Momtaz Begum is a Bangladeshi singer and politician from Manikganj. She began her career as a singer learning from her father and won her first national competition in 1987. She has since released over 700 albums. Momtaz also pursued a career in politics and was elected as a member of parliament with the Awami League party in 2009. In addition to her musical and political work, Momtaz established a 50-bed eye hospital in her home village.

2. Momtaz
Begum
A Bangladeshi Singer Who
Becomes Politician
Prepared by:
Md. Mahbubul Haque Osmani

3.  1976: Momtaz was born in Shamoli,
Dhaka
 Later went to their permanent home in the
village Joymontop at Singair, Manikganj.
Father late Modhu Boyati and Mother
Ujala Begum.
 Grandfather late Alam Bepary used to sing
boithoki songs. Father spent his whole life
singing baul and pala songs.

4.  She spent most of her childhood
learning music from her father
 Started singing even before she could
speak properly!
 Another teacher and mentor was
Matal Razzaque Dewan.
 1987: First time got national prize as
first in Lalon Song competition.

6.  Age of 14/15, married her guru
and lover Abdur Rashid Sorkar
(45)
 Few years later, Sorkar divorced
Momtaz over the scandal of her
extra-marital affairs with a local
man named Romzan Ali.

8.  2008: Being divorced, Momtaz married
Romzan Ali, whom she divorced in, when
he was arrested by the military backed
interim regime!
 2011: Momtaz officially declared marrying
her long-time boyfriend Moinuddin Hassan
Chanchal, who is a physician at the eye
hospital founded by the singer at her
ancestral district.

10.  3 Children
 Son: Mehedi Hasan (Age-21, Son of
Rashid Sorkar)
 Elder daughter: Ruhani (Class-6),
and
 Younger daughter: Rose (Class-2)
 Both are daughters’ of Romzan Ali

11.  1992: Jony Electronics released Momtaz’s
first album “Cholchhe pakhi ulta pale”
 An unbelievable 700 plus audio albums to
the credit (a world record)
 Momtaz's name has been proposed for
inclusion in the Guinea's World Book of
Records

13. 2007: First television show on
“Pala Song” at Boishakhi TV
with Shah Alam Sarkar

15.  2006: Produced a full length feature
film named 'Momtaz‘
 Act upon as model of advertisements
 Play backed- Molla Barir Bou,
Hridoyer Bandhan, Khairun Sundori,
Matir Moyna
 Also play backed- in music video

17.  1996: In national election she sang songs in favor
of Awami League (AL)
 1995-96: Became Women Secretary of AL at
Singair.
 29th March, 2009: Selected as Member of
Parliament by the ruling Bangladesh Awami
League in the reserve seats of the women.
 Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee
(Cultural Affairs).
 2014: Present elected (without competition) MP
from Manikgonj-2

18.  Momtaz established a 50-bed
Momtaz Eye Hospital, in her native
village Joymontop.
 First and only Sight Ambassador of
Bangladesh since 2004.
 Momotaz Foundation: Charitable
Organization

19.  2010: A criminal case against Momtaz is
under trial at Bohrampur Court in West
Bengal [Poschim Bangla].
 According to the allegation, Momtaz
Begum received [US$ 2900] from Shakti
Shanker Bakchi, while she did not appear
in any of the programs!