''Mumtaz'' () means "excellent" in the

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. It may be used to signal commendation for an achievement, similar in meaning to

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. Derived from it is a personal 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.

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Mumtaz Mahal Mumtaz Mahal (; ; born Arjumand Banu Begum; 27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of t ...

(1593–1631), Indian empress *

Mumtaz (Indian actress) Mumtaz Askari Madhvani (née Askari; born 31 July 1947), known mononymously as Mumtaz is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actress of Hindi cinema, Mumtaz is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards. Mumtaz ...

(born 1947), Indian film actress * Mumtaz (Pakistani actress) (born 1948), Pakistani film actress * Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi (1933-1969), birth name of Madhubala (1933–1969), Indian film actress *

Momtaz Begum Momtaz Begum (; born 5 May 1961) is a Bangladeshi folk singer and politician. She served as the member of parliament representing the Manikganj-2 constituency from 2014-2025 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 from 2009–2013. Referred to as "''T ...

(born 1974), Bangladeshi folk singer *

Mumtaz Begum (actress) Mumtaz Begum (7 April 1923 – 9 March 2002) was an Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood and Punjabi films. Life and career Begum was born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India on 7 April 1923. She acted as a character actor pla ...

(born 1923), Indian film actress * Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (1940-2020), Pakistani politician * Mumtaz Habib (born 1987), Afghan cricketer * Momtaz Al Ket, Egyptian writer *

Mumtaz Mufti Mumtaz Husain, better known as Mumtaz Mufti (; September 11, 1905 – October 27, 1995), was a writer from Pakistan.

(1905–1995), Pakistani novelist * Mumtaz Mustafa (died 2024), Pakistani politician * Mumtaz Hamid Rao (1941–2011), Pakistani television journalist and broadcaster * Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh (1869–1954), Iranian diplomat *

Mümtaz Sevinç Mümtaz Sevinç (1 February 1953 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) is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of the magician PC Sorcar Junior and Joysri Sorcar. Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen from Bangladesh. She played in the 2010 ...

(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 serve ...

(1929–2019), Turkish politician *

Mumtaz Shanti Mumtaz Shanti (28 May 1926 – 19 October 1994) was an actress in Partition of India, pre-partition Cinema of India, Indian cinema. Working in Bollywood films of the 1940s and also the early 1950s, she moved to Pakistan after the partition of I ...

(1926-1994), 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. Her son ...

(born 1941), Indian actress *

Ismail Mumtaz Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh () was a notable Iranian statesman of the early twentieth century. Born in Tehran in 1880, he was one of the original Parliamentarians of the First Majles in 1906. He was also its fourth Speaker. When the Parliament was ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

(born 1945), Pakistani women's rights activist *

Ruslaan Mumtaz Ruslaan Mumtaz (born 2 August 1982) is an Indian film and television actor. He made his Bollywood (Hindi-language) debut as the lead role in '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar'' (2007). In 2013, he made his television debut as Dhruv in '' Kehta Hai ...

(born 1982), Indian actor *

Salman Mumtaz Salman Mumtaz (; May 20, 1884, Shaki, Azerbaijan, Nukha – September 6, 1941, Oryol) — Azerbaijani poet, History of literature, literature historian, bibliographer, and collector of medieval manuscripts. He was a member of the Union of Azerbai ...

(1884–1941), Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet

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