The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 is the most ethnically diverse list to date, with 15% of recipients coming from an ethnic minority background. Among those, almost 23% of recipients are recommended for Covid-19 service. These include about 1,129 award recipients who have given charitable and voluntary support to communities, health and social care, and those who have provided critical infrastructure support. The majority of awards are for the contributions people have made in their communities. Of those receiving an award, 62% are recognised for their community work. Out of these, 567 are women and the list comprises over 30 names of Indian origin.
Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Star Academies has been awarded the Knights Bachelor Knighthood for services to education (Blackburn, Lancashire), reportedly making him one of the first Asians in many years to receive this prestigious honour. Amika George has become the youngest recipient of MBE for her services to education at the age of 21 She is the founder of the #FreePeriods Campaign. Priya Guha, Venture Partner, Merian Ventures, and Member, Innovate UK Council, has received MBE for services to international trade and women-led innovation. Kolkata-born Divya Chadha Manek has been honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her involvement in the research and development of vaccines and the resulting clinical trials.
Sikhs recognised by the Queen in the Birthday Honours List 2021
Numerous Sikhs and people of Sikh heritage have been honoured by the Queen. Amongst the notable individuals who have been awarded OBE, is Professor Jagjit Singh Chadha, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), Rajinder Pryor, Senior Account Manager at Network Rail (Telecom) and a trustee of Women in Rail, Jasvinder Singh Rai, Founder and Chairman of the Sikh Recovery Network for services to the Sikh community, and Jasjyot Singh of the Lloyds Banking Group for services to financial services during the pandemic.
Awards for Covid warriors and community service
Members of the British Empire (MBE) include Devina Banerjee, from the Vaccine Taskforce, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Anoop Jivan Chauhan, Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Executive Director of Research, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; and Dr Ananthakrishnan Raghuram, Consultant Physician, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.Other names include Sumit Goyal, consultant oncoplastic surgeon, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, for services to breast cancer and Cardiff Breast Centre Charity, Vimalkumar Choksi, Councillor, Ashton Waterloo, Tameside, for services to the community in Greater Manchester; Gurveer Dhami, senior private secretary to the Secretary of State for Education.
Twenty-six people from across Oxfordshire were honoured, with most of the awards praising those who worked throughout the pandemic. Eminent names from Dorset like George Streatfeild, Staff Sergeant Jamie Barrett, Henry Faure Walker and Alison Hughes have been singled out for praise and made MBEs in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Seven researchers based at the University of Oxford have today been honoured as part of Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The researchers have all played key roles in leading the University’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, from the development of new vaccines to the discovery of new drug treatments, findings which have saved many lives.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “The Queen’s Birthday Honours allow us to pay tribute to all those who have gone above and beyond in their service to this country. Throughout the pandemic we have seen countless examples of everyday heroes. From those using their expertise to help develop life-saving vaccines, which are now being rolled out successfully to all parts of the UK, to the people who have given time and energy to care for their communities.”
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Highlights:
695 (62%) of the recipients are people who have undertaken outstanding work in their communities either in a voluntary or paid capacity;
567 women are recognised in the List, representing 50% of the total (39% of recipients at CBE level and above are women);
15% of the successful candidates come from an ethnic minority background:
6.8% of recipients are from an Asian ethnic group;
4.2% of recipients are from a Black ethnic group;
3.3% of recipients with a mixed ethnic background;
0.7% of recipients come from another ethnic background;
9% of the successful candidates are disabled or have a long-term health condition;
17.3% of recipients considered themselves to come from a lower socio-economic background; and
5% of recipients are LGBT.
ASIANS ON THE LIST
Knights Bachelor
Knighthoods
Hamid PATEL CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Star Academies. For services to Education (Blackburn, Lancashire)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Rimla AKHTAR MBE, Co-founder, Muslim Women in Sport Network. For services to Equality and Diversity in Sport (London, Greater London)
Vidhya ALAKESON, Chief Executive, Power to Change Trust. For services to Social Equality (London, Greater London)
Professor Jagjit Singh CHADHA, Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research. For services to Economics and Economic Policy (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Lolita CHAKRABARTI, Actress and Writer. For services to Drama (London, Greater London)
Javed Akhter KHAN, Chief Executive Officer, Barnado's. For services to Young People and to Education (Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire)
Adnan KHAN, Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)
Divya Chadha MANEK, Clinical Trials, Workstream Lead, Vaccine Taskforce. For services to Government during the Covid-19 Response (London, Greater London)
Mohan MANSIGANI, Trustee, St John Ambulance. For charitable services to Healthcare (London, Greater London)
Jasvinder Singh RAI, Founder and Chairman, Sikh Recovery Network. For services to the Sikh community during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Derby, Derbyshire)
Syed Naeem Pasha SHAH, Head of Engagement, People, Places and Communities Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. For services to Faith Communities (Stretford, Greater Manchester)
Jasjyot SINGH, Managing Director, Consumer and Business Banking, Lloyds Banking Group. For services to Financial Services during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Sumita SINGHA, For services to Architecture (London, Greater London)
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Arif Mohiuddin AHMED, Reader, Cambridge University. For services to Education (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Rashmi Shahin, BECKER Founder, Step to Change Studios. For charitable services to People with Disabilities (London, Greater London)
Professor Anoop Jivan CHAUHAN, Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Executive Director of Research, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. For services to Respiratory Medicine (Southampton, Hampshire)
Vimalkumar CHOKSI, Councillor, Ashton Waterloo, Tameside. For services to the community in Greater Manchester (Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester)
Gurveer DHAMI, Senior Private Secretary to the Secretary Of State For Education. For services to Education (London, Greater London)
Priya GUHA, Venture Partner, Merian Ventures, and Member, Innovate UK Council. For services to International Trade and Women-Led Innovation (London, Greater London)
Dr Abdul HAFEEZ, Founder and Chief Executive, Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons of the United Kingdom. For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19 (Warburton, Greater Manchester)
Zillur HUSSAIN, Owner, Tavan Restaurant. For services to the community in Peterborough during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
Dilwar HUSSAIN, For services to Interfaith and Social Cohesion (Leicester, Leicestershire)
Kiran Kumari JASSAL, Senior Operational Manager, HM Prison Winchester. For services to the HM Prison and Probation Service during Covid-19 and to Diversity and Inclusion (Woking, Surrey)
Nahim KHAN, Team Member, Leadership and Shared Capability, Digital Group. For services to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Staff in the Department for Work and Pensions
(London, Greater London)
Fahima KHANOM, Halifax Check Challenge Appeal, Hub Manager, Valuation Office Agency. For services to Customers during Covid-19 (Halifax, West Yorkshire)
Davinder John LAIL, Head of Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to the Environment (London, Greater London)
Neena MAHAL, DL Chair, NHS Lanarkshire. For services to Healthcare (Caumbernauld, Dunbartonshire)
Shivarubeni MAHATHEVAN, Curriculum Manager and Tutor, Redbridge Institute of Adult Education. For services to Education (London, Greater London)
Sofia MAHMOOD, Director, Empowering Minds, Bradford. For services to Education (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
Dr Murthy Lakshmi Narayana MOTUPALLI, General Practitioner, NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Education, Training and Support for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Doctors and to General Practice (Blackburn, Lancashire)
Sarah-Jane MUKHERJEE, For services to British Agriculture and Farmer Wellbeing (Royston, Hertfordshire)
Meera NARAN, Campaigner, Road Safety on Smart Motorways. For services to Road Safety (Leicester, Leicestershire)
Rowhi Mahmood NEMER, Owner, CamCab. For services to Frontline NHS Workers and the community during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Zahir PATEL, Case Progression Officer, Operational Delivery, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to Law and Order (London, Greater London)
Ashraf Rahimsha PATEL, Associate Specialist, Breast Surgery, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. For services to Funding and Research for Breast Cancer (Harlow, Essex)
Rajinder PRYOR, Engagement Lead, Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion
within the Rail Industry (London, Greater London)
Karin QURESHI, Mental Health Lead, Birmingham City University. For services to Mental
Health and Higher Education (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Dr Ananthakrishnan RAGHURAM, Consultant Physician, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS and the Covid-19 Response (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Kermal SINGH, Police Staff, Avon and Somerset Constabulary. For services to Policing and Diversity (Downend, Gloucestershire)
Reshma SOHONI, Co-founder, Seedcamp. For services to the British Technology Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (London, Greater London)
Ashok Kumar Jackisondas TAYLOR, Operations Officer, Government Legal Department. For services to Government and especially during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Muna Mohamed Rashid YASSIN, Managing Director, Fair Finance. For charitable Financial Services to Disadvantaged People during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire
Harmit AHLUWALIA, For services to the community in East London during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Nagina AKHTER, For services to the community in Bradford, West Yorkshire during Covid-19 (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
Atif ALI, For services to the community in Birmingham during Covid-19 (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Saiqa ALI, Founder and Chair, Southern Women's Aid Network. For services to the community in South London particularly during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Syed Masum ALI, Lately Case Handler, Co-Operative Bank. For services to Financial Services and the community in Greater Manchester during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Oldham, Greater Manchester)
Harpreet BAINS, For services to the community in the London Borough of Ealing during the Covid-19 Pandemic (London, Greater London)
Santokh Singh DHALIWAL, Coordinator and Treasurer, 50 Plus Group, Indian Community Centre Association Nottingham. For services to the Indian community in Nottingham (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)
Yousif Mohammed ELTOM, Leader, Muslim Scout Fellowship Unit Manager, The Scout Association. For services to Scouting and Young People (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Wazid HASSAN, For services to the community in the London Borough of Redbridge during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Abrar HUSSAIN, For services to the community in Halifax, West Yorkshire during Covid-19 (Halifax, West Yorkshire)
Mohammed IMRAN, For services to the community in Bradford, West Yorkshire (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
Humayun ISLAM, For services to the community in Bradford, West Yorkshire (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
Bashir KARA, For services to Tennis (Southampton, Hampshire)
Pooja KAWA, Manufacturing Strategy Lead, Vaccines Taskforce, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. For services to the Development of a Covid-19 Vaccine (London, Greater London)
Raj Wali KHAN, For services to the community in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire)
Manoj Kumar LAL, Immigration Officer, Immigration Enforcement, Home Office. For services to Assisting Vulnerable Migrants in the West Midlands (Brierley Hill, West Midlands)
Qamar NAWAZ, Frontline Food Retail Worker, The Co-operative Group. For services to the Food Supply Chain (Stockport, Greater Manchester)
Rajendra Parshotam Popat PANKHANIA, For services to Older People and to the community in Stanmore, North London (Northwood, Hertfordshire)
Idris PATEL, Chief Executive Officer, Supporting Humanity. For services to the community in Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
Proshanta Lal Datta PUROKAYASTHA, For services to the Bangladesh Hindu Association (UK) (London, Greater London)
Mohammad Jamil RADHA, Healthcare Assistant, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19 (Epsom, Surrey)
Mohammed SAEED, Vice Chairman, Community First, Peterborough. For services to the community in Peterborough (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
Nikhil SANTOS, Catering Manager, St Mary's University, Twickenham. For services to Higher Education (London, Greater London)
Reha Begum ULLAH, Trustee, Muslimah Sports Association. For services to Sport (London, Greater London)
Daksha VARSANI, For services to the community in London during Covid-19 (London, Greater London)
OVERSEAS AND INTERNATIONAL LIST
Member of the British Empire (MBE )
Mohammed M AHMED, Aviation Security Liaison Officer, British Embassy, Riyadh. For services to British nationals overseas
Jyoti RAMJEE-AGGARWAL, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy
Imtiaz RAZVI, Director Examinations Pakistan, British Council. For services to UK examinations overseas
Tammy SANDHU, lately Chair, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Network, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion
Tiphaine SHAH, lately Joint Head, Covid-19 Medical Supplies Team, British Embassy Beijing. For services to the Covid-19 response in China
Rajeev SINGH, lately Border Force Higher Officer, British Embassy Rabat. For services to British nationals overseas
Amika GEORGE, youngest recipient, founder of the #FreePeriods Campaign. For services to education
Devina BANERJEE, from Vaccine Taskforce, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for services to Covid-19 vaccine development
Sumit GOYAL, consultant oncoplastic surgeon, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, for services to breast cancer and Cardiff Breast Centre Charity
QUEEN'S POLICE MEDAL
ENGLAND AND WALES
Q.P.M.
Mohammad Wasim CHAUDHRY, Chief Superintendent, Greater Manchester Police.
Bhupinder Kaur RAI, Temporary Chief Superintendent, Thames Valley Police
