Al-Musawi

al-Musawi (Arabic: الموسَوي, romanized: al-Mūsawī) is an Islamic title indicating a person descended from Musa al-Kazim, the seventh of the Twelve Imams. Family members from this dynasty are amongst the most respected and well-known Muslims. Members of this family are referred to by the anglicized version of their name. The name is written in many different ways and forms, including but not limited to: (Al-, El-) Musawi, Mosawi, Moussawi, Moosawi, Musawy, Mousawy, Mousawi, Moosvi, Mosawy (Arabic transliteration), Mosavi, Moosavi, Mosawe, or Moussaoui (in the French transliteration) Moosawi (Bahraini translation) Al Mosawi (English translation), etc.

The al-Musawi family is one of the largest and most influential Muslim families in the world. All Musawi's are descendants from the Musa Al-Kadhim son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, their bloodline tracing all the way through each of the first six Twelve Imams, to the first; Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib, along with his wife Fatimah, the daughter of the Muhammad. Members of the al-Musawi family are referred to with the title Sayyid, as an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as the direct descendants of Muhammad. For example, Aga Syed Mohammad Hadi Almoosavi

Members of the Al-Musawi family are mainly Shi'a Muslims found in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, India, Pakistan, GCC countries, and other parts of the world. According to family tradition, the original roots of the Al-Musawi family comes from the head tribe of Banu Hashim.