New Year Honours 2021
Sayed Azam-ali OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Underutilised Crops and improving Food Security.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Underutilised Crops and improving Food Security.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Sayed Nader AZAM-ALI
Chief Executive Officer, Crops for the Future
For services to Underutilised Crops and improving Food Security.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 316 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 New Year Honours 2021
Adeela Warley
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“For services to Charity Communications.”
Adele Jones
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Vulnerable Women and Children.”
Adrian Hawkins
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
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Alan Burnell
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Alan Cowdale
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Market Drayton, Shropshire
“For services to Defence.”
Alan Moore
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Mass Incident Emergency Planning in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Stewart
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Langbank, Renfrewshire
“For services to Hairdressing.”
Alan Watson
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Eastleigh, Hampshire
“For services to Maritime History and to Charity.”
Alice Fairbain
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alicia Herbert
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Alun Francis
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Education.”
Aman Ibrahimkhel
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“For services to UK/ Afghanistan relations.”
Amanda Bennett
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“For services to Education in West Yorkshire.”
Andrew Barnett
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London, Greater London
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Andrew Beet
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Maplethorpe, Lincolnshire
“For services to Law and Order.”
Andrew Soper
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Angela O’brien
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Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Angela Owen
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Alton, Hampshire
“For services to Women in the Defence Sector.”
Ann Fitchett
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“For services to Defence.”
Ann Mcvie
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Linlithgow, West Lothian
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Anne Paterson
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“For services to Education.”
Anne-Marie Houghton
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Anthony Price
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“For voluntary service to Holocaust Remembrance.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Clare Olver
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Community Forestry.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Kabir Kaul
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Nature.”
Stephen Jess
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Keith Chalmers-watson
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North Berwick, East Lothian
“For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
George Seligman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Juliet Sargeant
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Horticulture.”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management.”
John Rochford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
William Moore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland.”
Simon Humphreys
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Sarah Eberle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3704237. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
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