Nawab Mustafa Khan Shefta (1809–1869) was an Urdu poet and critic, and a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib.
He began composing poetry when he was a teenager, and eventually became known as a prominent member of the Delhi literary circle that included Ghalib, Zauq and Momin.
He was particularly close to Ghalib, and stood by him as a friend and patron, helping him out in times of need and visiting him in prison when he was in trouble with the authorities.
After the 1857 Rebellion, Mutiny Shefta was arrested by the British on suspicion of involvement with the rebels, due to his close ties to Bahadur Shah Zafar and relationship with Walidad Khan and Ismail Beg.
In his middle years Shefta performed the Haj pilgrimage, during which his ship was wrecked on an uninhabited island from which he and his fellow travellers were rescued after several weeks.