Mukhtar
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- Mukhtar is a common Arabic surname.
- Mukhtar literally means, "chosen," and may also refer to the head of a village.
- Al-Mukhtar was an early Muslim revolutionary and means "the chosen [one]".
- Radd al-Muhtar ala al-Dur al-Mukhtar
Mukhtar is also commonly used name in Somalia. However, Somalis still know that it is an Arabic name and takes the name for its Islamic disposition.