Musa is an Arabic male name () and cognate for "Moses".
Given name Musa al-Hadi (764–786), fourth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate (reigned from 785 to 786) Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Hashimi (746–?), 8th-century Abbasid governor Musa ibn Musa al-Hadi, an Abbasid prince and son of Al-Hadi Musa Aman (born 1951), Malaysian politician Musa Aydın (born 1980), Turkish footballer Musa Beg, official in Safavid Iran Musa Bility (born 1967), Liberian politician and businessman Musa Çağıran (born 1992), Turkish footballer Musa Çelebi (died 1413), 15th-century Ottoman prince Musa Cälil (1906–1944), Soviet poet and World War II resistance fighter Musa Ćazim Ćatić (1878–1915), Bosnian poet Musa al-Kadhim (745–799), seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam Musa McKim (1908–1992), American artist and poet Musa Nizam (born 1990), Turkish footballer Musa Nur Amin, Somali politician Musa ibn Nusayr (640–716), Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads, Viceroy of North Africa since 698; invaded Spain in 711 Mūsā ibn Shākir, Persian engineer and astronomer Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi (died 862), leader of the muwallad Banu Qasi clan's Musa Hitam (born 1934), Malaysian politician; former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Musa I of Mali (1280–1337), Mansa of the Mali Empire between 1312 and 1337 Musa Jatta (born 2004), Gambian footballer Musa Sor, Yazidi saint Musa Yakub, Bruneian military officer
Surname Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo Musa (born 1972), Sudanese military officer Ahmed Musa (born 1992), Nigerian footballer Antonius Musa, Roman botanist and physician Balkisu Musa (born 1970), Nigerian weightlifter Banū Mūsā (died 873), 9th century Persian family of scholars Božo Musa (born 1988), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player Džanan Musa (born 1999), Bosnian-Herzegovinian basketball player Igor Musa (born 1973), Croatian footballer Isaac Musa (died 2008), Liberian military official and politician Mansa Musa (born 1280), political figure, 10th mansa of the Mali empire (reign 1312–1337) Mario Musa (born 1990), Croatian football player Mírzá Músá (died 1887), surnamed Áqáy-i-Kalím, was the brother of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo Musa (born 1973), Sudanese military officer Murjanatu Musa (born 2000), Nigerian basketball player Petar Musa (born 1998), Croatian football player Quintus Pomponius Musa, first-century Roman banker and moneyer Said Musa (born 1944), Prime Minister of Belize from 1996 to 2008 Slaven Musa (born 1971), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player Sunusi Musa (born 1978), Nigerian politician Željko Musa (born 1986), Croatian handball player
Derived name Umm Musa is a female name of Semitic origin. Its meaning is mother of Musa. Umm Musa (Jochebed), mother of prophet Musa. Arwa bint Mansur al-Himyari (734–764) also known as Umm Musa, was the wife of Caliph al-Mansur. Umm Musa al-Hashimiyya, was a Qahramana courtier of the caliph's harem during the reign of Caliph al-Muqtadir (r. 908–929).
See also Musa of Parthia, queen of Parthia c. 2 BC – AD 4 Musa Kesedžija, a South Slavic legendary character Musa, a character from Winx Club
Moussa Musah (name)