AdminCancer expert Harpal Singh Kumar was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth-II recently for his “influential” work in prevention and treatment of cancer. 50-year-old Kumar, who is the chief executive of Cancer Research UK, is the son of Indian parents who migrated to Britain. “He has been hugely influential in promoting research into the prevention, early diagnosis […]
Cancer expert Harpal Singh Kumar was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth-II recently for his “influential” work in prevention and treatment of cancer.
50-year-old Kumar, who is the chief executive of Cancer Research UK, is the son of Indian parents who migrated to Britain.
“He has been hugely influential in promoting research into the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and cancer care. CRUK’s income and research spend are at an all-time high”, the citation accompanying his knighthood noted.
As one of the trustees of Francis Crick Institute, Cambridge and Harvard-educated Kumar has been instrumental in setting up the institute as a world-leading centre of biomedical research and innovation.
The annual list also includes several other Indian-origin individuals in various fields like entrepreneurship, financial services and community service.
Other prominent Indian-origin individuals honoured with civilian awards such as Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) include Raminder Singh Ranger, whose company Sun Mark Ltd has won several export awards from the British government.
London-based Samir Desai has been honoured for services to financial services, while Raj Nayyar is included in the list for services to tax policy. Kala Patel got the OBE for services to childcare business.
~ Source: IndiaTimes