Mujtaba () is an Arabic given name meaning 'the Chosen'. It is an honorific title for the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his grandson Hasan. Given name Mujtaba Ali (1904–1974), Bengali poet Mujtaba Faiz (born 1982), Afghan footballer Mujtaba al-Shirazi (born 1943), Iraqi Shia cleric Mujtaba Sayed Jaafar (born 1981), Qatari footballer Surname Asif Mujtaba (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer Kazi Mujtaba (born 1908), Pakistani politician Gholam Mujtaba (born 1955), Pakistani American politician References Arabic-language surnames