
Birthday Honours 2016
Hanif Malik OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Sport and the community particularly in Yorkshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Sport and the community particularly in Yorkshire.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Hanif MALIK
Chief Executive, Hamara
For services to Sport and the community particularly in Yorkshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Yorkshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- West Yorkshire
“For services to Sport and the community particularly in Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 248 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 17% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2016
Adil Ray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Alan Borthwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Health and Health Research.”
Alan Thorpe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to Environmental Science and Research.”
Alexander Chesterman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Digital Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Balsom
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Music.”
Alison Boulton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Bristol
“For services to Education.”
Alison Mutch (mrs. Webb)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cheshire
“For services to Law and Order particularly Tackling Hate Crime.”
Allen Packwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Archives and Scholarship.”
Alyson Fender
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For public service to Higher Education.”
Andrew Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Burns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Fisher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to the Digital Economy.”
Andrew Jameson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Angela Barke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Defence.”
Anthony Howlett-bolton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Ex-offenders through the Langley House Trust.”
Anthony Larkin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Herefordshire
“For services to Further Education and Disability Sport.”
Anthony Mcpartlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting and Entertainment.”
Anthony Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Planning and voluntary services to Young People.”
Anthony Webborn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Paralympic Sports Medicine and the British Paralympic Association.”
Antony Bannan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to the UK Economy, International Trade and Inward Investment.”
Arwel Ellis Owen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to Social Services and Social Care in Wales.”
Bernadette Rijnenberg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Powys
“For services to Probation.”
Bhanu Ramaswamy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For services to Physiotherapy.”
Brian Blessed
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to the Arts and charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551976. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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