Mattoo, also spelled Mattu, is a

Kashmiri Pandit The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, a mountainous region ...

clan and surname native to the

Kashmir Valley The Kashmir Valley, also known as the ''Vale of Kashmir'', is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of the Indian- union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and ...

within the Indian union territory of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

Notable people

Amitabh Mattoo Amitabh Mattoo (born 26 June 1962, Srinagar) is one of India's leading thinkers and writers on Modern and Contemporary History, Political science, International relations. He was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009. He is a pr ...

, academic * Mehraj Mattoo, banker *Arvind Mattoo, koshurRAAG Founder *

Priyadarshini Mattoo Priyadarshini Mattoo (23 July 1970 – 23 January 1996) was a 25-year-old law student who was found raped and murdered at her house in New Delhi on 23 January 1996. On 17 October 2006, the Delhi High Court found Santosh Kumar Singh guilty on bot ...

, murder victim *

Leenesh Mattoo Leenesh Mattoo is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of Rudra Singh Oberoi in Star Plus's ''Ishqbaaaz''. Career Mattoo made his television debut with Star Plus's ''Suhani Si Ek Ladki'' as Anuj Birla. He next portrayed Rudra Si ...

, actor *

Junaid Azim Mattu Junaid Azim Mattu is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, and is currently the Mayor of Srinagar. He is heading the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Youth Federation as President. Life Junai ...

, politician * Sanna Irshad Mattoo, photojournalist *Autar Mattoo, scientist

References

{{Kashmirifamalies Surnames of Indian origin Kashmiri tribes Surnames of Hindu origin Kashmiri-language surnames Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir