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British Muslim Health Awards 2026

The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) is proud to present the British Muslim Health Awards 2026, returning for a second year to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Muslim professionals across the UK’s health and care sectors.

Highlights of the 2025 British Muslim Health Awards

2025 Video Highlights

Read our press release following the British Muslim Health Awards on Saturday 13th December

The British Muslim Health Awards — the first national celebration of Muslim professionals in the UK health and care sector — made a powerful debut on Saturday, 13 December 2025, at the Quaid-e-Azam Grand Ballroom in Birmingham.

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Award Winners

Doctor of the Year

Dr Fatima Husain

Nurse of the Year

Prof Parveen Ali

Midwife of the Year

Hauwa Hamza

Dentist of the Year

Dr Khalid Master

Pharmacist of the Year

Yousaf Ahmad

Optometrist of the Year

Hammad Mansoor

Allied Health Professional
of the Year

Heena Mahmood

Mental Health Professional
of the Year

Dr Shaheen Shora

Public Health Practitioner
of the Year

Sakinat Tope Baiyewu

Care Worker of the Year

Coumilah Manjoo

Chaplain of the Year

Maysoon Shafiq

Educator of the Year

Mohamed Rashad

Student of the Year

Sumayyah Khalid

Researcher of the Year

Professor Mona Bafadhel

Humanitarian of the Year

Dr. Nooralhaq Nasimi

Digital Health Award of the Year

Dr Haroon Shah

Life Sciences Award of the Year

Prof Asif Ahmed

Health Manager of the Year

Aiysha Saleemi

Ally of the Year

Dr Swee Chai Ang (FRCS)

Health Advocate of the Year

Sardar Aftab Khan

Mosque of the Year

Masjid Ash Shifa, Nottingham

Faith Inclusion Initiative
of the Year

Kanwal Munir

Rising Star Award

Amira Nimerawi

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr Muhammad Kausar (in Memoriam)
Prof Sharif Al Ghazzal

President’s Medal

Dr Ghassan Abu-sittah
Dr Omar Abdul Manan
Latifa Patel
Salma Yasmeen
Dr Shehla Imtiaz-Umer
Dr Imrana Siddiqui

Award Finalists

Doctor of the Year

Dr Azhar Chaudhry FRCGP
Dr Maimoona Ali
Ms Fatima Husain

Nurse of the Year

Sophia Naheed
Prof Parveen Ali
Yasma Osman

Midwife of the Year

Waheeda Abbas
Hauwa Hamza
Amina Hatia

Dentist of the Year

Dr Esmail Harunani
Khalid Master
Fadheelah Nadeem

Pharmacist of the Year

Yousaf Ahmad
Sarah Baig
Nazir Hussain

Optometrist of the Year

Hammad Mansoor
Anwar Aziz
Ziggy Shah

Allied Health Professional
of the Year

Shazeena Hussain
Heena Mahmood
Kanwal Munir

Mental Health Professional
of the Year

Emaan Khan
Dr Kiran Nijabat
Dr Shaheen Shora

Public Health Practitioner
of the Year

Manira Ahmad
Sakinat Tope Baiyewu
Jutsna Khan

Care Worker of the Year

Coumilah Manjoo
Jutsna Khan
Danisha Labeeb

Chaplain of the Year

Fatima Qasmi
Maysoon Shafiq
Sabia Rehman

Educator of the Year

Mahibur Rahman
Mohamed Rashad
Professor Sabena Jameel

Student of the Year

Rania Al-Mukhtar
Leya Luhar
Sumayyah Khalid

Researcher of the Year

Professor Najib rahmna
Sheikh Mansour Ali
Professor Mona Bafadhel

Humanitarian of the Year

Blerta Ilazi
Dr. Nooralhaq Nasimi
Omar Din

Digital Health Award of the Year

Haris Shuaib
Dr Haroon Shah
Dr Syeda Insha Hussaini

Life Sciences Award of the Year

Prof Asif Ahmed
Emaan Khan
Kamran Iqbal

Health Manager of the Year

Cllr Mariam Khan
Radhwan Hoque
Aiysha Saleemi

Ally of the Year

Aoife Slattery
Evelyn Mensah
Dr Swee Chai Ang (FRCS)

Health Advocate of the Year

Dr. Basharat Asghar
Sardar Aftab Khan
Sophia Iman Ali

Mosque of the Year

East London Mosque
Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre (GLMCC)
Masjid Ash Shifa, Nottingham

Faith Inclusion Initiative
of the Year

Abeda Ahmad
Amanda Scutt and Katie Gleeson
Kanwal Munir

Rising Star Award

Amira Nimerawi
Dr Amin Hashmi
Dr Zoyah Hussain

President’s Medal

Dr Ghassan Abu-sittah
Dr Omar Abdul Manan
Latifa Patel
Salma Yasmeen
Dr Shehla Imtiaz-Umer
Dr Imrana Siddiqui

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr Muhammad Kausar (in Memoriam)
Prof Sharif Al Ghazzal

*These awards will be pre-selected rather than identified through judging nominations.

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