Momtaz Begum

Momtaz Begum (; born 5 May 1961) is a Bangladeshi folk singer and politician. She served as the member of parliament representing the Manikganj-2 constituency from 2014-2025 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 from 2009–2013.

Referred to as "''The Music Queen''", she has recorded around 700 albums. Some of her notable works include ''Return Ticket'', ''Ashol Boithoki'', ''Murshider Talim'', and ''Ronger Bazar''.

Begum won the 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). In 2021, she earned a controversial honorary doctorate degree from Global Human Peace University in Tamil Nadu, India. Provided by Wikipedia