Mukhtar Ashraf
Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf سید محمّد مختار اشرف  | |
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Sufi Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf.  | |
| Title | Sarkar E Kalan Shaikh ul Mashaikh  | 
| Personal life | |
| Born | Mukhtar Ashraf 4 August 1916  | 
| Died | 21 November 1996 | 
| Nationality | Indian | 
| Children | Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf | 
| Region | Uttar Pradesh | 
| Main interest(s) | Sufism | 
| Other names | Muhammad Miya | 
| Occupation | Islamic Scholar | 
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam | 
| Denomination | Ashraf Sunni  | 
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi | 
| Tariqa | Ashrafi Chistiya Quadriya  | 
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf | 
Influenced by 
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| Father | Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf | 
| Family | Ashraf | 
Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf (Urdu: سید محمد مختاراشرف, Hindi: सैयद मोहम्मद मुख्तार अशरफ़) (born on 4 August 1916 CE; 4 Shawwal 1334 AH) well known as Sarkar E Kalan (Urdu: سرکار کلاں, Hindi: सरकार ए कला) or Makhdoon ul Mashaikh (Urdu: مخدوم المشائخ, Hindi: शैखुल मशाईख) was an Indian Sufi saint, spiritual leader, Islamic Scholar of Ahle Sunnah of the Ashrafi sufi order from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the Sajjada nashin of Dargah Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Sufi Order. Syed died on 21 November 1996 in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha and is buried near dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.