Mukhtar (name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Arabic, Turkic |
Mukhtar (also spelled Muktar, /ˈmʊktɑːr/ or "Mihtar") meaning "chosen" in Arabic: المختار, is the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey.[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).
Given name
Mukhtar
- Al-Mukhtar (622–687), an early Muslim revolutionary
- Mukhtar Ablyazov (born 1963), Kazakh opposition leader, businessman, and political activist
- Mukhtar Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mukhtar Ali (born 1997), Saudi footballer
- Mukhtar Ali (footballer, born 1962), Pakistani footballer
- Mukhtar Aliyev (1933–2015), Soviet and Kazakh surgeon
- Mukhtar Altynbayev (born 1945), Kazakh politician
- Mukhtar Anis (1943–2021), Indian politician
- Mukhtar Ansari (1963–2024), Indian gangster and convicted murderer
- Mukhtar Ashraf (1916–1996), Indian Sufi saint
- Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912–1975), Soviet Uzbek composer
- Mukhtar Auezov (1897–1961), Kazakh writer
- Mukhtar Aymakhanov (born 1967), Russian cosmonaut
- Mukhtar Babayev (born 1967), Azerbaijani politician
- Mukhtar Ahmad Bandh, Indian politician
- Mukhtar Begum (1901–1982), Pakistani singer and musician
- Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath (born 1976), Pakistani politician
- Mukhtar Bhatti (1932–??), Pakistani field hockey player
- Mukhtar Zakari Chawai (born 1978), Nigerian politician
- Mukhtar Dadashov (1913–1998), Soviet and Azerbaijani theater and film actor, film director, screenwriter, and cameraman
- Mukhtar Dar, Pakistani-born artist and activist
- Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar (1922–2004), Pakistan Air Force bomber pilot
- Mukhtar Dzhakishev (born 1963), Kazakh businessman
- Mukhtar Fallatah (born 1987), Saudi footballer
- Mukhtar Gusengadzhiyev (born 1964), Russian circus, film, and television actor
- Mukhtar Hussain (born 1999), Indian cricketer
- Mukhtar Shehu Idris (born 1974), Nigerian administrator and politician
- Mukhtar Khan, Indian photographer
- Mukhtar al-Kunti (1729–1811), Malian Sufi leader
- Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa (born 1970), Nigerian academic and administrator
- Mukhtar Shehu Ladan (born 1986), Nigerian politician
- Mukhtar Magauin (1940–2025), Kazakh writer and publicist
- Mukhtar Mai (born 1972), Pakistani human rights activist
- Mukhtar Maniyev (1935–2016), Azerbaijani actor
- Mukhtar Masood (1926–2017), Pakistani Urdu writer and bureaucrat
- Mukhtar Mohammed (born 1990), Somali-born British middle-distance runner
- Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed (born 1960), Kazakh statesman and politician
- Mukhtar Mukhtarov (born 1986), Kazakh footballer
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 1957), Indian politician
- Mukhtar Rana (1928–2014), Pakistani politician, activist, and educator
- Mukhtar Sahota, British Punjabi music composer and producer
- Mukhtar Sanusi (born 2002), Nigerian footballer
- Mukhtar Shakhanov (1942–2026), Kazakh writer and politician
- Mukhtar Siddiqui (1919–1972), Pakistani poet, writer and broadcaster
- Mukhtar Suleiman (born 1998), Somali footballer
- Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622–687), Arab Pro-Alid revolutionary
- Mukhtar Tleuberdi (born 1968), Kazakh statesman, diplomat, and ambassador
- Mukhtar Umarov (born 1987), Kazakh film director
- Mukhtar Yero (born 1968), Nigerian politician
- Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (1900–1976), Prime Minister of Iraq
- Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha[3] (1867–1935), Ottoman-born Turkish military officer and diplomat
- Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912–2012), Somali politician
- Sheikh Mukhtar Robow (born 1969), former deputy leader and former spokesman of Al-Shabaab
Muktar
- Muktar Hussein Afrah, Somali army officer
- Muktar Ali (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Muktar Aliyu Betara (born 1966), Nigerian accountant and lawmaker
- Muktar Edris (born 1994), Ethiopian runner
- Muktar Said Ibrahim (born 1978), Eritrean-British terrorist
- Muktar Kedir, Ethiopian politician
- Muktar Muhammed (1944–2017), Nigerian politician
- Muktar Shagari (born 1956), Nigerian politician
- Muktar Tolani Shagaya (born 1989), Nigerian politician
- Muktar Yahya Najee al-Warafi (born 1974), Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Surname
- Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (born 1949), Nigerian politician
- Abu Hamza al-Mukhtar (died 748), Ibadi Kharijite rebel leader
- Ahmad Mukhtar (1946–2020), Pakistani politician and businessman
- Ahmed Mukhtar (born 1967), Iraqi musician
- Aloma Mariam Mukhtar (born 1944), Nigerian chief justice 2012–2014
- Bilqees Mukhtar (born 1969), Pakistani politician
- Habibullah Mukhtar (1944–1997), Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer
- Hany Mukhtar (born 1995), Sudanese-German professional footballer
- Ibrahim Mukhtar (1909–1969), former Grand Mufti of Eritrea
- Mohamed Haji Mukhtar (born 1947), Somali-American scholar and writer
- Naveed Mukhtar, Pakistan Army lieutenant general
- Omar Mukhtar (1858–1931), Libyan revolutionary and imam
- Sheikh Mukhtar (1914–1980), Indian actor
- Usman Mukhtar (born 1985), Pakistani actor, director, producer and cinematographer
See also
References
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