Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras (1804-1873) titled al-Akhras ('mute'), was an Ottoman poet and calligrapher, born in Mosul who moved to live in Baghdad. He attended the seminar of Mahmud al-Alusi. During his life in Baghdad, al-Akhras was an enemy of "Omar bin Ramadan al-Hiti" another poet and calligrapher. They satirized each other.
