Mukhtar (other)
A mukhtar is a village chief in many Arab countries and Cyprus. Mukhtar may also refer to: * Mukhtar (name), an Arabic given name and surname * Mukhtar Army, a Shi'a Iraqi militia group formed in February 2013 * Mukhtar Museum, in Cairo, Egypt * Mkhitarashen (or Mukhtar), a village in Nagorno-Karabakh See also * * Mokhtar (other) * Mukhtaran (other) * Muhtar (other) * Muhtar (title) A muhtar is the elected village head in villages of Turkey and in villages of Northern Cyprus, the Turkish occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus. In city, cities, likewise, each neighbourhood has a muhtar but with a slightly different status. ...

Mukhtar
A mukhtar (; ) is a village chief in the Levant: "an old institution that goes back to the time of the Ottoman rule". According to Amir S. Cheshin, Bill Hutman and Avi Melamed, the mukhtar "for centuries were the central figures". They "were not restricted to Muslim communities"; even "Christian and Jewish communities in the Arab world also had mukhtars." Mukhtars are headmen or clan elders. They traditionally linked villagers with the state bureaucracy. Some of the mukhtar’s duties included registering life events (births, marriages, etc.) and notarizing documents. Quoting Tore Björgo: "The mukhtar was, among other things, responsible for collecting taxes and ensuring that law and order was prevailing in his village". Gaza British rulers in Palestine before Israel's establishment in 1948 depended on mukhtars to rule. In Gaza, there are still dozens of families that function as powerful clans. These families derive their influence from overseeing businesses and have the ...
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Mukhtar (name)
Mukhtar (also spelled Muktar, or "Mihtar") meaning "chosen" in , is the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey and Cyprus. The name is given because mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election. Mukhtar or Mihtar is also a common name. In Arab countries such as Yemen it is more often a surname of Ottoman lineage (''laqab''), whilst in non-Arab Muslim countries it is common as a first name ('' ism''). People named Mukhtar * Ahmed Mukhtar (born 1967), Iraqi musician * Al-Mukhtar (622-687), an early Muslim revolutionary * Abu Hamza al-Mukhtar (died 748), Ibadi Kharijite rebel leader * Bilqees Mukhtar (born 1969), Pakistani politician * Ibrahim Mukhtar (1909-1969), former Grand Mufti of Eritrea * Omar Mukhtar (1858-1931), Libyan revolutionary and imam * Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880-1936), Indian nationalist and political leader * Mukhtar Auezov (1897-1961), Kazakh writer * Mukh ...
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Mukhtar Army
The Mukhtar Army is a Shi'a Iraqi militia group formed in February 2013 by Wathiq al-Battat, a former senior official in the Hezbollah Brigades. Al-Battat pledged his loyalty to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Al-Battat was arrested briefly on 2 January 2014 but was released despite still being a fugitive. He was allegedly "accidentally assassinated" at point-blank range on 20 December 2014 at a fake police checkpoint in eastern Iraq by an unknown party but has since been reported alive and has appeared in the public eye. Formation On 4 February 2013, al-Battat announced the formation of the Mukhtar Army with the stated purpose of protecting Iraq's Shi'as, and to assist the government in combating terrorism. He stated that the Mukhtar Army would prevent any Sunnis controlled by al-Qaeda or other militant sectarian groups from attempting to topple the Shi'a-led government in Iraq. In a phone interview with the Associated Press, Al-Battat said that the group re ...
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Mukhtar Museum
] Mukhtar Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt, housing the sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...s of Mahmoud Mokhtar (May 10, 1891 – March 28, 1934). Mokhtar is considered to be significant as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture. His tomb is in the basement of the museum. The museum building was designed by Ramses Wissa Wassef, and houses eighty-five bronze, stone, basalt, marble, granite and plaster works. The museum has two floors with eight rooms of exhibits. One room is dedicated to Saad Zaghloul. References External links Mahmoud mokhtar museum on Finearts sector Mahmoud mokhtar full biography Museums in Cairo Art museums and galleries in Egypt Arab art scene {{Egypt-museum-stub ...
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