Mustafa (They Came to Baghdad)

In the novel They Came to Baghdad, Mustafa is the leader of a gang of workmen at the archaeological dig at Tell Aswad. Dr Pauncefoot Jones discussed with his colleague Richard Baker about transfering him and his gang to the northeast corner of the excavation site because he thought that was more promising. However he and Baker were talking at cross purposes as at that time Richard was more concerned that Victoria Jones, who had gone with him to Baghdad the day before, had disappeared. She had not kept a lunch appointment with him and had not met the lorry coming back to the dig.