Mumtaz Begum

Who is Mumtaz Begum?

Mumtaz Begum is a former mayor of Bangalore, India. She was Bangalore's

first Muslim mayor,

fourth woman mayor,

43rd mayor and was elected on 30 November 2005.

She had been elected as a corporator of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike thrice. She represented Shivajinagar Ward, which was part of British Cantonment during the colonial rule. A member of the Indian National Congress party, she was elected as a deputy mayor of Bangalore City Corporation in 1984, when she contested as a candidate of the Janata Party platform.