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Mukhtar, meaning "chosen" in Arabic, refers to the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries. The name refers to the fact that mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election.

Mukhtar is also a common name. In Arab countries it is more often a surname (laqab), whilst in non-Arab Muslim countries it is common as a first name (ism).

Al-Mukhtar was an early Muslim revolutionary.

Radd al-Muhtar ala al-Dur al-Mukhtar is a book on Islam by 19th century Islamic scholar Ibn Abidin, consisting in a compilation of the great Fatwas of Imam Abu Hanifa. it is also tranliterated and popularized as Radd al-Muhtar, Dur al-Mukhtar and other variants.

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 '''Mukhtar''', meaning "chosen" in Arabic, refers to the head of a village or [[mahalle]] (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries. The name refers to the fact that mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election.
-'''Mukhtar''' is also a common name. In Arab countries it is more often a surname (''[[laqab]]''), whilst in non-Arab Muslim countries, such as Somalia, it is common as a first name (''[[ism (name)|ism]]'').
+'''Mukhtar''' is also a common name. In Arab countries it is more often a surname (''[[laqab]]''), whilst in non-Arab Muslim countries it is common as a first name (''[[ism (name)|ism]]'').
 '''[[Al-Mukhtar]]''' was an early Muslim revolutionary.