Mumtaz ( ar, ممتاز) is a name commonly used in various countries in the

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, mainly Afghanistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Turkey. It can also be used as a female name. ''Mumtazah'' is a related female version. Its root is from Arabic language, meaning "excellent".

People with the given name

Mumtaz (actress) Mumtaz Askari Madhvani (born 31 July 1947) is an Indian actress. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Hindi cinema. Born int ...

(born 1947), Indian film actress *

Mumtaz (Pakistani actress) Mumtaz (born 1948) is a Pakistani film actress who worked in Urdu and Punjabi movies during the 1970s and 1980s. She is known for her lead roles in the movies ''Pyaar Ka Mausam'' (1975), '' Mohabbat Zindagi Hai'' (1975), '' Jab Jab Phool Khile' ...

(born 1948), Pakistani film actress *

Momtaz Begum Momtaz Begum (born 5 May 1974) is a Bangladeshi folk singer and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency since 2014 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 during 2009–2013. Referred to as "''The Music Queen''," she h ...

(born 1974), Bangladeshi folk singer *

Mumtaz Begum (actress) Mumtaz Begum (born 7 April 1923) is an Indian retired actress who appeared in Bollywood films. Life and career Begum was born on 7 April 1923. She acted as a character actor playing the roles of mothers and grandmothers in movies like the M ...

(born 1923), Indian film actress *

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (also spelled ''Gilani'' and ''Geelani'') (20 January 1940 – 17 March 2020) was a Pakistani lawyer who served as federal minister of Human Rights, a new portfolio, the Ministry of Human Rights which was carved out o ...

(born 1940), Pakistani politician * Mumtaz Habib (born 1987), Afghan cricketer * Momtaz Al Ket, Egyptian writer *

Mumtaz Mahal Mumtaz Mahal (/'/; ), born Arjumand Banu Begum (27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, oft ...

(1593–1631), Indian empress *

Mumtaz Mufti Mumtaz Husain, better known as Mumtaz Mufti ( ur, ; September 11, 1905 – October 27, 1995), was a writer from Pakistan.Mumtaz Hamid Rao Mumtaz Hamid Rao (Urdu: مُمتاز حمِید راؤ) (16 June 1941 in Sialkot, Pakistan – 8 November 2011 in Rawalpindi) was a senior Pakistani electronic media journalist and analyst. Career Mumtaz Hamid Rao was picked in 1965 as the fi ...

(1941–2011), Pakistani television journalist and broadcaster *

Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, or Momtaz ol Saltaneh (1869–26 March 1954) (in Persian : صمد خان ممتاز السطنه) was an Iranian diplomat of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty era. Early life Samad Khan Momtaz was born in 1869 in Tabr ...

(1869–1954), Iranian diplomat *

Mümtaz Sevinç Mümtaz Sevinç (9 February 1952 in Elazığ – 24 January 2006 in Istanbul) was a Turkish actor who had taken part in theater acting as well as many roles in TV's and movies. He graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Engineering Physics ...

(1952–2006), Turkish actor *

Mumtaz Sorcar Mumtaz Sorcar (born 15 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of the famous magician PC Sorcar Junior and Joysri Sorcar. Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen Mahmud, Mehreen from Banglades ...

(born 1986), Indian actress *

Mümtaz Soysal Osman Mümtaz Soysal (15 September 1929 – 11 November 2019) was a Turkish professor of constitutional law, political scientist, politician, human rights activist, ex-prisoner of conscience, senior advisor, columnist, and author. Soysal served ...

(1929–2019), Turkish politician *

Mumtaz Shanti Mumtaz Shanti (28 May 1926 – 19 October 1994) was a popular actress in Indian and Pakistani Cinema during 1940s and 1950s. She was known as ''The Jubilee Girl'' because of her roles in films '' Basant'' and '' Kismet''. She worked in films in ...

, Indian actress *

Mümtaz Tahincioğlu Mümtaz Tahincioğlu (born 1952 in Mardin, Turkey) is a former racing car driver and long-time president of the Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED), FIA Council Member, and served as the secretary general of the sports club Galatasaray S.K ...

(born 1952), Turkish racing driver

People with the surname

Anjana Mumtaz Anjana Mumtaz (born 4 January 1941) is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Filmograph ...

(born 1941), Indian actress *

Ismail Mumtaz Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh ( fa, اسماعیل ممتازالدوله) was a notable Iranian statesman of the early twentieth century. Born in Tabriz in 1880, he was one of the original Parliamentarians of the First Majles in 1906. He was also its ...

(1880–1933), Iranian statesman *

Jamshid Momtaz Jamshid Momtaz (born 18 June 1942 in İzmir) is an Iranian jurist and academic. He earned his degree in public law at the Faculty of Law and Economy from University of Paris (1966). In 1968, he graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de ...

(born 1942), Iranian academic *

Khawar Mumtaz Khawar Mumtaz (born 29 June 1945) is a Pakistani women's rights activist, feminist author and university professor. She is the Former Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) who served for three consecutive terms from ...

, Pakistani women's rights activist *

Ruslaan Mumtaz Ruslaan Mumtaz (born 2 August 1982) is an Indian film and television actor. He made his Bollywood debut in 2007 with '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar''. In 2013, he made his television debut with the role of Dhruv in ''Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara''. ...

(born 1982), Indian actor *

Salman Mumtaz Salman Mumtaz (pseudonymous of Salman Mammedamin oghlu Asgarov; May 20, 1884 – September 6, 1941) was a renowned Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet. He was born in Shaki in 1884. In his efforts to collect, publish and promote the classical ...

(1884–1941), Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet {{given name, type=both Arabic masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names