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 al-Kazim. Notable people with the name include:
Politics Abbas al-Musawi (1952–1992), Lebanese Muslim cleric and leader of Hezbollah Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960–2026), Iranian general Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi (1940–2022), Pakistani Islamic scholar Fakhraddin Mousavi (1930–2021), Iranian judge and politician Farid Mousavi, Iranian politician Majid Mousavi (born 1965), Iranian military commander Mir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), Iranian politician Mohammad Vaez Mousavi (born 1964), Iranian cleric and politician Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (1900—1989), Supreme Leader of Iran Seyed Mohsen Mousavi, Iranian diplomat
Sport Ahmad Mousavi (born 1992), Iranian football player Ali Mousavi (footballer) (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
See also Al-Musawi Musavi (name) Rana Mousabi Zacarias Moussaoui