Akhtar ( fa, links=no, ) means "star" in

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. It is a unisex name. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter. Notable people with the given name or surname include:

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Akhtar Aly Kureshy Akhtar Aly Kureshy ( ur, ) (born 15 November 1963) is a Pakistani lawyer, advisor and senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan who served as Assistant Attorney-General for Pakistan. He remained Assistant Advocate General Punjab, a ...

Pakistani lawyer and professor *

Akhtar ul Iman Akhtar ul Iman (12 November 1915 9 March 1996) was a noted Urdu poet and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who had a major influence on modern Urdu nazm. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1963 for ''Dharmputra'' and 1966 for '' W ...

(1915–1996), Indian Urdu poet and screenwriter * Akhtar Mengal, Pakistani politician * Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist * Akhtar Khan, British television and radio presenter for the BBC *

Akhtar Chaudhry Haque Nawaz Akhtar Chaudhry (born 23 July 1961) is a Pakistani-Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party and 4th Vice President (deputy speaker) of the Norwegian parliament from 2009 to 2013. He came to Norway from Pakistan in 1982. Cha ...

, Pakistani-Norwegian politician *

Akhtar Hussain Malik Akhtar ( fa, links=no, ) means "star" in Persian. It is a unisex name. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter. Notable people with the given name or surname include: Given name Akhtar * Akhtar Aly Kureshy Pakistani lawyer a ...

, general of the Pakistan Army

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* Akhter Husain (1902–1983), Pakistani politician

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* Aktar Islam, British-Bangladeshi restaurateur

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* Ayad Akhtar, American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter * Farhan Akhtar, Indian film director *

Gulraiz Akhtar Gulraiz Akhtar (2 February 1943 – 1 November 2021) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan to Muhammad Amin and Amina. Although his father was a lawyer by profession, Akhtar had a humble upbringing. He was four ...

, Pakistani field hockey player *

Jan Nisar Akhtar Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood. He was son of Muztar Khairabadi and great grandson ...

, Indian poet *

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 200 ...

, film writer and poet from India * Najma Akhtar, British singer *

Saleem Akhtar Raja Saleem Akhtar ( Punjabi, Urdu: ) (8 September 1930 – 22 April 2004) was a former Pakistani cricketer who played for Multan and Sargodha. Hi ...

, Pakistani former cricketer * Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific * Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani former cricketer * Zoya Akhtar, Indian film director

Akhter

Mahfuza Akhter Mahfuza Akhter Kiron ( bn, মাহফুজা আক্তার কিরণ; born 12 February 1967) is a Bangladeshi football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council. In May 2017, Akhter won the election for the seat on the FIFA Cou ...

, Bangladeshi football administrator, member of the FIFA Council * Doli Akhter (born 1986), Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh *

Moin Akhter Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the ...

(1950–2011), Pakistani television actor *

Salma Akhter Moushumi Akhter Salma (known as Salma Akhter) is a Bangladeshi folk singer. She rose to fame in 2006 after winning the second season of ''"Closeup 1 Tomakei Khujchhey Bangladesh"'', a television series broadcast on NTV. Early life She was born ...

, Bangladeshi singer

Aktar

Cengiz Aktar Cengiz Aktar (born 1955 in Istanbul) is a Turkish political scientist, essayist and columnist. He has published numerous books on the European Union and its relations with Turkey. He was a director at the UNHCR and worked extensively with the Eu ...

, Turkish scientist *

Mohammad Aktar Mohammad Aktar (born 2 August 1962) is an Afghan Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia *Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity ** Afghan (ethnonym), the ...

, Afghan wrestler

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