Mulla is a surname. It is distinct from '' Mulla(h)'', which is a title that is occasionally prefixed to the name of a cleric.

Notable persons

Ali Ahmed Mulla ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, muazzin of

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, Mecca, Saudi Arabia * Anand Narain Mulla (1901–1997), Urdu poet of India * Asif Mulla (born 1980), Indian-born Canadian cricketer *

Fateen Mulla Fateen Mulla ( ar, فطين ملا, he, פַטִין מוּלָא, born 15 June 1960) is an Israeli Druze politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud in two spells between 2019 and 2022 and served as Deputy Minister in the Prime ...

, Israeli Druze politician *

Jagat Narain Mulla Pandit Jagat Narain Mulla (14 December 1864 — 11 December 1938) was a prominent lawyer and public prosecutor in the United Provinces of British India, United Provinces during the British Raj. He is noted for contesting the Kakori conspiracy cas ...

(1864–1938), lawyer and public prosecutor of India *

Mahendra Nath Mulla Captain (Indian Navy), Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla, Maha Vir Chakra, MVC (15 May 1926 – 9 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Navy. As the Commanding Officer of , he chose to go The captain goes down with the ship, down with his ship ...

, officer of the Indian Navy *

Mohsin Mulla Mohsin Mulla (born 7 November 1981) is an Indian-born Canada national cricket team, Canadian cricketer. He made his ODI debut in a game against the Netherlands at Toronto in July 2007 and is the second member of his family to play for Canada, h ...

(born 1981), Indian-born Canadian cricketer * Paul Mulla (1882–1959), Turkish Cretan Catholic priest {{surname Surnames of Indian origin Surnames of Arabic origin