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Mohammed Habedat Saddiq is Lord-lieutenant of Somerset. A utilities-sector engineer and manager he was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in June 1970 after his parents came to England in the late 1960s from a small village in Pakistan.[1][2]
Career edit
He has held management and engineering positions in the water, waste and renewables sectors, including as founder of green energy business GENeco and director of Swiss Combi Technology.[3]
In 2020 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England for enhancing the sustainable development of Bristol.[4]
Saddiq was appointed as Lord-lieutenant of Somerset with effect from 29 October 2022, taking over from Mrs Annie Maw CVO who retired after eight years in the role.[5][2]
Personal life edit
He is married to Paula with whom he has five children.[6] He lives in Midford, Somerset.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Mohammed Habedat SADDIQ personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
- ^ a b "Somerset Council appoints new Lord Lieutenant". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-saddiq-dl-a054a0221
- ^ "Mohammed Saddiq appointed HM Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Somerset".
- ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset: 1 August 2022".
- ^ "Executive Director of Operations at Wessex Water to become next Somerset Lord-Lieutenant". 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset: 1 August 2022".