muqtar

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A form of mukhtar — A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.

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Meanings

nounmuqtar (plural muqtars)

plural muqtars

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mukhtar.

    Ahmed Jasso, the leader of the village (also known as the Muqtar) told everyone that living under ISIS would not be much different from the way life had been under Saddam Hussein.

    2018, Ville Männistö, I Found Myself in Iraq, [Kolkata, West Bengal]: Living Word Publications, published 2020, page 92
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    I encouraged people to speak with their muqtars (informal mayors of small villages or city districts) and mayors about petitioning the Provincial Government for a portion of the funds for their dilapidated community.

    2008, Caleb S. Cage, Gregory M. Tomlin, “Revisionistas: An Interlude”, in The Gods of Diyala: Transfer of Command in Iraq (Texas A&M University Military History Series; 118), College Station, Tex.: Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, part 4 (Good Things, Bad People, and the Pictures to Prove It), page 158
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APA

muqtar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muqtar

MLA

“muqtar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muqtar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muqtar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muqtar.

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