Birthday Honours 2026
Mukesh Sharma OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Managing Director
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
“For services to Heritage.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to the Travel Trade in Northern Ireland.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Travel Trade in Northern Ireland.
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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
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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:
Mukesh SHARMA M.B.E. D.L.
Deputy Chair and Trustee, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Chair, Northern Ireland Committee, National Lottery Heritage Fund
For services to Heritage.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mukesh SHARMA D.L.
Managing Director, Selective Travel Management
For services to the Travel Trade in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
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In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Managing Director
- Region
- Antrim
“For services to the Travel Trade in Northern Ireland.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Northern Ireland Committee
- Region
- Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 278 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
22 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Antrim.
What organisation were they with?
Northern Ireland Committee.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2026
Adrian Budgen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bakewell, Derbyshire
“For services to the Victims of Asbestos Related Diseases and their Families.”
Adrian West
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Aileen Bush (aileen Evans)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Social Housing.”
Alastair Farnsworth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abroad
“For services to Defence.”
Aletta Collins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance.”
Alexander Bennett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Alice Witherow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Education.”
Aline Santos Farhat
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Retail Industry.”
Alison Brooks
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Architecture.”
Allan Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Renewable Energy.”
Alyson Scurfield
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Technology Enabled Care.”
Amir Ramzan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Cultural Relations Overseas.”
Andrea Arlidge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Weston Super Mare, Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Andrea Bennett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For services to Probation.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the Renewable Energy Industries.”
Andrew Page
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Epsom, Surrey
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Purvis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ascot, Berkshire
“For services to Biodiversity Science.”
Andrew Ransom
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to the Business Support Services Sector.”
Andrew Routley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Sculpture and the Arts.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153279. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454838. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Antrim) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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