Mardia Mumtaz

Mardia Mumtaz is the member of parliament (MP) for reserved Women's Seat-44 in the 13th Parliament. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami nominated her for this seat. She is known as an engineer, teacher and translator.

Engineer Mardia Mumtaz was born on 15 March 1985. Her father is the engineer B. Z. M. Momtazul Karim and her mother is Saleha Momtaz. Her ancestral home is in Brahmanbaria district.

She studied at Ideal School and College and at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in Dhaka. She then obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Since August 2017 she has been working as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Daffodil International University. Before that she worked at Megacity Builders as a structural design consultant and as a structural and seismic fitness auditor. As a translator, she has translated two books, 'Al Muhaddithat' and 'Revive Your Heart', into Bangla.

From an early age she was involved with Islami Chhatri Sangstha, and until 2012 she served as president of the organisation's BUET unit. After completing her studies in 2013 she joined Jamaat-e-Islami, and in 2017 she became a rukon (full member). She has held various responsibilities in the IT and engineering department of the party's Dhaka Metropolitan unit. She is a member of Jamaat's women's wing and a central member of Nari Odhikar Andolon (Women's Rights Movement).

Mardia Mumtaz was one of the 13 people whose names the 11-party electoral alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami announced on 20 April 2026 for the reserved seats for women. As the only candidate for this seat, which is filled by a vote of members of parliament, she was elected unopposed, and the Election Commission published the gazette on 30 April 2026.

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