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