Hotak is a Pashtun family name, and the name of the Hotak dynasty. People with the surname Hotak include: Abdul Aziz Hotak (died 1717), second ruler of the Hotak dynasty Amir Hamza Hotak (born 1991), Afghan cricketer Ashraf Hotak (died 1730), fourth ruler of the Hotak dynasty Ghulan Mohammed Hotak, Taliban fighter who defected to the Interim Afghan Government Hussain Hotak (died 1738), fifth and last ruler of the Hotak dynasty Mahmud Hotak (1697–1725), third ruler of the Hotak dynasty Mirwais Hotak (1673–1715), founder of the Hotak dynasty Musa Hotak, Afghan military leader and politician from Maidan Shar of Wardak Province