# Begum (name)

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