Khadija Mumtaz (born 1955) is a Malayalam author from Kerala state, India.

She applied for voluntary retirement from government service in June 2013 to protest against her transfer from Calicut Medical College.

[4] Mumtaz's next novel, Athuram, released on 28 January 2011 at the 12th International Book Festival in Kochi,[5] also received rave reviews from critics.

A. Khader, this novel, after her acclaimed Barsa, was sure to trigger off a diverse kind of reading and interpretations as it passionately dealt with a sphere closer to Dr. Mumthas by her own experience as a medical practitioner.

"The unique style of narration that develops through the inner conflicts of characters is sure to compel the readers' attention throughout the work," he said.