# Begum (name)

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**Begum** or **Begüm** is a female title, given name and surname. It comes from [Turkic languages](/source/Turkic_people),[1] it is formed by adding the suffix "-um", meaning "mine" to the word [beg](/source/Baig). It means "my lord, lady" and is used as the female equivalent of the word bey.[1] It is also used in [Mirza](/source/Mirza_(noble)) families/lineages.

## Historic title

Some examples of women with the title of Begum for example [Nawabs of Bhopal](/source/Nawabs_of_Bhopal) or [Begum of Bhopal](/source/Begum_of_Bhopal).

Women with the title Begum include:

- [Khanzada Begum](/source/Khanzada_Begum) (c. 1478 – 1545), a Timurid princess and the eldest daughter of Umar Shaikh Mirza II, the amir of Ferghana
- [Maham Begum](/source/Maham_Begum) (died 1534), Empress Consort of Mughal Empire, third wife and chief consort of Babur, Queen Mother of Mughal Empire
- [Aisha Sultan Begum](/source/Aisha_Sultan_Begum), Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the first wife of Emperor Babur
- [Zainab Sultan Begum](/source/Zainab_Sultan_Begum), Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of the first Emperor Babur.
- [Masuma Sultan Begum](/source/Masuma_Sultan_Begum) (died 1509), Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the fourth wife of Emperor Babur
- [Gulbadan Begum](/source/Gulbadan_Begum) (c. 1523 – 1603), Mughal princess and the youngest daughter of Emperor Babur
- [Yakhan Begum](/source/Yakhan_Begum) (died 1602), a Karkiya princess, daughter of the last Karkiya ruler Khan Ahmad Khan (r. 1538–1592)
- [Bega Begum](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Mah_Chuchak_Begum) (died 1564), wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
- [Bakshi Banu Begum](/source/Bakshi_Banu_Begum) (1540–1596), Mughal princess and was the second daughter of Emperor Humayun
- [Bakht-un-Nissa Begum](/source/Bakht-un-Nissa_Begum) (c. 1547 – 1608), a Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Humayun
- [Wali Nimat Mariam-uz-Zamani Begum](/source/Mariam-uz-Zamani) (c. 1542 – 1623), Empress Consort, chief and favorite wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1562–1605) and Queen Mother of Mughal Empire
- [Ruqaiya Sultan Begum](/source/Ruqaiya_Sultan_Begum) (c. 1542 – 1626), first and chief wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar
- [Salima Sultan Begum](/source/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](/source/Shakr-un-Nissa_Begum) (c. 1571 – 1653), Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Akbar
- [Aram Banu Begum](/source/Aram_Banu_Begum) (c. 1584 – 1624), a Mughal princess, youngest daughter of Mughal Emperor Akbar
- [Shah Begum](/source/Shah_Begum_(wife_of_Jahangir)) (c. 1570 – 1604), first and chief wife of Prince Salim, future, Emperor Jahangir
- [Nur-un-Nissa Begum](/source/Nur-un-Nissa_Begum_(wife_of_Jahangir)), (1570-?), a Timurid princess, the daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir
- [Saliha Banu Begum](/source/Saliha_Banu_Begum) (died 1620), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Emperor Jahangir
- [Hoshmand Banu Begum](/source/Hoshmand_Banu_Begum) (1605-?), Mughal princess, granddaughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir and daughter of crowned prince [Khusrau Mirza](/source/Khusrau_Mirza)
- [Bahar Banu Begum](/source/Bahar_Banu_Begum) (1590–1653), Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir
- [Kandahari Begum](/source/Kandahari_Begum) (1593-?), first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
- [Jahanara Begum](/source/Jahanara_Begum) (1614–1681), Mughal princess and the eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan
- [Roshanara Begum](/source/Roshanara_Begum) (1617–1671), Mughal princess and the second daughter of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
- [Gauhar Ara Begum](/source/Gauhar_Ara_Begum) (1631–1706), Mughal princess and the fourteenth and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
- [Nadira Banu Begum](/source/Nadira_Banu_Begum) (1618–1659), Mughal princess and the wife of Crown prince Dara Shikoh
- [Jahanzeb Banu Begum](/source/Jahanzeb_Banu_Begum) (died 1705), Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah
- [Badshah Begum](/source/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](/source/Ghaseti_Begum), the eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa during 1740–1758
- [Begum Hazrat Mahal](/source/Begum_Hazrat_Mahal) (c. 1820 – 1879), also called as Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
- [Lutfunnisa Begum](/source/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](/source/Begum_Om_Habibeh_Aga_Khan) (1906–2000), fourth and last wife of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III
- [Mah Parwar Begum](/source/Mah_Parwar_Begum) (died 1941), Queen of Afghanistan

## Given name

### Begum

- [Begum Akhtar](/source/Begum_Akhtar) (1914–1974), Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music
- [Begum Ishrat Ashraf](/source/Begum_Ishrat_Ashraf), Pakistani politician
- [Begum Tabassum Hasan](/source/Begum_Tabassum_Hasan) (born 1979), Indian politician
- [Begum Khurshid Mirza](/source/Begum_Khurshid_Mirza) (1918–1989), Pakistani television actress and film actress
- [Begum Para](/source/Begum_Para) (1926–2008), Indian Hindi film actress
- [Begum Rokeya](/source/Begum_Rokeya) (1880–1932), Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist
- [Begum Khaleda Zia](/source/Begum_Khaleda_Zia) (1945-2025), Bangladeshi politician
- [Begum Rosy Kabir](/source/Begum_Rosy_Kabir) (1950/51-2024), Bangladeshi politician
- [Begum Samru](/source/Begum_Samru) (1753–1836), Indian politician
- [Sharmila Tagore](/source/Sharmila_Tagore) (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana) (born 1944), Indian film actress

### Begüm

- [Begüm Birgören](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_Birg%C3%B6ren) (born 1982), Turkish actress
- [Begüm Dalgalar](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_Dalgalar) (born 1988), Turkish basketball player
- [Begüm Doğan Faralyalı](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_Do%C4%9Fan_Faralyal%C4%B1) (born 1976), Turkish businesswoman who is the chairwoman of [Doğan Holding](/source/Do%C4%9Fan_Holding).
- [Begüm Kütük](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_K%C3%BCt%C3%BCk) (born 1980), Turkish actress and model
- [Begüm Pusat](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_Pusat) (born 2004), Turkish wheelchair basketball player
- [Begüm Kübra Tokyay](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_K%C3%BCbra_Tokyay) (born 1993), Turkish biomedical engineer, flag football player and official of American football
- [Begüm Yuva](/source/Beg%C3%BCm_Yuva) (born 2006), Turkish archer

## Middle name

- [Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı](/source/Ay%C5%9Fe_Beg%C3%BCm_Onba%C5%9F%C4%B1) (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast
- [Rahil Begum Sherwani](/source/Rahil_Begum_Sherwani) (1894–1982), founder of the All India Women's Muslim League
- [Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar](/source/Yasemin_Beg%C3%BCm_Dalgalar) (born 1988), Turkish female basketball player

## Last name

- [Ameena Begum](/source/Ameena_Begum) (1892–1949), American Sufi
- [Amena Begum](/source/Amena_Begum) (1925–1989), Bangladeshi politician
- [Apsana Begum](/source/Apsana_Begum) (born 1990), British Labour Party politician
- [Bahar Begum](/source/Bahar_Begum) (born c. 1942), Pakistani film actress
- [Doly Begum](/source/Doly_Begum) (born 1989), Canadian politician
- [Fatma Begum](/source/Fatma_Begum) (1892–1983), Indian actor
- [Fatima Begum (politician, born 1890)](/source/Fatima_Begum_(politician,_born_1890)) (1890–1958), respected woman of the Pakistan Movement
- [Fatima Sughra Begum](/source/Fatima_Sughra_Begum) (1931/32-2017), Pakistani activist and figure in Pakistani politics
- [Firoza Begum (singer)](/source/Firoza_Begum_(singer)) (1930–2014), Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer
- [Halima Begum](/source/Halima_Begum), Bangladeshi-British charity executive
- [Humaira Begum](/source/Humaira_Begum) (1918–2002), last Afghanistan Queen consort
- [Julaiha Begum](/source/Julaiha_Begum) (1948–2001), Singaporean murderer
- [Maleka Begum](/source/Maleka_Begum) (born 1944), Bangladeshi feminist, author, academic
- [Mehnaz Begum](/source/Mehnaz_Begum) (1958–2013), Pakistani singer
- [Michael Begum](/source/Michael_Begum) (1988–2024), better known as BrolyLegs, professional video game player
- [Momtaz Begum](/source/Momtaz_Begum) (born 1961), Bangladeshi folk singer
- [Momtaz Begum-Hossain](/source/Momtaz_Begum-Hossain) (born 1981), English journalist
- [Mubarak Begum](/source/Mubarak_Begum) (1936–2016), Indian singer
- [Mumtaz Begum (activist)](/source/Mumtaz_Begum_(activist)) (1923–1967), Bengali language activist
- [Mumtaz Begum (actress)](/source/Mumtaz_Begum_(actress)) (1923–2002), Indian Bollywood actress
- [Mumtaz Begum (politician)](/source/Mumtaz_Begum_(politician)) (born 1956), former mayor of Bangalore
- [Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi](/source/Mumtaz_Begum_Jehan_Dehlavi) (1933–1969), Indian film actress
- [Munni Begum](/source/Munni_Begum) (born 1955), Urdu Pakistani ghazal singer
- [Naseem Begum](/source/Naseem_Begum) (1936–1971), Pakistani film playback singer
- [Rehana Begum](/source/Rehana_Begum) (born 1952), Indian artisan
- [Ruqsana Begum](/source/Ruqsana_Begum) (born 1983), English kickboxer and boxer
- [Shamima Begum](/source/Shamima_Begum) (born 1999), one of three British teenagers who married ISIS terrorists.
- [Shamshad Begum](/source/Shamshad_Begum) (1919–2013), Indian "playback" singer
- [Sharmeena Begum](/source/Sharmeena_Begum) (born 1999), left the United Kingdom to join the ISIL in December 2014
- [Zubeida Begum](/source/Zubeida_Begum) (1926–1952), Indian film actress

## See also

- [Mirza](/source/Mirza_(noble))
- [Baig](/source/Baig)
- [Khanum](/source/Khanum)
- [Begzadi](/source/Begzadi), decedent of a [Beg](/source/Beg_(title))

## References

1. [\[1\]](https://www.nisanyanadlar.com/isim/Beg%C3%BCm) Nişanyan Names "Begüm"

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