{"id":19927,"date":"2017-01-06T10:42:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T10:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=19927"},"modified":"2017-01-06T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T10:47:34","slug":"queens-honours-list-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/06\/queens-honours-list-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Honours List 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>he Queen released the 2017 Honors list in time for the New Year, to recognize key individuals across the UK.
\n1197 people will be receiving the prestigious award, with a number of them being British Asians from all different sectors such as art, finance, education and business.
\nThe titles given range from Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and Medallist of the Order of the British Empire.
\nTitles are awarded to people who have contributed incredible work in society and for the public.
\nBritish Indian Professor Shankar Balasubramanian was the only Asian to receive a \"ImageKnighthood, being recognized for his work with Next Generation DNA sequencing, which had been noted as being the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.
\nThe rise of Asians being recognized is a step in the right direction as it dispels the myth of Britain being racist and divided.
\nWe\u2019d like to congratulate all of this year\u2019s Honourees and hope to see many more Asians in the list in the forthcoming years.<\/p>\n

Knighthoods (Kt)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Professor Shankar BALASUBRAMANIAN Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Cambridge. For services to Science and Medicine.<\/p>\n

\n Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Naim Ibrahim ATTALLAH Publisher, Quartet Books. For services to Literature and the Arts.
\n\u2022 Hardip Singh BEGOL Director, Independent Education, Safeguarding in Schools and Counter Extremism, Department for Education. For services to Education.
\n\u2022 Professor Kamaldeep Singh BHUI Professor of Cultural Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Queen Mary University of London. For services to Mental Health Research and Care.
\n\u2022 Ms Neena GILL Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands. For parliamentary and political
\nservice.
\n\u2022 Ravindra Pragji GOVINDIA, MBE Leader, Wandsworth Borough Council. For services to Local Government and the community in Wandsworth, London.
\n\u2022 Professor Anita THAPAR Clinical Professor, Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University. For services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
\nOfficers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Ms Iman ABOU-ATTA Founder, SCEME. For services to Community Cohesion.
\n\u2022 Abdul Fazal BHANJI Deputy Chair, University of London Board of Trustees. For services to Education and Young People.
\n\u2022 Imran GULAMHUSEINWALA Global Lead for FinTech, Ernst and Young. For services to Financial Services.
\n\u2022 Poonam, Mrs GUPTA Chief Executive Officer, PG Paper Company Ltd. For services to Business and charity.
\n\u2022 Naseem Aslam KHAN Managing Director, Jennings Motor Group. For services to the Economy and charity.
\n\u2022 Dr Brinder Singh MAHON Chief Executive Officer, Nishkam School Trust. For services to Education.
\n\u2022 Professor Ghulam Jeelani MUFTI Professor of Haemato-oncology, School of Medicine, King\u2019s College London. For services to Haematological Medicine.
\n\u2022 Avtar Singh PUREWAL Regional Head of Learning and Skills, HM Prison Service Yorkshire. For services to Prisoners.
\n\u2022 Jasvir SINGH Founding Chair, City Sikhs. For voluntary service to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.
\n\u2022 Mohammad TAJ President, TUC. For services to Trade Unionism.
\nMembers of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Councillor Mohammed AIKHLAQ Chair of Governors, Leigh Primary School, Birmingham. For services to Education.
\n\u2022 Imran AMED Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Business of Fashion. For services to Fashion.
\n\u2022 Anjana Purnawaty, Mrs APPIAH Foster Carer, Islington Council. For services to Children.
\n\u2022 Surjit Singh CHOWDHARY Vice-President, Central Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Glasgow. For services to the Sikh Community and charity.
\n\u2022 Parkash Singh DHAMI President, Telford Gurdwara. For services to charity and Community Cohesion.
\n\u2022 Arjuna Gihan FERNANDO Investor and Entrepreneur. For services to the Digital Economy.
\n\u2022 Sharan, Mrs GHUMAN Higher Officer, Outbound Detection Heathrow, Border Force. For services to the Safeguarding of Vulnerable People.
\n\u2022 Sunita, Mrs GOLVALA For services to South Asian Dance in the UK.
\n\u2022 Uzma, Mrs JOHAL Festival Director, Frequency Festival and Cofounder and Director, Threshold Studios. For
\nservices to the Digital Economy in the East Midlands.
\n\u2022 Sarbjit, Mrs KAUR Detective Sergeant, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing.
\n\u2022 Javid KHAN For services to the Prevention of Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence.
\n\u2022 Massa Singh NANDRA For services to charity and the community in South London.
\n\u2022 Shezad NAWAB Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Sfhere. For services to Business and Diversity.
\n\u2022 Inayat OMARJI For services to Built Heritage and the community in Bolton.
\n\u2022 Priyesh PATEL Managing Director, Cofresh Snack Foods. For services to the Economy in Leicestershire and
\nExports.
\n\u2022 Vanita, Mrs PATEL Anti-Slavery Ambassador, Worldwide Eradication of Slavery. For charitable services to Human Rights.
\n\u2022 Ms Indhu RUBASINGHAM Artistic Director, Tricycle Theatre. For services to Theatre.
\n\u2022 Mohammed Abid SALEH Detective Constable, CSE Team, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to Policing and the community in East Lancashire.
\n\u2022 Mohamed Karim SBIHI For services to Rowing.
\n\u2022 Mukesh SHAH For charitable and community service in the UK and Abroad.
\n\u2022 Sangeeta Rajesh, Mrs SHINGADIA Field Force Officer, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Debt Collection and charitable service in the UK and India.
\n\u2022 Tony SINGH Chef Director. For services to the Food and Drink Industry and charity.
\n\u2022 Professor Sital SINGH SITARA For services to Sikh Heritage and Culture.
\n\u2022 Miss Manisha TAILOR For services to Football and Diversity in Sport.
\n\u2022 Jatinder VERMA Co-founder, Tara Arts. For services to Diversity in the Arts, particularly Drama.
\n\u2022 Mira, Mrs VYAS Senior Executive Officer, Universal Credit Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Welfare and the community in London.
\n\u2022 Dr Premila Nalini WEBSTER Director of Public Health Education and Training, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. For services to Public Health.
\n\u2022 Ms Riffat Perveen YOUNG Head of Corporate Services, Department for International Development Nepal. For services to International Emergency Response.
\nMedallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Mohammed FAROOQ For services to Fundraising and Providing Meals to Disadvantaged Children in Peterborough.
\n\u2022 Prithipal Singh KANG For services to Fire and Rescue Awareness and Community Cohesion in North Kent.
\n\u2022 Ms Davinder KAUR Chief Executive Officer, SWEDA and Chair, Sandwell Consortium. For services to Women\u2019s Enterprise and the community in Sandwell, West Midlands.
\n\u2022 Gurcharan MALL For services to British Asian Music and Performing Arts.
\n\u2022 Siraaj-Ul-Haq NADAT Senior Quality of Life Facilitator, Changing Our Lives. For services to People with Disabilities in the West Midlands.
\n\u2022 Sewa Singh NANDHRA For services to the community in Woolwich, London.
\n\u2022 Miss Saba NASIM For services to Cricket and Young People in London.
\n\u2022 Carmen Kamini, Mrs PATEL Lately Head of Year 11, Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Croydon. For services to Education.
\n\u2022 Paritaben, Mrs PATEL For voluntary and charitable services to Poverty Reduction in India.
\n\u2022 Ms Induji POPAT Hindu Priest, Ashton Under Lyme Hindu Temple. Indu Popat For services to Asian Women in the North West.
\n\u2022 Baljinder Singh RANA Chairman, Guru Nanak Football Club. For services to Football and Inclusion in Kent.
\n\u2022 Vijey, Mrs RATTAN Chair, Naree Shakti. For services to Interfaith Relations in Enfield.
\n\u2022 Miss Nadia Fauzi SABA For services to Triathlon in Bristol.
\n\u2022 Miss Qurratul Annie ZAIDI For services to Football Coaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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