The Asian community in the UK welcomed 2019 by celebrating the New Year's Honours list where approximately 60 Asians were recognized for their outstanding achievements out of a total of roughly 1200 candidates. 12% of the total candidates are from the BAME (Black Asian Minority and Ethnic) background which rose from the 10% representation in the most recent Queen's Birthday Honour's list.
All candidates were selected for the different categories of BEM, MBE and OBE where 70% of the recipients awarded are the people who have provided voluntary or paid services to enrich the communities. Out of the 20 Knights and 9 Dames, Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE is the only woman with an Asian representation that received this honour. The chief executive officer of Virgin Money, Jayne-Anne comes from humble origins of a working-class family and later got married to an accountant, Ashok Gadhia, who gave up his career to look after their daughter.
Entrepreneur Vijay Patel, musician Nitin Sawhney who recently composed music for Netflix's Mowgli and Gurinder Singh Josan for his political service are few among the following who have made their mark this year.
Order of the British Empire Dames Commander of the order of the British Empire (DBE)
Jayne Anne Gadhia: Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Money. For services to Financial Services and Women in the Financial Industry.
Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Gurinder Singh Josan for his political service.
Dr. Sridevi Kalidindi (Vegasana): Consultant Psychiatrist in Rehabilitation and Recovery, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Rehabilitation Psychiatry (Beckenham, Kent).
Nitin Sawhney: Musician and composer. For his services to Music.
Mustafa Suleyman for his services to the UK Technology Industry.
Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Ruby Khalid Bhatti for services to Young People and Housing (London)
Farooq Ur Rehman Chaudhry: Producer. For his services to Dance and Dance Production (Hardwick, Cambridgeshire).
Dr. Jagbir Jhutti Johal: Senior Lecturer in Sikh Studies, University of Birmingham. For services to Higher Education, Faith Communities and the Voluntary Sector.
Dr. Vinod Kapashi for services to Jainism.
Abyd Karmali: Managing Director of Climate Finance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch. For services to International Climate Change and Sustainable Finance (London).
Umer Khan: Superintendent, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing and Community Cohesion (Greater Manchester).
Nasar Mahmood: Chairman, British Muslim Heritage Centre. For services to Community Relations in Manchester (Altrincham, Cheshire).
Imam Mohamed Hassan Yousef Mahmoud: Imam, London. For services to the community in London.
Aamer Naeem: Chief Executive Officer, Penny Appeal. For services to Muslim Community Development.
Dr. Vijaykumar Chhotabhai Kalidas Patel: Chief Executive Officer. Waymade Pharmaceuticals. For services to business and philanthropy (Ingatestone, Essex).
Dr. Malik Jonathan Ramadhan: Consultant and Divisional Director in Emergency Care Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to healthcare (London).
Sukhjeev Sandhu: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Audeliss and INvolve. For services to diversity in business.
Shahed Saleem Tariq: Deputy Director of Children and Families, Leeds City Council. For services to children's Services in Leeds (Leeds, West Yorkshire).
Professor Doctor Daljit Singh Virk: senior Research Fellow, Bangor University, Wales. For services to Tackling Poverty Abroad and Education in Derby (Littleover, Derbyshire).
Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of the British Empire
Jamshaid Ahmad: Immigration Officer, London and South, Home Office. For services to Law and Order (Middlesex).
Fateha Ahmed: For services to Diverse communities in Wales (Cardiff).
Riaz Aldina: Head of Financial Institutions Business Risk, Lloyds Banking Group. For services to Small Business Banking (Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire).
Saeed Atcha for services to Young People and the community in Greater Manchester (Bolton, Greater Manchester).
Rajinder Singh Bajwe for services to the Hospitality Industry and charity in Glasgow.
Sujata Banerjee for service to dance (London).
Paramdeep Singh Bhatia (Param Singh) for voluntary service to Minority Communities (Truro, Cornwall).
Abul Kalam Azad Choudhury: Founder, Azad Choudhury Academy and Welfare Trust. For services to Education in Bangladesh (Birmingham, West Midlands).
Dr. Saroj Duggal: For services to Asian and Ethnic Minority Women (Tipton, West Midlands).
Mehmooda Duke DL: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Moosa-Duke Solicitors. For services to the Legal Profession and the Promotion of Female Entrepreneurship (Leicestershire).
Rosie Kaur Ginday: Founder and Director, Miss Macaroon Community Interest Company. For services to the community in Birmingham (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Richard Leon Gill: Lately Police Officer, British Transport Police. For services to Policing (Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire).
Gopal Krishna Gupta: Founder and Solicitor, Gupta and Partners, and Founder, Gupta Group. For services to British Business and Philanthropy (Moor Park, Hertfordshire).
Zuffar Iqbal Haq for public and political service (Oadby, Leicestershire).
Monojaha Polly Islam for services to charity and the UK Bangladeshi community (Bedfordshire).
Nisha Sujata Katona: Founder and Director, Mowgli Street Food Group Ltd. For services to the Food Industry.
Mandeep Kaur: Sikh Chaplain to the Armed Forces. For voluntary services to Armed Forces Personnel and the Sikh community across the globe (Birmingham, West Midlands).
Mohammed Muaaz Khan: founder, Eid Unwrapped and Convenor, Public Service Youth Foundation. For service to Young People (Manchester, Greater Manchester).
Surinderpal Singh LIT (Tony Lit) for services to the British-Asian community (Richmond, Surrey).
Helal Mahmood for services to Community Cohesion in Oldham (Oldham, Greater Manchester).
Tariq Mahmood Dar for services to charity and the community in Brent, London.
Rifhat Malik for services to Muslim Women and to charity (Leeds, West Yorkshire).
Bhagvati Parmar: Migration Planning Co-ordinator, HM Revenue and Customs. For Charitable services (Bolton, Greater Manchester).
Ishver Patel for services to charity in the UK and abroad (Wellingborough, Northamptonshire).
Pinakin Ishvarlal Patel: Prevent Co-ordinator and Chair, London Prevent Network. For services to Community Cohesion and Preventing Radicalisation (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire).
Pratap Pawar: Dancer and Choreographer. For services to Dance, Culture and community Cohesion (Osterley, Middlesex).
Mohammed Ridwan Ahmed Rafique: Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Immigration Enforcement, Home Office. For services to the Promotion of Inclusion in the Home Office and the community in Sandwell (west Midlands).
Farshid Raoufi: Station Commander, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Equality and Inclusion (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire).
Mamun-Ur-Rashid for services to business and the community in Govan, Glasgow.
Kuljit Kaur Sagoo: Chair, Home Office Gender Equality Network. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Home Office.
Wahida Shafi: For services to women, young people, interfaith and community relations (Bradford, West Yorkshire).
Yusuf Mehmood Tai: Co-founder, Public Service Youth Foundation and Co-founder, Manchester with the Homeless. For services to Young People in Manchester (Bolton, Greater Manchester).
Balraj Tandon for services to business and the community in South London.
Chandra Mohan Trikha: Lately Director of Distribution Performance, SSE. For services to the Energy Industry (Bracknell, Berkshire).
Faeeza Vaid: Executive Director Muslim Women's Network UK. For services to wpmen's rights (Birmingha, West Midlands).
Jashu Vekaria: Deputy Headteacher, Uxendon Manor Primary School. For services to Primary Education (London).
Jagdev Singh Mavi for services to the Sikh community in Walsall., West Midlands.
Lalit Mohan Nagpaul JP for services to Older People and the Asian community in North London.
Shabnam Sabir for services to Homeless and Young People in Oxford (Oxfordshire).
