Mumtaz

This article is about the given name and surname. For the British restaurant and food supply group, see Mumtaz Group.

Mumtaz

Pronunciation	[mumtɑz], [momtɑz]
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	"the distinguished", "the best" or "excellent"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Momtaz

Mumtaz (Template:Lang-ar) is a name commonly used in various countries in the Muslim world, mainly Afghanistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan 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) (born 1947), Indian film actress
• Momtaz Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer
• Mumtaz Begum (actress) (born 1923), Indian film actress
• Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (born 1940), Pakistani politician
• Mumtaz Habib (born 1987), Afghan cricketer
• Momtaz Al Ket, Egyptian writer
• Mumtaz Mahal (1593–1631), Indian empress
• Mumtaz Mufti (1905–1995), Pakistani novelist
• Mumtaz Hamid Rao (born 1941), Pakistani television journalist and broadcaster
• Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, Iranian diplomat
• Mümtaz Sevinç (born 1952), Turkish actor
• Mumtaz Sorcar, Indian actor
• Mümtaz Soysal (born 1929), Turkish politician
• Mumtaz Shanti, Indian actor
• Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, Turkish racing driver

People with the surname

• Ismail Mumtaz, Iranian statesman
• Jamshid Momtaz (born 1942), Iranian academic
• Khawar Mumtaz, Pakistani women's rights activist