Momtaz Begum

For other people with the same name, see Mumtaz Begum (disambiguation).

Momtaz Begum
মমতাজ বেগম
Begum in 2017
Member of Parliament
In office
29 January 2014 – 29 January 2024
Preceded byS. M. Abdul Mannan
Succeeded byDewan Zahid Ahmed Tulu
ConstituencyManikganj-2
In office
29 January 2009 – 29 January 2014
ConstituencyWomen's Reserved Seat
Personal details
Born (1961-05-05) 5 May 1961 (age 63)
Singair, Manikganj District, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
OccupationSinger, politician

Momtaz Begum (born 5 May 1961)[1] is a Bangladeshi folk singer. She was Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency since 2014 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 during 2009–2013.[2][3] Referred to as "The Music Queen,"[4][5][6] she has recorded around 700 albums.[7] Some of her notable albums include Return Ticket, Ashol Boithoki, Murshider Talim, and Ronger Bazar.[8]

Begum won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times for the films Nekabborer Mohaproyan (2014), Swatta (2017) and Maya: The Lost Mother (2019).[9][10][11] In 2021, she earned a controversial[12][13] honorary doctorate degree from Global Human Peace University in Tamil Nadu, India.[14]

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  3. ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Dhaka International Folk Fest 2018". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Dhaka International Folk Fest 2016". Dhaka Tribune. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Momtaz Begum, aka The Music Queen, from Bangladesh". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Why We Love Momtaz". The Daily Star. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Momtaz The Music Queen". Star Weekend. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "29 artistes get Nat'l Film Award 2014". The Daily Star. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Award 2019" (PDF). Ministry of Information Bangladesh. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ^ ভুয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে ডক্টরেট ডিগ্রি পেয়েছেন মমতাজ!. দেশ রূপান্তর (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ^ প্রশ্নবিদ্ধ মমতাজের ডক্টরেট ডিগ্রি!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Singer Momtaz receives honorary doctorate from India". Dhaka Tribune. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.