Masguda Islamovna Shamsutdinova (Tatar: Мәсгудә Ислам кызы Шәмсетдинова; born June 1, 1955, in Kshlau-Yelga, Bashkir ASSR) is a Tatar writer and composer.
She studied music in Kazakhstan and graduated from Kazan State Conservatoire in the Republic of Tatarstan.
She continued her studies at the Tatar History Institute and St. Petersburg State University and received a Ph.D. in 2002.
The same year Shamsutdinova moved to Seattle, Washington, where she lives and works.
[1] Shamsutdinova's compositions are influenced by Tartar folk music.