Akhtar
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Akhtar (Persian: اختر) (Pashto: اختر) means "star" in Persian and is used in Pashto for Nowruz and Eid Day. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter.
Notable people with the given name or surname include:
| Gender | Feminine and Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian and Pashto |
| Meaning | "Star" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Akhter |
Given name
Akhtar
- Akhtar Ali (1939–2021), Indian tennis player
- Akhtar Ayub (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer
- Akhtar Hussain Badshah, Pakistani politician
- Akhtar Chaudhry (born 1961), Pakistani-Norwegian politician
- Akhtar Hassan Khan Gorchani (born 1958), Pakistani diplomat, politician, and intelligence official
- Akhtar Husain (1912–1992), Pakistani scholar, journalist, and lexicographer
- Akhtar Hussain (1900–1974), Pakistani vocalist and musician
- Akhtar Hussain (1926–1987), Pakistani field hockey player
- Akhtar Hussain (born 1946), Pakistani lawyer, judge, and politician
- Akhtar Hussain (born 1959), Pakistani sarangi player
- Akhtar Hussain (died 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire
- Akhtar Imam (1917–2009), Bangladeshi educationist, feminist, and social activist
- Akhtar Jadoon, Pakistani politician
- Akhtar Jamal, Pakistani journalist and editor
- Akhtar Ali G. Kazi (1944–2010), Pakistani politician
- Akhtar Khan, British journalist and television and radio presenter
- Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914–1999), Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist
- Akhtar Raza Khan (1943–2018), Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar, cleric, and mufti
- Akhtar Aly Kureshy (born 1963), Pakistani lawyer, advisor, and politician
- Akhtar Hussain Langove, Pakistani politician
- Akhtar Hussain Malik (1910s–1969), general of the Pakistan Army
- Akhtar Mansour (1960s–2016), Afghan supreme leader, second leader of the Taliban
- Akhtar Mengal (born 1962), Pakistani politician
- Akhtar Mirza, Indian screenwriter and director
- Akhtar Mohiuddin (1928–2001), Indian novelist, playwright, and short story writer
- Akhtar Mohiuddin (born 1956), Pakistani footballer and coach
- Akhtar Naraghi, Canadian poet, writer, and scholar
- Akhtar Mohammad Osmani (died 2006), Taliban senior leader
- Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani Senior Army General
- Akhtar Rasool (born 1954), Pakistani field hockey player
- Akhtar Sadmani (1934–2003), Bangladeshi singer
- Akhtar Raza Saleemi (born 1974), Pakistani poet, novelist, writer, critic, and editor
- Akhtar Sarfraz (1976–2019), Pakistani cricketer and coach
- Akhtar Shah (born 2002), Pakistani cricketer
- Akhtar Sheerani (1905–1948), Pakistani poet
- Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui (1947–2017), Bangladeshi politician
- Akhtar ul Iman (1915–1996), Indian Urdu poet and screenwriter
- Akhtar-ul-Islam (born 1947), Pakistani field hockey player
- Akhtar Ali Vario (1933–2008), Pakistani politician
- Akhtar Chanal Zahri (born 1954), Pakistani folk singer
Akhter
- Akhter Husain (1902–1983), Pakistani politician
- Akhter Mia (1920-1984), Bangladesh politician
Aktar
- Aktar Islam (born 1980), British-Bangladeshi restaurateur
Surname
Akhtar
- Adeel Akhtar (born 1980), British actor
- Ayad Akhtar (born 1970), American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
- Farhan Akhtar (born 1974), Indian film director
- Gulraiz Akhtar (1943-2021), Pakistani field hockey player
- Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914-1976), Indian poet
- Javed Akhtar (born 1945), film writer and poet from India
- Kabir Akhtar (born 1975), American director and editor
- Saghir Akhtar, Qatari chemist
- Saleem Akhtar (1930-2004), Pakistani former cricketer
- Shamshad Akhtar (born 1954), Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Shoaib Akhtar (born 1975), Pakistani former cricketer
- Zoya Akhtar (born 1972), Indian film director
Akhter
- Mahfuza Akhter (born 1967), Bangladeshi football administrator, member of the FIFA Council
- Doli Akhter (born 1986), Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh
- Moin Akhter (1950–2011), Pakistani television actor
- Salma Akhter (born 1991), Bangladeshi singer
Aktar
- Cengiz Aktar (born 1955), Turkish scientist
- Mohammad Aktar (born 1962), Afghan wrestler
See also
- Akhtar, a Persian-language periodical founded in Istanbul, 1876
- Akhtaruzzaman, a derived name
