A whole host of individuals from across the Asian community were honoured in the New Year’s Honour’s List.

In the north of England Adeeba Malik, deputy chief executive of QED Foundation, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours list for her services as a British Muslim woman on mainstream public bodies.

The Commander of the Order of the British Empire is awarded for having a distinguished, innovative contribution in a prominent role at national level, or a leading role at regional level.

She said: “I am humbled and honoured to receive such a prestigious award and to be recognised for my work which I have always enjoyed. I remember how I felt when I received the MBE, and then to be honoured with a CBE is very special.

"There are many others who will be part of this including my family, friends and colleagues who have supported me in my career. And the person who this will mean a lot to is my mother, this is why the award is so special."

Other notable awards in the region went to Gulfaraz Ahmed. Headteacher Parkinson Lane Primary School, Halifax who recieved an a OBE for services to Education. (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire).

Ms Shabana Iltaf Abasi. Head of Service Cafcass Greater Manchester was awarded an MBE for services to Children in Greater Manchester. (Cheadle, Greater Manchester).

The following were awarded CBE’s: Ms Uma Mehta. Chief Community Services Lawyer London Borough of Islington. For services to Children. (Billericay, Essex).

OBE’s were awarded to the following: Ms Sajda Mughal. For services to Community Cohesion and Interfaith Dialogue. (London) Dr Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia. For services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion.

Jatinder Kumar Sharma. Principal and chief executive Walsall College. For services to Further Education. (Wolverhampton, West Midlands).

Professor Venugopal Karunakaran Nair. Head of Avian Viral Diseases Programme Pirbright Institute. For services to Science. (Kidlington, Oxfordshire).

Professor Iram Siraj. Professor of Early Childhood Education Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education. (Stapleford, Cambridgeshire).

Mohammed Amal El-Hajji. Front of House Security manager Ministry of Justice Headquarters. For services to the Ministry of Justice.

The following were made MBE’s: Mizan Rahman Syed. For services to Government Digital Communication. (London).

Waqar Afzal Ahmed. Prevent manager Birmingham City Council. For services to challenging extremism and empowering communities. (Dudley, West Midlands).

Mrs Shahnaz Akhtar. Foster Carer, Slough. For services to Children and Families. (Slough, Berkshire).

Muhammad Zahur. For services to the Pakistani community in Sheffield. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire).

A Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) was awarded to: Fauja Singh Marathon Runner. For services to Sport and charity and Dr Shazad Saleem Dentist, Manchester. For services to Dentistry.