The Mukhtar is a minor antagonist in the Aladdin TV series. He is the last known surviving member of a race of Mukhtars, otherwise known as Genie hunters.
Role in the series[]
The Mukhtar appears in two episodes, Genie Hunt and The Hunted. In the former of these, he works for one of Genie's former master, Ajed Al-Gebraic, to capture Genie and put him into his service again. In the latter, he is hired by Mozenrath to capture Genie so that Mozenrath could entrap him in the Crystal of Ix and steal his powers, but ends up turning on Mozenrath and helping Aladdin rescue Genie after he saves him from a giant monstrous killer plant inside Mozenrath's palace. At the end of the episode, Genie and the Mukhtar part as friends.
Trivia[]
- Mukhtar is an arabic word that means "chosen one ".[1]
- It is the name of a village chief in the Levant: "an old institution that goes back to the time of the Ottoman rule".[2]
- The name Mukhtar is also an alternative name for the village Mkhitarashen that is located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]