Mumtaz
Appearance
Pronunciation | [mumtɑz], [momtɑz] |
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Language(s) | Arabic |
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Meaning | "the distinguished", "the best" or "excellent" |
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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
- Mumtaz Soldier, Teacher and Education Specialist, Mumbai, India
People with the surname
- Ismail Mumtaz, Iranian statesman
- Jamshid Momtaz (born 1942), Iranian academic
- Khawar Mumtaz, Pakistani women's rights activist