Begum (name)

Last updated August 06, 2025

Begum is a female title which is also used in Mirza families/lineages, Daughter of Beg or Wife of Beg, a given name and surname.

Historic title

Some examples of women with the title of Begum for example Nawabs of Bhopal or Begum of Bhopal.

Women with the title Begum include:

Khanzada Begum (c. 1478 –1545), a Timurid princess and the eldest daughter of Umar Shaikh Mirza II, the amir of Ferghana
Maham Begum (died 1534), Empress Consort of Mughal Empire, third wife and chief consort of Babur, Queen Mother of Mughal Empire
Aisha Sultan Begum, Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the first wife of Emperor Babur
Zainab Sultan Begum, Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of the first Emperor Babur.
Masuma Sultan Begum (died 1509), Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the fourth wife of Emperor Babur
Gulbadan Begum (c. 1523 –1603), Mughal princess and the youngest daughter of Emperor Babur
Yakhan Begum (died 1602), a Karkiya princess, daughter of the last Karkiya ruler Khan Ahmad Khan (r. 1538–1592)
Bega Begum (c. 1511 –1582), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire and first and chief consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
Hamida Banu Begum (c. 1527 –1604), Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire as wife of emperor Humayun, Queen mother of Mughal Empire
Mah Chuchak Begum (died 1564), wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
Bakshi Banu Begum (1540–1596), Mughal princess and was the second daughter of Emperor Humayun
Bakht-un-Nissa Begum (c. 1547 –1608), a Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Humayun
Wali Nimat Mariam-uz-Zamani Begum (c. 1542 –1623), Empress Consort, chief and favorite wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1562–1605) and Queen Mother of Mughal Empire
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (c. 1542 –1626), first and chief wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Salima Sultan Begum (c. 1538 –1613), third wife and chief consort of Mughal emperor Akbar and Empress consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum (c. 1571 –1653), Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Akbar
Aram Banu Begum (c. 1584 –1624), a Mughal princess, youngest daughter of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Shah Begum (c. 1570 –1604), first and chief wife of Prince Salim, future, Emperor Jahangir
Nur-un-Nissa Begum, (1570-?), a Timurid princess, the daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir
Saliha Banu Begum (died 1620), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Emperor Jahangir
Hoshmand Banu Begum (1605-?), Mughal princess, granddaughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir and daughter of crowned prince Khusrau Mirza
Bahar Banu Begum (1590–1653), Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir
Kandahari Begum (1593-?), first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
Jahanara Begum (1614–1681), Mughal princess and the eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan
Roshanara Begum (1617–1671), Mughal princess and the second daughter of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
Gauhar Ara Begum (1631–1706), Mughal princess and the fourteenth and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
Nadira Banu Begum (1618–1659), Mughal princess and the wife of Crown prince Dara Shikoh
Jahanzeb Banu Begum (died 1705), Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah
Badshah Begum (c. 1703 –1789), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the first wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
Ghaseti Begum, the eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa during 1740–1758
Begum Hazrat Mahal (c. 1820 –1879), also called as Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Lutfunnisa Begum (1740–1790), the second wife of Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal

Contemporary (20th-century title)

Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan (1906–2000), fourth and last wife of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III
Mah Parwar Begum (died 1941), Queen of Afghanistan

Given name

Begum

Begum Akhtar (1914–1974), Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music
Begum Ishrat Ashraf, Pakistani politician
Begum Tabassum Hasan (born 1979), Indian politician
Begum Khurshid Mirza (1918–1989), Pakistani television actress and film actress
Begum Para (1926–2008), Indian Hindi film actress
Begum Rokeya (1880–1932), Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist
Begum Rosy Kabir (1950/51-2024), Bangladeshi politician
Begum Samru (1753–1836), Indian politician
Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana) (born 1944), Indian film actress

Begüm

Begüm Dalgalar (born 1988), Turkish basketball player
Begüm Kütük (born 1980), Turkish actress and model
Begüm Pusat (born 2004), Turkish wheelchair basketball player

Middle name

Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast
Rahil Begum Sherwani (1894–1982), founder of the All India Women's Muslim League

Last name

Ameena Begum (1892–1949), American Sufi
Amena Begum (1925–1989), Bangladeshi politician
Apsana Begum (born 1990), British Labour Party politician
Bahar Begum (born c. 1942), Pakistani film actress
Doly Begum, Canadian politician
Fatima Begum (1892–1983), Indian actor
Fatima Begum (politician) (1890–1958), respected woman of the Pakistan Movement
Fatima Sughra Begum (1931/32-2017), Pakistani activist and figure in Pakistani politics
Firoza Begum (singer) (1930–2014), Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer
Humaira Begum (1918–2002), last Afghanistan Queen consort
Julaiha Begum (1948–2001), Singaporean murderer
Maleka Begum (born 1944), Bangladeshi feminist, author, academic
Mehnaz Begum (1958–2013), Pakistani singer
Michael Begum (1988–2024), better known as BrolyLegs, professional video game player
Momtaz Begum (born 1961), Bangladeshi folk singer
Momtaz Begum-Hossain (born 1981), English journalist
Mubarak Begum (1936–2016), Indian singer
Mumtaz Begum (activist) (1923–1967), Bengali language activist
Mumtaz Begum (actress) (born 1923), Indian Bollywood actress
Mumtaz Begum (politician) (born 1956), former mayor of Bangalore
Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi (1933–1969), Indian film actress
Munni Begum (born 1955), Urdu Pakistani ghazal singer
Naseem Begum (1936–1971), Pakistani film playback singer
Rehana Begum (born 1952), Indian artisan
Ruqsana Begum (born 1983), English kickboxer and boxer
Shamima Begum (born 1999), one of three British teenagers who married ISIS terrorists.
Shamshad Begum (1919–2013), Indian "playback" singer
Sharmeena Begum (born 1999), left the United Kingdom to join the ISIL in December 2014
Zubeida Begum (1926–1952), Indian film actress