Birthday Honours 2023
Salma Zulfiqar BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Art and to Education.”
London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
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 approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Salma Bano ZULFIQAR
For services to Art and to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
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- Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Art and to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 349 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
147 British Empire Medal recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2023
Aaron Kerr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hillsborough, County Down
“For services to Disability Awareness and to Assisted Running in the United Kingdom.”
Agnes Close
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Henshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment and to Freshwater Fisheries.”
Alan Naylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Duffus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Forres, Moray
“For services to Boxing, to Veterans and to Charity in Inverness-shire, Aberdeenshire and Moray.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Brentwood, Essex
“For services to Charity, particularly to People with Motor Neurone Disease.”
Alexander Mcmenemy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service to the Scottish Schools Football Association and to the Scottish Football Association.”
Alison Law (alison Hanscomb)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey
“For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Alison Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to the British Community in Russia.”
Amber Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Oxfordshire
“For services to the community in Oxfordshire.”
Andrew Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Sport and to Education.”
Andrew Melvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Netherlee, Renfrewshire
“For services to Traditional Music and to the community in Glasgow.”
Andrew Padmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Music.”
Andrew Wing
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Gosport, Hampshire
“For services to the community in Gosport, Hampshire.”
Angela Hewitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
East Cowes, Isle of Wight
“For services to Nature Conservation and Education.”
Angela Mccann
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services in Northern Ireland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Ann Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Healthcare Access.”
Ann Steele
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anndeloris Chacon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Charity and to the community in Bristol.”
Anne Mccormack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Kinross, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Disadvantaged People in Kinross, particularly during Covid-19.”
Anne Mccreadie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to the community in Merkinch, Inverness.”
Anne Wingate
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Anthony Adkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Anthony Brooke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4380019. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Solihull, West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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