Makhtar came from the Arabic word which means ''Chosen''. It is used as both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *

Mokhtar Mokhtar Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar ( ar, مختار علي مختار; born 17 August 1954) is an Egyptian football coach and former player who is the manager of the El-Entag El-Harby. Playing career Al Ahly SC "Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar" started his football caree ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Youness Mokhtar Youness Mokhtar ( ar, يونس مختار; born 29 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Bhayangkara. Born in the Netherlands, Mokhtar has represented both his native country and Morocco international ...

(born 1991), Dutch-Moroccan footballer Given name: *

Mokhtar Belmokhtar Mokhtar Belmokhtar (; ar, مختار بلمختار;pronounced in Algerian Arabic as born 1 June 1972), also known as Khalid Abu al-Abbas, The One-Eyed, Nelson, and The Uncatchable, is an Algerian leader of the group Al-Murabitoun, former mil ...

(born 1972), Algerian sentenced to death for murder and terrorism * Mokhtar Haouari (born 1970), Algerian-Canadian sentenced to 24-years imprisonment for terrorism *

Mokhtar Kechamli Mokhtar Kechamli (November 2, 1962 – July 5, 2019) was an Algerian football manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the ar ...

(born 1962), Algerian football manager and former player * Mokhtar Lamhene (born 1990), Algerian football player * Mokhtar Meherzi, Algerian politician *

Mukhtar al-Thaqafi Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi ( ar, المختار بن أبي عبيد الثقفي, '; – 3 April 687) was a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq f ...

(c. 622–687), an early Shia Islamic revolutionary based in Kufa, Iraq

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