The 2017 New Year’s Honours Muslim award winners include:
Knighthoods
Mohammed Muktar Jama FARAH, CBE For services to Athletics.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Naim Ibrahim ATTALLAH Publisher, Quartet Books. For services to Literature and the Arts.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ms Iman ABOU-ATTA Founder, SCEME. For services to Community Cohesion.
Abdul Fazal BHANJI Deputy Chair, University of London Board of Trustees. For services to Education and Young People. (London)
Imran GULAMHUSEINWALA Global Lead for FinTech, Ernst and Young. For services to Financial Services
Mohammad TAJ President, TUC. For services to Trade Unionism.
Dr Hakim YADI Chief Executive Officer, Northern Health Science Alliance. For services to Healthcare Technology and the Economy.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Councillor Mohammed AIKHLAQ Chair of Governors, Leigh Primary School, Birmingham. For services to Education
Imran AMED Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Business of Fashion. For services to Fashion.
Uzma, Mrs JOHAL Festival Director, Frequency Festival and Cofounder and Director, Threshold Studios. For services to the Digital Economy in the East Midlands.
Javid KHAN For services to the Prevention of Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence.
Shezad NAWAB Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Sfhere. For services to Business and Diversity.
Inayat OMARJI For services to Built Heritage and the community in Bolton.
Mohammed Abid SALEH Detective Constable, CSE Team, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to Policing and the community in East Lancashire.
Mohamed Karim SBIHI For services to Rowing.
Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mohammed FAROOQ For services to Fundraising and Providing Meals to Disadvantaged Children in Peterborough.
Emrul ISLAM Chairman, Newark Youth London Limited. For services to Sport and the community in East London.
Siraaj-Ul-Haq NADAT Senior Quality of Life Facilitator, Changing Our Lives. For services to People with Disabilities in the West Midlands.
Miss Saba NASIM For services to Cricket and Young People in London.
Miss Qurratul Annie ZAIDI For services to Football Coaching.