Mukhtar (name)
Template:Infobox given name Mukhtar (also spelled Muktar, Template:IPAc-en or "Mihtar") meaning "chosen" in Template:Langx, is the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey and Cyprus.[1][2] The name is given because mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election. Mukhtar or Mihtar is also a common name. In Arab countries such as Yemen it is more often a surname of Ottoman lineage (laqab), whilst in non-Arab Muslim countries it is common as a first name (ism).
People named Mukhtar
- Ahmed Mukhtar (born 1967), Iraqi musician
- Al-Mukhtar (622-687), an early Muslim revolutionary
- Abu Hamza al-Mukhtar (died 748), Ibadi Kharijite rebel leader
- Bilqees Mukhtar (born 1969), Pakistani politician
- Ibrahim Mukhtar (1909-1969), former Grand Mufti of Eritrea
- Omar Mukhtar (1858-1931), Libyan revolutionary and imam
- Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880-1936), Indian nationalist and political leader
- Mukhtar Auezov (1897-1961), Kazakh writer
- Mukhtar Altynbayev (born 1945), Kazakh politician
- Mukhtar Ansari (1963-2024), Indian gangster and convicted murderer
- Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912-1975), Soviet Uzbek composer
- Mukhtar Aymakhanov (born 1967), Russian cosmonaut
- Mukhtar Dar, Pakistani-born artist and activist
- Muktar Muhammed (1944-2017), Nigerian politician
- Muktar Said Ibrahim (born 1978), Eritrean-British terrorist
- Mukhtar Sahota, British Punjabi music composer and producer
- Sheikh Mukhtar Robow (born 1969), former deputy leader and former spokesman of Al-Shabaab
- Mukhtar Shakhanov (born 1942), Kazakh writer and politician
- Mukhtar Umarov (born 1987), Kazakh film director
- Mukhtar Ahmed (disambiguation)
- Muktar Ali (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mohamed Haji Mukhtar (born 1947), Somali-American scholar and writer
- Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (1900-1976), former Prime Minister of Iraq
- Mukhtaran Bibi (born 1972), Pakistani human rights activist
- Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912-2012), Somali politician
- Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (born 1949), Nigerian politician
- Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha[3] (1867-1935), Ottoman-born Turkish military officer and diplomat
- Hany Mukhtar (born 1995), Sudanese-German professional footballer
- Mukhtar Magauin (1940-2025), Kazakh writer and publicist
Popular Indian and Pakistani Masculine Name
Mukhtar is a commonly used masculine name in India and Pakistan. Here are some popular personalities:
- Sheikh Mukhtar (1914-1980), Indian actor
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 1957), Indian politician
- Mukhtar Khan, Indian photographer
- Mukhtar Ashraf (1916-1996), Indian Sufi saint
- Mukhtar Anis (1943-2021), Indian politician
- Mukhtar Hussain (born 1999), Indian cricketer
- Mukhtar Begum (1901-1982), Pakistani singer and musician
- Ahmad Mukhtar (1946-2020), Pakistani politician and businessman
- Mukhtar Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1992), Pakistani cricketer
- Usman Mukhtar (born 1985), Pakistani actor, director, producer and cinematographer
- Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar (1922-2004), Pakistan Air Force bomber pilot
- Mukhtar Masood (1926-2017), Pakistani Urdu writer and bureaucrat
- Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath (born 1976), Pakistani politician
- Naveed Mukhtar, Pakistan Army lieutenant general
- Mukhtar Ahmed Malik, Pakistani politician
- Habibullah Mukhtar (1944-1997), Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer
See also
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