Mokhtar (name)

Mokhtar is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Mokhtar Mokhtar, Egyptian footballer
• Youness Mokhtar, Dutch-Moroccan footballer

Given name:

• Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Algerian sentenced to death for murder and terrorism
• Mokhtar Haouari, Algerian-Canadian sentenced to 24-years imprisonment for terrorism
• Mokhtar Kechamli, Algerian football manager and former player
• Mokhtar Lamhene, Algerian football player
• Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, an early Shia Islamic revolutionary based in Kufa, Iraq