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Also The Hindu
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India Abroad
H S Rao in London
December 31, 2003 19:43 IST

Over a dozen PIOs in Queen's Honours list H S Rao in London | December 31, 2003 19:43 IST

Over a dozen people of Indian origin, including Dr Khalid Hameed, chairman, Commonwealth Youth Exchange Circle, figure in the New Year Honours list of Queen Elizabeth II.

The new British Ambassador to India Michael Anthony Arthur has been chosen for a senior honour in the list.

Arthur, who recently took over from Sir Rob Young in New Delhi, will be conferred with the Order of the Knight Commander of St Michael and St George.

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV has been chosen for the Knight Bachelor of the British Empire honour.

Prominent non-resident Indians in the honours list include Mel Sim Lal, for services to equal opportunities; Prof Monder Ram, Prof of Small Business, De Montfort University, Leicester, for service to black and ethnic minority businesses; and Ranjit Singh, for services to race and community relations. All of them will receive the Order of the British Empire.

The Member of the Order of British Empire honour will go to Amratlal Ghelabhai Desai for services to community relations in North London; Amarjit Singh Dhillon for service to the Asian community in South East London; Manilal Iccharam Mistry for services to race relations in the North West; Amrita Singh, senior probation officer, London Probation Area, for services to the National Probation Service and Chaudhry Asif Yaqub for promoting exports.

Other people of Indian origin to receive MBE are Subathira Arunachalam, lately compliance support officer, Inland Revenue; Anjali Dey, New deal personal adviser, Jobcentre Plus, Dept for Work and Pensions; and Heeranand Lachiram Kirpalani and Jayantilal Sojar Gosar Shah, both from the Ministry of Defence.

Capt Amarjit Singh Gill of Berkshire Army Cadet Force gets an MBE for his services to the military.

Nihal Vijaya Devadas Kaviratne, chairman, Unilever Indonesia, has been made a Commander of the Order of British Empire in recognition of his services to UK business interests and to sustainable development in Indonesia.

England's entire 31-member rugby World Cup winning squad will also be honoured.


The Aga Khan receives the KBE Order of the British Empire.

New Year Honours: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

31 December 2003 Knights Bachelor

Evans, Harold Matthew, For serv jrnism. Leigh Fermor, Patrick Michael, DSO, OBE, For serv literature and to UK-Greek rels.

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

Doyle, Michael Leo Haygarth, Dir for Policy and Resources, GCHQ.

Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Grand Cross (GCMG)

Robertson Of Port Ellen, George Islay MacNeill, The Rt Hon Baron, ltly Sec-Gen, Nato.

Knight Commander (KCMG)

Arthur, Michael Anthony, CMG, Brit High commr, New Delhi. Edward, Judge David Alexander Ogilvy, CMG, Lately Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities. Fortescue, John Adrian, LVO, Lately dir-Gen for Justice and Home Affairs, European Commn. Wood, Michael Charles, CMG, Legal Adviser, FCO.

Commander (CMG)

Beddington, Prof John Rex, FRS, For serv fisheries science and mgemt, especly in the South Atlantic. Cashmore, Prof Roger John, For serv internat co-operation in particle physics. Chaplin, Edward Graham Mellish, OBE, Dir Middle East and North Africa, FCO. Crooke, Alastair Warren, For serv the advancement of the Middle East peace process. Donnelly, Christopher Nigel, Lately Special Adviser on Central and East European Affairs to the Nato sec-Gen. Georges, Marvie Elton, OBE, Dep Governor, Brit Virgin Islands. Harper, Miss Monica Celia, HM Consul-Gen, Lille. Johnstone, Peter, Governor, Anguilla. Mathewson, Iain Arthur Gray, Counsellor, FCO. McDonald, Simon Gerard, HM Ambassador, Tel Aviv. Nash, Ronald Peter, LVO, HM Ambassador, Kabul. Vasey, Terence, Chief exec, LEPRA, and ltly pres, Internat Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

Aga Khan IV, His Highness Prince Karim, For serv internat devel, especly in Asia and Africa, and to UK-French rels. Berners-Lee, Timothy John, OBE, For serv the global devel of the Internet.