Birthday Honours 2023
Nimo Hassan Abdilahi MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Director
“For services to Humanitarian Assistance and Development in Somalia/Somaliland.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Humanitarian Assistance and Development in Somalia/Somaliland.
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Order of the British Empire
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Nimo HASSAN ABDILAHI
Director, Somalia NGO Consortium
For services to Humanitarian Assistance and Development in Somalia/Somaliland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Humanitarian Assistance and Development in Somalia/Somaliland.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 599 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director.
How widely is this recognised?
603 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Wirral, Merseyside
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Christina Miller
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Sarah Annable-gardner
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“For services to UK/Korea Relations in the areas of Science and Health.”
Martin Uden
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Daniel Horn-phathanothai
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Edith Caldwell
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Gary Green
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379519. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
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