Asians on King’s Birthday Honours List 2025

King Charles III’s Birthday Honours List 2025 has been published and over 1,200 people across the UK have been recognised for their contributions to UK society.

The Honours List was released on June 13 to coincide with Trooping the Colour, marking the King’s official birthday.

The focus of this List is individuals who have made achievements in public life and who have committed themselves to serving and helping the UK.

Many are active community champions, innovative social entrepreneurs, pioneering scientists, passionate health workers and dedicated volunteers.

Women make up 48% of those honoured, with 11% of recipients are from ethnic minority backgrounds.

The different honours range from a dame or knighthood, MBE, OBE to the Companion of Honour.

As for the Asian contributions, the King’s Birthday Honours List honours the hard work and efforts of men and women with South Asian roots who have made a major impact on communities around the UK.

Professor Jagtar Singh, who is Chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, has received a CBE for services to the NHS.

Meanwhile, Jaspal Singh Taggar received an MBE for services to general practice and general practice teaching.

He is the head of the primary care education unit at the University of Nottingham and played a key role in the development and large-scale expansion of primary care clinical placements to 1,000 students.

Singh Taggar led the region to be consistently in the top five for national research recruiters in the past five years.

Known as The Hillwalking Hijabi, Zahrah Mahmood was recognised with an MBE for voluntary service in Scotland.

Mahmood is known for her work to tackle barriers faced by ethnic minorities in outdoor spaces and shares her hillwalking adventures through social media, where she offers practical advice to beginners.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said, “This year’s birthday honours list is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary dedication, compassion, and service that exists in every corner of our country.

“From community champions to cultural icons, each recipient reflects the very best of Britain.

“I extend my heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to them all.”

British Asians who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 include:

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Prem Babu Goyal OBE – Alderman, City of London Corporation. For Public Service
• Tanuja Randery – Managing Director and Vice President, Amazon Web Services, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. For services to Business and the Technology Sector.
• Professor Jagtar Singh OBE – Lately Chair, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. For services to the NHS.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

• Dr Sayed Ali Abbas – For services to Peacebuilding and to Interfaith Dialogue.
• Sunita Arora – Founder, The Arora Charitable Foundation. For services to the Charitable Sector and to Philanthropy.
• Avinderjit Bhatia – Chief Nurse, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS and Nursing.
• Rita Hirani – Strategic Advisor and Lately Chief Executive Officer, MindOut. For services to Women, to the LGBTQ+ Community, and to Victims of Domestic Abuse.
• Mohammed Umar Hussain MBE – Police Staff, Chief Finance Officer, South Wales Police. For services to Policing.
• Professor Muhammad Afzal Javed – Consultant Psychiatrist, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust and Lately Honorary Associate Clinical Professor, University of Warwick. For services to Mental Health
• Pooja Kanda – Anti-Knife Crime Campaigner, Justice for Ronan. For services to the Prevention of Knife Crime.
• Dr Kulin Kantilal Patel – Veterinary Advisor for International Trade, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Animal Health and to International Trade.
• Vaibhav Puri – Director of Sector Strategy and Transformation, Rail Safety and Standards Board. For services to Rail Safety and Standards.
• Mohammad Sadique – Chairman and Owner, Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd. For services to the Automotive and Transport Industry.
• Darius Sarosh – Founder, The Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation. For services to Philanthropy.
• Professor Hanifa Unisa Shah – Pro Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham City University. For services to Higher Education.
• Professor Pankaj Sharma – Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway University of London. For services to Research in Strokes in South Asian People.
• Ranjit Singh – Vice Principal for Quality and Learner Experience, Hull College. For services to Further Education.
• Dr Parag Singhal – Consultant Endocrinologist, Weston Area Health NHS Trust. For services to Health Education and Black and Minority Ethnic Doctors.
• Captain Jagjit Singh Sohal – Chair, WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund. For services to the Commemoration of Commonwealth Soldiers who served Great Britain.

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

• Farhan Adam – Headteacher, Crown Hills Community College, Leicester. For services to Education.
• Surdarshan Singh Chana – Indian Classical Musician. For services to Music and Sikh Culture.
• Hafsha Dadabhai-Shaikh – Director, Smartlyte – Get Families Talking. For services to Digital Inclusion.
• Umeshkumar Desai – For services to Higher Education.
• Zamiha Desai – Founder, RecommendAsian and Founder, ProfessionalAsian. For services to the British Asian Community.
• Neelam Devesher – Chair, Community Foundation for Surrey and Chair, Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum. For services to Charity and to the community in Surrey.
• Riazul Hassan – Head of Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan, Welsh Government. For services to Community Relations and the Vision of a Racism-free Wales.
• Muhbeen Hussain – For Political Services to Integration, Cohesion and to British Society.
• Amina Hussein – Operations Manager, International Family Tracing, British Red Cross. For services to the Red Cross.
• Professor Noor Ul Owase Jeelani – Professor of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Neurosurgery and Global Child Health.
• Pravin Ravji Kara Jethwa – Delivery Officer, Regions Group London, Department for Education. For services to Education.
• Sujan Katuwal – For services to the community in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
• Fazilette Sultana Khan – Founder Trustee, Greenseas Trust. For services to Marine Conservation.
• Muzahid Uddin Khan – For services to Charity and to the community in Oldham.
• Mohan Singh Kundi – Chair, Sefton Carers Centre. For services to Charity.
• Zahrah Mahmood – President, Ramblers Scotland. For Voluntary Service in Scotland.
• Ram Kishan Mehmi – Councillor for Pleck, Walsall and Trustee, Darlaston Temple. For services to Faith and Integration.
• Muhammad Abdul Musabbir – Chair, Hyde Bangladesh Welfare Association. For services to Community Cohesion.
• Parimalkumar Bhanuprasad Patel – Paralegal Officer, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to Law and Order.
• Sanjay Mahendra Patel – Lately Managing Director, The Hundred. For services to Cricket.
• Professor Raman Kant Prinja – Professor of Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London. For services to Academia and Education.
• Sonia Sabri – Dance Artist. For services to Dance
• Shahbaz Hussain Shah – Firefighter, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Lancashire.
• Monaser Shahzad – Founder and Managing Director, Harry Specters. For services to Training and Employment for Young People with Autism.
• Aruna Kumari Sharma – Lately Headteacher, Villiers High School, London. For services to Education.
• Dr Richa Sinha – Chair, The Scottish Hindu Foundation. For services to the Hindu Community in Scotland and to Tackling Hinduphobia.
• Professor Jaspal Singh Taggar – Head, Undergraduate Primary Care Education and Director, Primary Care Education Unit, University of Nottingham. For services to General Practice and General Practice Teaching.
• Vasim Ul-Haq – Vice Chair and Treasurer, Thames Reach Charity. For services to the Homeless in London.
• Shahid Ullah – Work Coach, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public and Charitable Service.

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

• Dr Muhammad Ahsan – Community Safety Officer, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Essex.
• Ram Prakash Gupta – For services to the community in Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
• Zarith Nasa Hussain – For services to Cricket.
• Mujahid Khan – For services to the Development, Practice, and Teaching of Tang Soo Do.
• Adarsh Khullar – Founder and Chair, Scottish Asian Ekta Group. For services to the Scottish Asian Ekta Group.
• Dr Prashant Jayantilal Ladva – Doctor, NHS and Chief Executive Officer, LinkMedics. For services to British Citizen Doctors Trained Overseas.
• Hafsa Omar – Founder, Moss Side Eco Squad. For services to the community in Manchester.
• Amish Dipakkumar Patel – Director, Hodgson Pharmacy. For services to Community Pharmacy.
• Ali Qadar – For services to the community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
• Santosh Sharma – Volunteer, Oxfam. For Charitable Service.

These honorary titles are awarded to these individuals in recognition of their commitment to serve and help Britain in their areas of work and services.

The Asian recipients of these awards have proved their specific dedication without a doubt to their contributions.

DESIblitz congratulates all of the honorees on the Birthday Honours List 2025!