Mullah is an honorific title for Sunni Muslim clergy or a Muslim mosque leader. The term is also sometimes used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law.

What is a mullah in Islam?

Mullah, Arabic Mawlā, or Mawlāy (“protector”), French Mūlāy, or Moulay, a Muslim title generally denoting “lord”; it is used in various parts of the Islāmic world as an honorific attached to the name of a king, sultan, or other noble (as in Morocco and other parts of North Africa) or of a scholar or religious leader ( ...

What is a mullah person?

: an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post.