Mumtaz Begum
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Mumtaz Begum (1956-) is the mayor of Bangalore, India. She is Bangalore's first Muslim mayor and fourth woman mayor. She was elected as Bangalore's 43rd mayor on November 30, 2005. She is a three-time corporator of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP). A member of the Indian National Congress party, she was elected as a deputy mayor of Bangalore in 1984, when she contested under the Janata Party platform.
