Birthday Honours 2022
Knight Bachelor · 2022
“For services to Covid-19 Research and Policy.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
“Professor of Primary Care Research and Development, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medicine.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Professor of Primary Care Research and Development, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medicine.
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Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Aziz SHEIKH O.B.E. F.R.S.E.
Chair, Primary Care Research and Development, University of Edinburgh
For services to Covid-19 Research and Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2014- Region
- Edinburgh
“Professor of Primary Care Research and Development, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medicine.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chair, Primary Care Research and Development
- Region
- Lasswade, Midlothian
“For services to Covid-19 Research and Policy.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 23 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
1 Knight Bachelor recipient is from Midlothian.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, University of Edinburgh.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2022
Andrew Goddard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Weston on Trent, Derbyshire
“For services to Health and Social Care.”
Bradley Fried
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
David Macmillan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
“For services to Chemistry and Science.”
Dr Paul Lasseter Phillips
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Newport, Gwent
“For services to Further Education.”
Iain Livingstone,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Kincardine, Fife
“For services to Policing and the Public.”
Ian Rankin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Literature and to Charity.”
Isaac Julien
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Art.”
James Milne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Milltimber, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
James Walker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Aberlour, Banffshire
“For services to the Food Industry.”
Jeremy Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Warwickshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Julian Hartley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Healthcare.”
Martyn Oliver
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Tollerton, North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Michael Arthur
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Nicholas David Coleridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to Museums, to Publishing and to the Creative Industries.”
Nigel Boardman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Legal Profession.”
Pascal Soriot
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Abroad
“For services to UK Life Sciences and the Response to Covid-19.”
Peter Bruce
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Science and Innovation.”
Rohinton Kalifa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Services, to Technology and to Public Service.”
Stephen Andrew Gill Hough
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
Stephen Powis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19.”
Stephen Timms
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For Political and Public Service.”
Timothy Le Cocq
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
“For services to the Community as Bailiff of the Bailiwick of Jersey.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Fiona Rayment
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4083758. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 15 June 2014.
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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