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'''Mumtaz Begum''' (born 1956) is a former mayor of [[Bangalore]], India. She was Bangalore's <br />
*first Muslim mayor,<br />
*fourth woman mayor,<br />
*43rd mayor and was elected on 30 November 2005.<br />
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She had been elected as a corporator of the [[Bangalore Mahanagara Palike|Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP)]]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.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/30/stories/2005113019920300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201114912/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/30/stories/2005113019920300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2005|title=Mumtaz Begum elected Mayor |date=30 November 2005|location=India|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Mumtaz Begum was in Janatha Party when she got elected as Corporator for the first time in 1984 and elected as Deputy Mayor in 1984.<ref name=hindu/> Thereafter she migrated to the Congress party in 1988 and got elected as Corporator for the second time in 1990.<ref name=hindu/><br />
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==Posts Held==<br />
*1984 : Deputy Mayor, Bangalore<ref name=hindu/><br />
*1991–95 : General Secretary, Ladies Wing, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee<ref name=Indian>{{cite web|author=kashif|title=Mumtaz Begum (1956- ):Politics|url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/mumtaz_begum_1956_politics.html|publisher=urdustan.com network|location=New Delhi|date=24 June 2006|accessdate=11 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130123902/http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/mumtaz_begum_1956_politics.html|archive-date=30 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
*1993–97 : President, Block Congress Committee, Shivajinagar, Bangalore<ref name=Indian/><br />
*1995–97 : General Secretary, Bangalore City District Congress Committee<ref name=Indian/><br />
*1997–2002 : General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee<ref name=Indian/><br />
*2001 : Chairperson, Standing Committee on Appeals<ref name=hindu/><br />
*2003 : Member, Standing Committee on Education and Social Justice<ref name=hindu/><br />
*2002–2005 : Executive Committee Member, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee<ref name=Indian/><br />
*2005–2006: Mayor, Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP)<br />
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==World Mayor nominee==<br />
Mumtaz Begum was in the list of finalists for World Mayor title of 2006, conducted once in two years by [[City Mayors Foundation]], London.<ref name=world>{{cite web |first=Mayors |last=Mayors |title=Comments in support of Mumtaz Begum |url=http://www.worldmayor.com/comments06/bangalore_comment06.html|publisher=City Mayors Foundation|location=London |year= 2006|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:1956 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Mayors of Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Women mayors of places in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]<br />
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