Asians honoured in Golden Jubilee Year
(June 2002)

A number of well-known Asians have been chosen by Queen to receive honours in her Golden Jubilee year Honours List. Knighthoods have been bestowed on Gulam Kaderbhoy (G K Noon) of Noon Products plc and Professor Partha Sarathi Dasgupta of Cambridge University. Another curry manufacturer, Perween Warsi of S&A foods has been awarded a CBE. Sushil Wadhwani who has served on the Bank of England's monetary policy committee has also been made Commander of the British Empire.

Asians honoured in the Queens List 2002

Knighthoods

Professor Partha Sarathi DASGUPTA, Frank Ramsay Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge. For services to Economics. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire).
Gulam Kaderbhoy NOON, MBE, For services to Industry.

Order of the Bath

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Ms Urmila BANERJEE, Member, Cabinet Office Management, Board. For services to Modernisation of the Civil Service, (London, SW3)
Dr Sushil Baldev WADHWANI, For services to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey)
Perween, Mrs WARSI, MBE, Managing Director, S and A Foods Ltd. For services to Business.(Derby, Derbyshire)

Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Waqar AZMI, Chief Executive, Worcestershire Racial, Equality Council and Race Equality West Midlands. For services to Community Life in the West Midlands. (Barnt Green, Worcestershire)
Arabinda PALIT, Lately Consultant Paediatrician, Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust. For services to Medicine.(Narberth, Pembrokeshire)
Piall, Mrs RAY, Director, SAMPAD. For services to the Arts.(Birmingham, West Midlands)
Jagir Kaur, Mrs SEKHON, for services to the community in Greenwich, London, (London, SE18)
Balbir Singh UPPAL, JP, For services to the community in Huddersfield. (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)
Ms Parminder VIR, Producer and Cultural Diversity Advisor, Carlton Television. For services to Broadcasting and Film. (London, NW10)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Ms Naseem ABOOBAKER, Co-ordinator. For services to Mushkil Aasaan, London.(London, SW17)
Faruque AHMED, For services to the Bangladeshi community in Cheshire.(Hyde, Cheshire)
Darshan Singh BHOGAL, For services to Community Life and the promotion of Asian Languages in the West Midlands.(Birmingham, West Midlands)
Karamjit Singh BOLINA, Senior Customs Officer, Cargo Anti-Smuggling, HM Board of Customs and Excise.(Houslow, Middlesex)
Bashir CHAUDHRY, For services to the community in East London and Essex.(Ilford, Essex)
Nidhi, Mrs DALMIA, Member, New Deal Task Force's Minority Ethnic Advisory Group. For services to Unemployed People.(Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire)
Niranjana, Mrs DESAI, For services to Education and to the Asian community in Harrow, London.(West Harrow, Middlesex)
Nirmal, Mrs GUPTA, For services to Education and to the Hindu community in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. (Shoeburyness, Essex)
Venichand Ranmal HARANIA, Managing Director, Nucare plc. For services to Pharmacy. (Pinner, Middlesex)
Gurdev Singh KALSI, JP, For services to the Sikh community in Crawley, West Sussex.(Crawley, West Sussex)
Ismail Ahmed LAMBAT, For services to the community in Manchester.(Manchester, Greater Manchester)
Suleman NAGDI, JP, For services to the Muslim community in Leicester. (Leicester, Leicestershire)
Dr Amrat PARMAR, Director, Advanced Technologies, John Crane, Smiths Group plc. For services to the Defence Industry.(Bracknell, Berkshire)
Dindial PERSAUD, Supervising Gallery Guard, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to Museums. (London, W4)
Dr Manpreet Singh PUJARA, General Medical Practitioner. For services to Medicine. (Maidstone, Kent)
Dr Mohammed Abdur RAHMAN, For services to Primary Care in Wolverhampton. (Wolverhamppton, West Midlands)
Taifur, Mrs RASHID, Chairperson, Tower Hamlets Race Equality Council. For services to Community Life in London. (Redbridge, Essex)
Harmegh Singh RATTAN, For services to Racial Equality in London. (Ilford, Essex)
Raman RUPARELL, For services to Community Life and to Race Relations in London. (Ilford, Essex)
Resham Singh SANDHU, Chairman, Leicester Council of Faiths. For services to Community Life. (Leicester, Leicestershire)
Kishore Devsi SHAH, Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Terra Nitrogen UK Ltd. For services to Safety in the Fertiliser Industry. (Stockton-on-Tees, Durham)
Kutubuddin Ahmed SHIKDER, For services to the Muslim communities in East London.(London, E1)
Dr Harjit SINGH, General Medical Practitioner, Warwickshire. For services to Medicine. (Nuneaton, Warwickshire)

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