Adeeba Malik

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Adeeba Malik CBE DL (born 30 September 1966) is a British-Pakistani teacher, executive, and trustee. [1]

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Early life and education

Adeeba Malik was born on 30 September 1966 to a British Pakistani family. Her father, Mohammed Sadiq Malik, had moved to Bradford from Pakistan in 1958. In 1965 he had returned to Sialkot where he met Fahmeeda. The two were married and, in 1966 moved to Bradford. [2] In a 2022 interview to celebrate International Women's Day, Adeeba noted that in 1967 her mother, Fahmeeda, was one of only 67 south-asian women in her community in Bradford numbering over 3,000. [3] Adeeba attended The Grange school in Bradford and studied for a Bachelor's Degree and then a Master's Degree in education at the University of Hull. [4]

Career

In 1992, Malik joined the QED Foundation, a Bradford-based charity which works to eradicate poverty, disadvantage and discrimination amongst disadvantaged communities. She is currently its Deputy Chief Executive. [4] She has worked with many different social projects, including the Waterways Trust, The National Muslim Women's Advisory Board, and is a former governor of Sheffield Hallam University. [4] Through her position with Bradford Culture Company Ltd she has supported Bradford’s bid to host the UK City of Culture title in 2025. [5] She is Member of the Honours Committee in the Community and Voluntary Services committee. [4] On 1 November 2021 she was appointed as a trustee of York Museums Trust. [6] She is also a trustee of Carers Resource, [7] and Poverty Alleviation Scholarships. [4]

Malik was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Birthday Honours for services to community relations and to business in Bradford; [8] in the 2015 New Year Honours she was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to interfaith and community cohesion. [9]

She was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of West Yorkshire in April 2022. [10] In September 2025, Malik was appointed the new Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, becoming the first woman of Asian heritage to become a Lord-lieutenant anywhere in the country. [11]

References

  1. ↑ [Anon.] (2015). "Malik, Adeeba" . Who's Who . A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283003.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Column: Adeeba Mailk pays tribute to her mother Fahmeeda". Asian Standard. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Adeeba Malik's moving tribute to her late mother on International Women's Day". Telegraph & Argus. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Community Champions: Adeeba Malik" (PDF). Bradford.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Why QED Foundation's Adeeba Malik CBE wants Bradford to win UK City of Culture 2025 bid after Hull's success". Yorkshire Post. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "YORK MUSEUM & GALLERY TRUST: Trustees". Charity Commission. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Board of Trustees". Carers Resrouce. February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. ↑ United Kingdom list: "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 18.
  9. ↑ United Kingdom list: "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N9.
  10. ↑ Healey, Shawna (4 April 2022). "Three South Asian women have been appointed as Deputy Lieutenants in West Yorkshire". Asian Standard. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire: 22 September 2025". Gov.uk . 22 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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