Addendum

In the post below, which was more based on my memory than any kind of research, it seems my guess or cloudy memory was half right.

Firstly for those who care about these things, the common spelling for the Mullah is Nasr Eddin, I spelt it in the way of Farsi. In Farsi the first name and the family name are connected by the vowel 'e', which is equivalent to 'de' and its variants in Latinate languages, or 'of' in English (normally associated with Irish of course, such as O'Reilly).

Secondly it seems that the Mullah is indeed claimed by the Afghans also, and is a folk hero, possibly based on an actual person, dating back to the 13th Century. There are meagre references to him online, yet he is still a rather large and important folkloric character, much like the tradition of the 'Karayiozi', the Greek clown, puppet figure or his equivalent, the English 'Punch'.

Anyway, just thought I'd add a little cultural history to this post.