This article is about the given name and surname. For the British restaurant and food supply group, see Mumtaz Group.
| Pronunciation | [mumtɑz], [momtɑz] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "excellent", "the distinguished" or "the best" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Momtaz |
Mumtaz (Arabic: ممتاز) means "excellent" in the Arabic language. It may be used to signal commendation for an achievement, similar in meaning to bravo and kudos.
Derived from it is a personal name commonly used in various countries in the Muslim world, mainly Afghanistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Turkey. It can also be used as a female name. Mumtazah is a related female version.
People with the given name
- Mumtaz Mahal (1593–1631), Indian empress
- Mumtaz (Indian actress) (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 (born 1974), Bangladeshi folk singer
- Mumtaz Begum (actress) (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 (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 (1952–2006), Turkish actor
- Mumtaz Sorcar (born 1986), Indian actress
- Mümtaz Soysal (1929–2019), Turkish politician
- Mumtaz Shanti (1926-1994), Indian actress
- Mümtaz Tahincioğlu (born 1952), Turkish racing driver
People with the surname
- Anjana Mumtaz (born 1941), Indian actress
- Ismail Mumtaz (1880–1933), Iranian statesman
- Jamshid Momtaz (born 1942), Iranian academic
- Khawar Mumtaz (born 1945), Pakistani women's rights activist
- Ruslaan Mumtaz (born 1982), Indian actor
- Salman Mumtaz (1884–1941), Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet
See also
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