Begamganj (Hindi: बेगमगञ्ज) is a city and a municipality in Raisen district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. and is located on the Bhopal Sagar Highway.120 km away from Bhopal. It is one of the five divisions of raisen district.

Begamganj is located at 23°36′N 78°20′E / 23.6°N 78.33°E / 23.6; 78.33. It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet). It is located on a river Bina. It is about 120 km north of Bhopal, the capital of Central Indian State of Madhya Pradesh and is about 85 km from Raisen town, which is the district headquarters. It is much easier to reach Begumganj from Bhopal. on account of better roads and more frequent buses plying between Bhopal and Begumganj. It takes about 2.5 hours by a public transport bus to reach Begumganj from Bhopal, connected with fine state highway no.21. These buses are available 24 Hours from ISBT(Inter State Bus Terminal,Hoshangabad Road) stand of Bhopal. The nearest railway station is Sagar,60 kilometres east of Begumganj,

As of 2001^[update] India census, Begamganj had a population of 30,563. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Begamganj has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Begumganj has a mixed population of Hindus and Muslims. in the town the Hindus and Muslims are almost in equal numbers.

Muhammad Munawwar Mirza (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد منور مرزا) (born 1923 - February 7, 2000), was a prominent Iqbal scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan.

Born in 1923, he did his Masters in Urdu, Arabic and Philosophy from the University of the Punjab. He started his teaching career in 1953, which continued, to his Government College years till his retirement in 1980. He was appointed the Chairman, Department of Iqbal Studies, University Oriental College, Lahore from 1981 to 1985. He was appointed Director Iqbal Academy Pakistan from 1985 to 1988 and then from 1991 to 1993. He was a Member and office holder of many Committees and formations. Prof. Muhammad Munawwar wrote a large number of books relating to Iqbal Studies, Pakistan Movement, Islamic Studies, Literature and other topics. He contributed hundreds of articles on various topics, which were published in journals of International repute. He also translated a number of books from Arabic and English to Urdu. He attended a large number of National and International Conferences held in Pakistan and abroad. His book relating to the Iqbal Studies entitled Iqbal and Quranic Wisdom won the National Presidential Iqbal Award in 1986. As an acknowledgment and token of appreciation of his contributions, Prof. Muhammad Munawwar was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.