Birthday Honours 2022
Uzoamaka Linda Iwobi CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
“For services to Racial Equality and to Championing Diversity and Inclusion.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to Community Relations and to the community in South Wales.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Racial Equality and to Championing Diversity and Inclusion.
View London Gazette notice ↗Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Community Relations and to the community in South Wales.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Region
- Swansea
“For services to Community Relations and to the community in South Wales.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Region
- Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Racial Equality and to Championing Diversity and Inclusion.”
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“For services to Racial Equality and to Championing Diversity and Inclusion.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
5 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Glamorgan.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2022
Achilles Daunt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Publishing.”
Aisling Burnand
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Charitable Sector.”
Aled Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Renal Medicine.”
Alison Bertlin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Alun Griffiths
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Abergavenny, Gwent
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Angus Fair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Anthony Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Halton, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Services.”
Arlene Sugden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire
“For Public Service.”
Avnish Goyal
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Billericay, Essex
“For services to Social Care and to Philanthropy.”
Catherine Mallyon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Theatre and to the Arts.”
Chinyere Nwanoku
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Diversity.”
Claire McColgan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Clare Victoria Balding
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
Cornelia Parker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Damian Watcyn Lewis,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Darren Richard Henley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Canterbury, Kent
“For services to the Arts.”
David Blood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Finance.”
David Hughes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Further Education, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.”
David Mcloughlin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
David Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Menston, West Yorkshire
“For services to Dance.”
David Sweeney
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Deborah Rogers
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For services to Law and Order.”
Elisabeth Murdoch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity in the Arts and to Charity.”
Fiona Steele
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Statistics in the Social Sciences.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084062. 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 · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Swansea) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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