

Birthday Honours 2018
Prof Carole Hillenbrand CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: University of Edinburgh
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to the Understanding of Islamic History.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“Lately Head of Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh. For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Understanding of Islamic History.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Head of Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh. For services to Higher Education.
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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
9 June 2018
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Carole HILLENBRAND O.B.E.
Emerita Professor in Islamic History, University of Edinburgh and Professor, University of St Andrews
For services to the Understanding of Islamic History.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Edinburgh
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- Edinburgh
“Lately Head of Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh. For services to Higher Education.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- University of Edinburgh and Professor
- Region
- Edinburgh
“For services to the Understanding of Islamic History.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 98 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
Alexander Begbie
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Edinburgh
“For services to Business and Social Inclusion.”
Alexander John Marshall
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Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Janet Elliot
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Edinburgh
“For public service.”
Alun Evans
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London
“For services to Scholarship.”
Alun Tucker
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Cardiff
“For services to International Justice.”
Andrew Green
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Ann Heathwaite
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Lancashire
“For services to Scientific Research and Advice to the Government.”
Arthur Gascoigne
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Surrey
“For services to the Arts.”
Barbara Allison
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Lanarkshire
“For public service.”
Bashir Al-hashimi
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Hampshire
“For services to Computer Engineering and to Industry.”
Brenda Trenowden
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Kent
“For services to Exports in the Financial Sector and to Gender Equality.”
Brendan Mcguigan
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Down
“For services to Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Brent Cheshire
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West Sussex
“For services to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Caroline Brazier
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Librarianship and to Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
Colin Herron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
David Eyton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Engineering and to Energy.”
David Havelock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Economy.”
David Kinder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Abroad
“For public service and services to Mental Wellbeing.”
David Orr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Housing.”
David Wood
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Tyne and Wear
“For political and public service.”
Dinah Casson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Design.”
Dionne Collins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
Edward Hardy
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Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041526. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 1 January 2009.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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