The New Year Honours List 2023 that marks the incredible public service of individuals from across the UK was released on New Year’s Even in 2022. Recipients in the New Year Honours List have been awarded for their outstanding contributions across all parts of the UK for their work on areas including sustained public service, youth engagement and community work. This year’s list consists approximately 77 South Asians and close to 50 people of Indian origin.
The honours system strives to be inclusive of all of the UK society. Of the 1,107 people on the main list who receive an award: 955 candidates have been selected at BEM, MBE and OBE level, 305 at BEM, 431 at MBE and 219 at OBE. 673 (60%) of the recipients are people who are recognised primarily for have undertaken outstanding work in their communities either in a voluntary or charitable capacity; 548 women are recognised in the list, representing 50% of the total (45% of recipients at CBE level and above are women).
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire has been awarded to Professor Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta and Ivan Manuel Menezes, Chief Executive Officer, Diageo PLC. for services to Business and to Equality.
Professor Robina Shahnaz Shah MBE DL JP, Director, Doubleday Centre for Patient Experience for services to Patient Care has been awarded Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Knighthood has been awarded to Dr Mayur Keshavji Lakhani CBE, Chair, Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and General Practitioner, Highgate Medical Centre, Loughborough. For services to General Practice.
Amongst renowned names of the community, Professor Vengalil Krishna Kumar Chatterjee FRS, Professor of Endocrinology, University of Cambridge. For services to People with Endocrine Disorders and Dr Ramesh Dulichandbhai Mehta OBE, President, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Dr Gurdial Singh Sanghera, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. For services to the Technology Sector and Chair, City Sikhs. For services to Charity, to Faith Communities and to Social Cohesion, Jasvir Singh OBE have been awarded Commanders of the Order of the British Empire.
Executive Director, British Asian Trust. For services to the British Asian Community, Hitan Mehta has been recongnised in the list of Officers of the Order of the British Empire.
The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, President, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) has been awarded Order Of St Michael And St George for services to tackling Climate Change. Vineet Bhatia, Chef has been honoured with MBE for services to UK Cuisine, to Hospitality and to International Trade in the Overseas And International List.
Jawahir Roble, from London, and who grew up playing football in war-torn Mogadishu, has also been awarded an MBE for services to football, after becoming the first black, female, Muslim, hijab-wearing referee in the UK. Asrar Ul-Haq DL was one of the first Asian police officers in Greater Manchester Police and spent his career in policing building a positive relationship between marginalised communities and law enforcement. His work bringing together people from different faiths and backgrounds for a common good has earned him an OBE.
24-year-old Neil Shonchhatra is one of the youngest British Indians Gujarati to have received the honour. Neil has been awarded a BEM for his services to Covid-19 response.
Key members of the England Lionesses football team are also honoured after their outstanding performance in the summer. Squad captain Leah Williamson receives an OBE, while star player Lucy Bronze, golden boot Beth Mead, and England women's top international goal scorer Ellen White are all awarded MBEs.
Here's the full list:
Awards for New Year 2023
Order of the Companions of Honour
Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the British Empire
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Professor Sir Partha Sarathi DASGUPTA Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Cambridge. For services to Economics and to the Natural Environment (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Ivan Manuel MENEZES Chief Executive Officer, Diageo PLC. For services to Business and to Equality (London, Greater London)
Order of the British Empire Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Professor Robina Shahnaz SHAH MBE DL JP Director, Doubleday Centre for Patient Experience. For services to Patient Care (Stockport, Greater Manchester)
Knights Bachelor Knighthoods
Dr Mayur Keshavji LAKHANI CBE Chair, Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and General Practitioner, Highgate Medical Centre, Loughborough. For services to General Practice
(Rothley, Leicestershire)
Order of the Bath
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Nadra AHMED OBE DL Executive Chair, National Care Association. For services to Social Care (West Malling, Kent)
Professor Vengalil Krishna Kumar CHATTERJEE FRS Professor of Endocrinology, University of Cambridge. For services to People with Endocrine Disorders (London, Greater London)
Dr Ramesh Dulichandbhai MEHTA OBE President, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
Nageshwara Dwarampudi REDDY Portfolio Director, Labour Market and Plan for Jobs, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service (Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire)
Dr Gurdial Singh SANGHERA
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. For services to the Technology Sector (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Jatinder Kumar SHARMA OBE DL Principal, Walsall College. For services to Further Education (Perton, Staffordshire)
Jasvir SINGH OBE Chair, City Sikhs. For services to Charity, to Faith Communities and to Social Cohesion (London, Greater London)
Professor Keshav SINGHAL MBE For services to Medicine and to the community in Wales (Wenvoe, South Glamorgan)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Usman ALI Lately Chair, Black Workers' Committee, Scottish Trades Union Congress. For services to Equality and Cohesion in Scotland (Thornliebank, Renfrewshire)
Afshin AMIRAHMADI Managing Director, Arla Foods UK. For services to the Dairy Industry (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Rashid BEGUM Lately Acting Deputy Director, Home Office. For Public Service (Chelmsford, Essex)
Professor Nishi CHATURVEDI Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Director, Lifelong Health and Ageing Unit, University College London. For services to Medical Research (London, Greater London)
Professor Peter GHAZAL Sêr Cymru II Professor of Systems Medicine, Cardiff University. For services to Systems Immunology (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)
Hadley GILL Senior Officer, National Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement and to Diversity (London, Greater London)
Ravinder GILL Founder, College of Accountancy Ltd. For services to Higher Education (Weybridge, Surrey)
Puneet GUPTA Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PG Paper. For services to Business, to Charity and to the community in Scotland (Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire)
Mouhssin ISMAIL Lately Principal, Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, London Borough of Newham. For services to Education (London, Greater London)
Saika JABEEN Assistant Chief Officer, Nottinghamshire Probation Service. For Public Service (Littleover, Derbyshire)
Sharon Kaur JANDU Director, Yorkshire Asian Business Association. For services to International Trade (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Dr Harren JHOTI FRS Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Astex Pharmaceuticals. For services to Cancer Research and to Drug Discovery (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Dr Krishna Rohan KANDIAH Founder, The Sanctuary Foundation. For services to Refugee Integration (Henley, Oxfordshire)
Fukhera KHALID Managing Director, Elbrook Cash and Carry. For services to Business, to Charity and to the community in North London (Great Warley, Essex)
Professor Kantilal Vardichand MARDIA Senior Research Professor, Leeds University. For services to Statistical Science (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)
Hitan MEHTA Executive Director, British Asian Trust. For services to the British Asian Community (Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire)
Gotz MOHINDRA Senior Volunteer, Conservative Party. For Political Service (London, Greater London)
Professor Mohamed POURKASHANIAN Managing Director, Energy Innovation Centre, University of Sheffield. For services to Net Zero Research and to Innovation (Altrincham, Greater Manchester)
Sheikh Aliur RAHMAN Chief Executive Officer, London Tea Exchange. For services to the Tea Industry and to Young People (London, Greater London)
Riaz SHAH Founder and Chair of Trustees, One Degree Academy. For services to Education (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire)
Professor Sunil SHAUNAK Emeritus Professor of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London. For services to Infectious Diseases and Drug Discovery (Hertford, Hertfordshire)
Remzije SHERIFI For services to Refugee Integration in Glasgow (Bearsden, Dunbartonshire)
Mahanta Bahadur SHRESTHA Philanthropist. For services to the community in the London Borough of Ealing and to the Nepalese community (London, Greater London)
Asrar UL-HAQ DL For services to the community in Greater Manchester (Rochdale, Greater Manchester)
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Mesba AHMED Founder and Chief Executive, London Tigers Charity. For services to the community in London (London, Greater London)
Syed Samad ALI Lately Teacher, Thornhill Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
Dr Minal BAKHAI (Minal JAYAKUMAR) General Practitioner and Director, Primary Care Transformation, NHS England. For services to General Practice, particularly during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Nipa Devendra DOSHI Product and Furniture Designer. For services to Design (London, Greater London)
Saleem FAZAL Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Freehold LGBT+ CIC. For services to Inclusion in the Property Industry (London, Greater London)
Susan Elizabeth GHULAM For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Newcastle, Tyne and Wear)
John GILL For services to the Arts, to Culture and to Education (Brighton, East Sussex)
Kenneth Brian GILL For services to the community in Ryedale, North Yorkshire (Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire)
Professor Nihal Trevor GURUSINGHE For Charitable Services (Preston, Lancashire)
Shadim HUSSAIN Chief Executive, My Foster Family. For services to Equality and to the Foster Care System (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
Sarah JOHAL Strategic Leader, Regional Adoption Agencies. For services to Adoption and Fostering (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Inderpaul Singh JOHAR Co-Founder, Dark Matters Laboratories. For services to Architecture (London, Greater London)
Dr Atiya KAMAL Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Birmingham City University. For services to Health Psychology during Covid-19 (Burton on Trent, Staffordshire)
Mohammed Wakkas KHAN DL Founder, Young Interfaith. For services to Charity, to Young People and to Interfaith Relations (Whalley Range, Greater Manchester)
Dr Shaid MAHMOOD Chair of Governors, Leeds City College Group. For services to Further Education in Leeds (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Jaspal Singh MANN Director, Simply Shred and Recycle Ltd. For services to the Environment (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)
Syed Khaja Mohi MOINUDDIN Customs Cooperation Agreements Lead, HM Revenue and Customs. For Public Service (Westcliff on Sea, Essex)
Professor Dr Syed Naseem NAQVI President, British Blockchain Association. For services to Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (Blackpool, Lancashire)
Hammad NASAR Curator, Author and Art Historian. For services to the Arts (London, Greater London)
Dr Nooralhaq NASIMI Founder, Afghanistan and Central Asian Association. For services to Refugees (London, Greater London)
Anisah OSMAN BRITTON Founder, 23 Code Street. For services to Diversity in the Technology Sector (Margate, Kent)
Bhavena PATEL Senior Relationship Manager, Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education. For services to Further Education (Coventry, West Midlands)
Veejaykumar Chimanlal PATEL Founder, Business 2 Business UK Limited. For services to Employment and Training (Leicester, Leicestershire)
Professor Prashant PILLAI Director, Cyber Quarter and Associate Dean, University of Wolverhampton. For services to Cyber Security and to Education (Solihull, West Midlands)
Aneeta PREM JP Founder and President, Freedom Charity. For Charitable Service (Norwich, Norfolk)
Dr Mohammed QASIM Lecturer and Welfare Officer, Gower College, Swansea. For services to Academic Research and to Young People (Swansea, West Glamorgan)
Abdul Aziz QAZI Imam and Founder, Jamia Islamia Ghousia Trust. For services to the community in Luton (Luton, Bedfordshire)
Zebina RATANSI Director of Nursing, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to Nursing Leadership (London, Greater London)
Jawahir ROBLE Referee and Volunteer, Football Beyond Borders. For services to Association Football (London, Greater London)
Dr Jyotiben SHAH Macmillan Consultant Urological Surgeon, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine (Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire)
Rama VENCHARD Chair of Trustees, STEP Academy Trust. For services to Education (London, Greater London)
Keranjeet Kaur VIRDEE Chief Executive and Artistic Director, South Asian Arts UK. For services to the Arts, particularly South Asian Music and Dance (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Professor Ursula Margaret WAITE (Ursula LAVERY) For services to the Agri-Food Industry and to the Economy in Northern Ireland (Moira, County Down)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire
Nura Omar AABE Founder, Autism Independence. For services to People with Autism (Bristol, City of Bristol)
Sheila ASHBURNER For services to the community in Milnthorpe, Cumbria (Milnthorpe, Cumbria)
Zulqarnain Tony ASLAM Councillor, Wellingborough Town Council. For services to the community in Wellingborough during Covid-19 (Wellingborough, Northamptonshire)
Shah Sheikh Shepali BEGUM Lately Outreach and Impacts Manager, Commonwealth Games Legacy Team. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Dr Wirinder Kumar Amar Nath BHATIANI Lately Chair, NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Health and to Diversity in Greater Manchester (Birchanger, Essex)
Zakaria Arif DADA For services to the community in the London Borough of Merton during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Jahswill Rohi Alexander EMMANUEL Founder, Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures Northern Ireland. For services to the community in Northern Ireland (Belfast, City of Belfast)
Reena GUDKA Senior Executive Officer, Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities. For services to Civil Servants Affected by Eating Disorders (London, Greater London)
Javaid IQBAL Foster Carer, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Fostering (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Samina Qasim IQBAL Foster Carer, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Fostering (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Shirley IRLAM Lunchtime Supervisor, Wistaston Academy, Crewe, Cheshire. For services to Education (Crewe, Cheshire)
Dr Sayyada MAWJI For services to Healthcare during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Neil SHONCHHATRA For services to the Covid-19 Response (London, Greater London)
Amarjit Singh SOORA For services to the community in Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge (London, Greater London)
Jagraj Singh SRAN For services to Charitable Fundraising and to the community in Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow (Middle Green, Buckinghamshire)
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KING'S AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL
ENGLAND AND WALES
K.A.M.
Salman DESAI, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation, North West Ambulance Service.
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ORDER OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE
Masood AHMED, President, Center for Global Development. For services to International Development.
Dr Mohamed IBRAHIM, Founder, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. For services to Charity and to Philanthropy.
The Rt Hon Alok SHARMA MP, President, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). For services to tackling Climate Change.
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NEW YEAR 2023
OVERSEAS AND INTERNATIONAL LIST
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
OBE
Sonashah SHIVDASANI, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Soneva; and Founder, Six Senses. For services to Tourism, to Sustainability and to Charity.
MBE
Vineet BHATIA, Chef. For services to UK Cuisine, to Hospitality and to International Trade.
Faraz KHAN, Founder and Director, Social, Entrepreneurship and Equity Development –SEED-Ventures. For services to UK/Pakistan relations.
Mohammed SHOKAT, Consular Regional Director Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, British Embassy Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For services to British Nationals overseas.
