Dr Shuja Shafi, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, congratulated those who were named in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List. He said: “I congratulate all those who have been named, who have made valuable contributions to our country”.
MBE
Rimla Akhtar
Chair Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation. For services to Equality and Diversity in Sport. (London)
Aliya Jafri Azam
For voluntary and charitable services to Community Cohesion, particularly through the Al Khoei Foundation. (London)
Zia Uddin Chaudhry
For services to Interfaith Relations in Merseyside. (Liverpool, Merseyside)
Amir Aziz Cheema
For services to Young People through the Scout Movement. (Bristol)
Capt Amir Akbar Esmiley
Surveyor in Charge Maritime and Coastguard Agency. For services to Seafarers. (Chandlers Ford, Hampshire)
Issan Ul-Haque Ghazni
For public and political service. (Nottinghamshire)
Mohammed Aslam Hanif
For services to Community Relations in Teesside. (Ingleby Barwick, North Yorkshire)
Mohammed Umar Hussain
Assistant chief Officer South Wales Police. For services to Policing. (Newport, Gwent)
Halimah Gulzar Khaled
For services to charity and to Community Relations in Nottingham. (Toton, Nottinghamshire)
Arif Mukadam
Administrative Officer HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Combatting Tax Credits Error and Fraud and voluntary service to the community in Lancashire. (Blackburn, Lancashire)
KBE
Dr Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz
For services to Tuvalu
OBE
Harris Bokhari
For services to Young People and Interfaith Relations. (Epsom, Surrey)
Knighthood
Professor Hussein Munir Pirmohamed
David Weatherall Chair of Medicine University of Liverpool. For services to Medicine (West Kirby, Merseyside)
MVO
Mohammed Saleh Faisel Choudhry
For services to the Royal Household
BEM
Bashir Hasham
For services to the community in Orkney. (Orphir, Orkney)
DBE
Dr Nemat Talaat Shafik
Deputy managing director International Monetary Fund. For services to Public Administration and the Global Economy. (London)
CBE
Mrs Nusrat Mehboob Lilani
Founder and Chair, Women of the Future. For services to Women in Business
Hamid Patel
Chief executive Tauheedul Education. For services to Education. (Blackburn, Lancashire)
QPM
Nadeem Fazil Mir
Temporary chief inspector Greater Manchester Police.
If anyone is missing from this list, please email media@mcb.org.uk
The full list of honours can be viewed here.