2012 Special Honours

Last updated June 11, 2025

The Special Honours are issued at the Queen's pleasure at any given time.

Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Lieutenant of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Member of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
References

Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Honorary

His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The Amir of the State of Kuwait.
His Excellency Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia.

Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Honorary

His Excellency Marzuki Ali. Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia.
His Excellency Irman Gusman. Speaker of the House of Regional Representatives of Indonesia.
Efthimios Elias Mitropoulos. For services to international maritime safety, security and protection of the marine

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His Excellency Dr R M Marty M Natalegawa. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.
His Excellency Sudi Silalahi. Minister of the State Secretariat of Indonesia.

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Honorary

His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Interior Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait.
His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait.
His Excellency Dr Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf. Minister of Education and Minister of Finance of Kuwait.
His Excellency Anas Khalid Al-Saleh. Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Housing Affairs of Kuwait.
His Excellency Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah. Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait.
His Excellency Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah. Deputy Minister of The Amiri Diwan Affairs.
His Excellency Ahmed Fahad Al-Fahad. Director of the Amir of Kuwait's Office.
Sheikh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah. Chief of Amiri Protocol and Chamberlain.
His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Abdulla Abo-Al-Hassan. Foreign Policy Adviser to the Amir of Kuwait.

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Honorary

His Excellency T M Hamzah Thayeb. Indonesian Ambassador to the UK.

Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Honorary

Henry R W Kaitjily. Deputy Director, Directorate General of Protocol and Consular, Indonesian Government.
Harry R J Kandou. Deputy Chief of Mission, Indonesian Embassy.
Kustanto Widiatmoko. Private Secretary to the President of Indonesia.

Lieutenant of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Honorary

Yousef Hamad Al-Roumi. Undersecretary for Information and Cultural Affairs, Amiri Diwan.
His Excellency Sheikh Fawaz Saud Al-Sabah. Under-Secretary for Economic and Political Affairs, Amiri Diwan.
Harris Nugroho. Minister Counsellor (Political Affairs), Indonesian Embassy.

Member of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Honorary

Mohammed AL-Arjan. Second Secretary, Kuwait Embassy.
Mona N. Behbehani. Third Secretary, Kuwait Embassy.
Heni Hamidah. Media, Indonesian Embassy.
Billy Wibisono. Second Secretary (Information & Socio-Cultural Affairs), Indonesian Embassy.

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Honorary

Professor Uta Frith. For services to clinical science.

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Honorary

Bernard Jean Etienne Arnault. For services to business and the wider community in the UK.
Mr Kotaro Ono. For services to British charities and institutions.
Mark Charles Pigott. For services to the arts, education, employment and philanthropy

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Honorary

Jiří Bělohlávek. For services to music
Robert Lee Boyett. For services to drama
Bob Collins. For public service
Philippe Vincent Jacques Léon Marie De Rivaz. For services to the electricity and gas industries.
Suzan Sabanci Dinçer. For services to UK/Turkey relations and bilateral business interests.
Dr William Hall Janeway. For services to education in support of Cambridge University and to UK/US relations.
Mr Michael Kahn. For services to UK/US cultural relations.
Dr William Martin Kelso. For services to archaeology.
Sanford Lieberson. For services to the film industry.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Honorary
Military division

Colonel Tolhas Sininta Nauli Basana Hutabarat. ADC to the President of Indonesia.
Colonel Jonni Mahroza. Defence Attaché, Indonesian Embassy.

Civil division

Whalid Al-Khabazi. Director General Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait.
Sean Francis Brennan. For services to local government.
Henry Arthur Crosbie. For services to British/Irish cultural relations.
Professor Marianne Hester. For services to the prevention of domestic violence.
Professor François Kersaudy. For services to contemporary history and UK/France cultural relations
Eddie Jordan. For services to charity and motor racing.
Sara Theresa Celine McKenna. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
Oliver Peyton. For services to the hospitality industry.
Murdaya Widyawimarta Po. For services to British interests in Indonesia.
Susanne Brigitte Rauprich. For services to industry.
Katsuhiko Waza. For services to British business and culture in Japan.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Honorary
Military division

1st Lieutenant Okti Cahyandari. ADC to the First Lady of Indonesia.

Civil division

Majdi Mohammed Fawzi Al Massaied.For services to the British Embassy, Muscat.
Erik Mugerdich Baloyán. For services to UK-Mexico relations.
Raja Bel Ghazi. For services to the British Embassy in Rabat.
David Eugene Crean. For services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire.
F Michael Distasio. For services to British education in South Korea.
Ahmed Mostafa Elhawary. For services to the British community and British Embassy in Cairo.
Rolf Hestness. For services to British interests in Norway.
Masayo Kidani. For charitable services in the UK.
Masao Kumori. For services to foreign investment in North East England.
Julie Marie Meyer. For services to entrepreneurship.
Catherine Ann Pollak Moss. For services to young people.
Mbacke Niang. For services to Oxfam.
Camellia Panjabi. For services to the hospitality industry.
Tameshwarlal Ramdat. For services to British interests.

References

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