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 Pakistan.[1]

Career

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.[2]

In 2020 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England for enhancing the sustainable development of Bristol.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Paula with whom he has five children.[5] He lives in Midford, Somerset.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Mohammed Habedat SADDIQ personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. ↑ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-saddiq-dl-a054a0221
  3. ↑ "Mohammed Saddiq appointed HM Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Somerset".
  4. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset: 1 August 2022".
  5. ↑ "Executive Director of Operations at Wessex Water to become next Somerset Lord-Lieutenant". 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset: 1 August 2022".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.