Murtaza (Afghan Persian: مُرتَضیٰ Murtazâ) or Morteza (Iranian Persian: مُرتِضیٰ Mortezâ) is a Persian male given name, ultimately derived from the Arabic Murtada (مُرْتَضَى Murtaḍā).

Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic speakers to speakers of European and Asian languages.

• Ali ibn Abi Talib (601–661), son-in-law of Muhammad, fourth Caliph, first Shi'a Imam
• Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid, descendant of Ali, rose in revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate and assumed the name al-Murtadha as his regnal title.
• Al-Murtada Muhammad (died 922), second Zaydi Imam of Yemen
• Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada (d. 1266), thirteenth Almohad caliph
• Sharif al-Murtaza (965–1044), Shi'a scholar
• Murtada al-Zabidi (1732–1790), Sufi scholar

• Morteza Agha-Tehrani (born 1957), Iranian shia cleric and politician
• Morteza Alviri (born 1948), Iranian politician, Mayor of Tehran 1999–2002
• Morteza Ansari (1781–1864), Shia jurist
• Morteza Asadi (born 1979), Iranian football defender
• Morteza Avini (1947–1993), Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war
• Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Morteza Bakhtiari (born 1952), Iranian politician
• Morteza Barjesteh (born 1951), Iranian pop singer
• Murtaza Bhutto (1954-1996), Pakistani Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly and left-wing politician
• Morteza Ebrahimi (born 1982), Iranian footballer
• Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat (1856–1911), Iranian politician and first chairman of the Iranian parliament
• Morteza Hannaneh (1923–1989), Persian (Iranian) composer and horn player
• Morteza Hosseini Fayaz (1928-2014), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
• Morteza Hosseini Shirazi (born 1964), religious authority
• Morteza Izadi Zardalou (born 1981), Iranian footballer
• Morteza Kashi (born 1981), Iranian football footballer
• Murtaza Ahmed Khan, Indian politician
• Morteza Kermani-Moghaddam (born 1965), former Iranian football player
• Morteza Mahjoub (born 1980), Iranian chess grandmaster
• Morteza Moghtadai (born 1936), Iranian Shia scholar
• Morteza Mohammadkhan (1947-2022), the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran 1993–1997
• Morteza Mohasses (born 1952), prominent Iranian football coach and analyst
• Morteza Momayez (1935–2005), Iranian graphic designer
• Morteza Motahhari (1920–1979), Iranian scholar, cleric, University lecturer, and politician
• Morteza Pashaei (1984–2014), Iranian pop singer and composer
• Morteza Pouraliganji (born 1992), Iranian footballer
• Morteza Poursamadi (1952-2023), Iranian cinematographer
• Murtaza Razvi (1964–2012), Pakistani journalist
• Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani (born 1946), Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja
• Morteza Sepahvand (born 1979), Iranian amateur boxer
• Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970), Iranian an army officer
• Morteza Zarringol, Iranian Kurdish politician
• Morteza-Qoli Bayat (1890–1958), Prime Minister of Iran

• Murtala Muhammed (1938–1976), Nigerian Army general who was 4th Head of State of Nigeria.

• Ali Murtaza, Indian cricketer
• Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
• Muzammil Murtaza, Pakistani Hazara Tennis Player

• Al-Mujtaba