Fatma Mukhtarova

Fatma Sattarovna Mukhtarova (, ; 26 March 1893 or 1898 – 19 October 1972) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet opera singer (mezzo-soprano), Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR, and People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Early years Fatma Mukhtarova was born in Urmia, northwestern Persia (now West Azerbaijan province, Iran) to a Persian or Iranian Azeri father Abbas Rzayev and a Lipka Tatar mother Sara Chaseniewicz. In 1936, she became Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR.

From 1938, she worked for the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.

In 1940, Mukhtarova was awarded the title of the People's Artist of Azerbaijan. She left the big stage in 1954 but continued to train young Azerbaijani opera singers. Her last performance took place at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre.