al-Musawi[1] (Arabic: الموسَوي, romanized: al-Mūsāwī) is an Islamic title indicating a person descended from Musa al-Kazim, the seventh of the Twelve Shi'a Imams.
Family members from this dynasty are amongst the most respected and well-known Muslims.
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.
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.