Mumtaz Hussain

Mumtaz Hussain is an English solicitor and radio presenter. She is best known for presenting Health and Healing with Mumtaz on RedShift Radio.

Early life She was born into a Muslim family background. Her father came to the United Kingdom from Bangladesh at the age of 15 or 16. Her mother was 19 when Mumtaz was born. Her mother is an artist.

As a teenager Mumtaz had aspirations to be either a doctor or a lawyer. She describes her early self as being the "sensible, academic, hardworking non-rebellious eldest daughter of four siblings" and because of her parents' understanding of the value of a good education she was encouraged to study law at university. She received support from her parents and studied, and went on to successfully qualify as a solicitor.

Career Having qualified as a solicitor Mumtaz worked in family law, commercial, civil litigation, wills, crime and personal injury. She then moved to a large national law firm, working as a Senior manager in their personal injury department.

After a brief career in acting and modelling,

In the same year, she began specialising in business development in the media and broadcasting arena.

In Manchester she joined Pannone as a solicitor and Business Development Manager for the Connect2Law referral and support network for law firms across the UK, established by Pannone in 2001.

Recognition In 2011, Mumtaz Hussain was selected as one of 50 women in Manchester "Most Likely to Make an Impact".

Personal life Mumtaz is a single mother, and has lived and worked in London and Manchester.

Mumtaz has worked as a mentor for 15 and 16-year-old girls, as part of an initiative to highlight the varied career and lifestyle options that are available to young teenagers who may not have this information easily available to them. She has also spoken before an invited audience of the need to support victims of domestic aggression and supports projects that seek to eradicate this.