi (Bahraini translation) Al Mosawi (English translation).
Some prominent people wearing this patronym include:
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian Shi'a Muslims, though it is originally an Arabic name. The name implies that the person is a direct descendant to the seventh of the Shi'a twelver Imams: Musa al-Kazim ibn Jafar as Sadiq. Other tranliterations include Musawi, Mosavi, Mousawi (Arabic transliteration), Moosavi (Persian transliteration), or Moussaoui (in the French transliteration) Moosawi (Bahraini translation) Al Mosawi (English translation).
Some prominent people wearing this patronym include:
- Seyyed RaziSeyyed RaziAl-Sharif al-Radi, known in Persian as Seyyed Razi, the son of Abu Ahmad al-Naqib, a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad was born in 970 AD in Baghdad. He was a Muslim scholar who compiled Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib's sayings, the Nahj al-Balaghah, which is considered one of the most famous classical...
, compiler of Nahjul Balagha - Ruhollah Moosavi KhomeiniRuhollah KhomeiniGrand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
- first Supreme Leader of IranSupreme Leader of IranThe Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...
after the 1979 Iranian RevolutionIranian RevolutionThe Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the... - Abdorrahim Moosavi - Chief of the Joint Staff of the Iranian armed forcesMilitary of IranThe Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran include the IRIA and the IRGC and the Police Force .These forces total about 545,000 active personnel . All branches of armed forces fall under the command of General Headquarters of Armed Forces...
- Ayatollah Sayyid Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoori LakhnaviHamid HussainAyatollah Sayyid Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoori Lakhnavi , was a leading Shia scholar of his time in India...
- a 19th century Shia scholar in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Abul-Hasan Mohammad Ben Al-Hossein Al-MusaviSharif RaziAbul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi known in Arabic as al-Sharif al-Radi or in Persian Sharif Razi or Seyyed Razi was a Shi`ite Muslim scholar and poet who was born in Baghdad. He wrote several books on Islamic issues and interpretation of the Koran...
- a 10th century Shia scholar in BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... - Mujtaba Musavi LariMujtaba Musavi Lari-Works:*Ethics and Spiritual Growth *God and His Attributes: Lessons on Islamic Doctrine *Imamate and Leadership: Lessons on Islamic Doctrine *Resurrection Judgement and the Hereafter: Lessons on Islamic Doctrine...
- a Shia scholar and writer on Islamic Doctrine, Imamate and LeadershipImamate and LeadershipImamate and Leadership: Lessons on Islamic Doctrine is a book by Islamic scholar Mujtaba Musavi Lari.-Editions:*English version translated by Hamid Algar *1996, Foundation of Islamic Cultural Propagation in the World.-External links:... - Abbas Musawi - former Secretary-GeneralSecretary-General of HezbollahThis is a partial list of Secretaries-General of Hezbollah since 1989-List of Secretaries-General of Hezbollah:...
of Hezbollah - Husayn Al-MusawiHusayn Al-MusawiHusayn Al-Musawi is a Lebanese Shia who founded the now-dissolved pro-Iranian Islamist militia Islamic Amal in 1982....
- Lebanese founder of the Shia militia Islamic AmalAmal MovementAmal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa...
and member of Hezbollah - Mohammed MoussaouiMohammed MoussaouiMohammed Moussaoui is the president of the French Council of Muslim Faith.As of 2008 he is naturalizing as a citizen of France.On August 2, 2011 he gave an interview with French radio station RTL, where he stated that there are nearly 150 new mosques under construction in France, and that there are...
- President of the French Council of Muslim Faith - Ibrahim MousawiIbrahim MousawiIbrahim Mousawi is a Lebanese journalist and Hezbollah media relations officer.He was born in 1965 to a family from Baalbek and grew up in the southern suburbs of Beirut.Mousawi is shiite....
- Lebanese Hezbollah spokesman - Mir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the seventy-ninth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a Reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election...
- an Iranian reformist politician and candidate for the 2009 presidential electionIranian presidential election, 2009Iran's tenth presidential election was held on 12 June 2009, with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's official news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Ahmadinejad had won the election... - Madhiha Hassan al-MosuwiMadhiha Hassan al-MosuwiMadeeha Hasan Odhaib is an aid worker for the Iraqi government who some people have begun calling as the "Mother Teresa of Baghdad." In 2008, she was selected by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.-References:* Time magazine-External links:*....
- an aid worker for the Iraqi government who some people have begun calling the "Mother Teresa of Baghdad" - Ali MousaviAli MousaviThis article is about the football player Ali Mousavi. For the article on the death of the nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, see:Death of Seyed Ali Mousavi.Seyed Ali Mousavi is an Iranian football player.-Club career:...
- Iranian football player - Hussain Al-MoussawiHussain Al-MoussawiHussain Al-Moussawi is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays in Attack for his club Al-Arabi and the Kuwait.He played for Al-Arabi in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.-International goals:...
- Kuwaiti football player - Ikbal Ali Shah - sufi teacher and writer, as well as his descendants Idries ShahIdries ShahIdries Shah , also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi , was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen critically acclaimed books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.Born in India, the descendant of a...
, Omar Ali-ShahOmar Ali-ShahOmar Ali-Shah was a prominent exponent of modern Naqshbandi Sufism who lived from 1922 to 2005. He wrote a number of books on the subject, and was head of a large number of sufi groups, particularly in Latin America, Europe and Canada.- Life and work :...
, Tahir ShahTahir ShahTahir Shah , né Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi is an Anglo-Afghan Indian author, journalist and documentary maker. He lives in Casablanca, Morocco.-Family origins and life:...
and Saira ShahSaira ShahSaira Shah is an author, reporter and documentary filmmaker. She produces, writes and narrates current affairs films.- Life and work :... - Zacarias MoussaouiZacarias MoussaouiZacarias Moussaoui is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens of the US as part of the September 11 attacks...
(born 1968) - French terrorist known for his role in the 9/11 attacks.