New Year Honours 2018
Shabana Haque OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head • Government Science and Engineering Profession Team
“For services to Civil Service Science and the Engineering Profession.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Civil Service Science and the Engineering Profession.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
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:
Dr. Shabana Rounak HAQUE
Head, Government Science and Engineering Profession Team, Government Office for Science
For services to Civil Service Science and the Engineering Profession.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- lately Head, Government Science and Engineering Profession Team
- Region
- London
“For services to Civil Service Science and the Engineering Profession.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 252 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, Government Science and Engineering Profession Team.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alison Sellar
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“For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.”
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Annika Small
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Anthony Delahunty
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“For services to the Fishing Industry.”
Anthony O’hear
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London
“For services to Education.”
Antony Chapman
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Cardiff
“For services to Higher Education.”
Antony Pritchard
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Hampshire
“For services to the Royal Navy.”
Barbara Holm
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Adult Education.”
Barbara Rayment
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London
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Barbara Wickham
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“For services to UK/Bangladesh and UK/Pakistan cultural relations.”
Bartholomew Smith
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Berkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Bernard Lane
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“For services to Community Safety and Reducing Crime.”
Bernice Mccabe
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“For services to Education.”
Brian Bowsher
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Dorset
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Carol Garrett
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Suffolk
“For services to Business.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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Ghulam Ng
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James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
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Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
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Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
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London, Greater London
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Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
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Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
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Mark Bamforth
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Benjamin Towers
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Gillingham, Kent
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938065. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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