Kiran Bali
Kiran Bali, MBE, JP (born 1978) is a British magistrate, climate change activist, interfaith leader and the Global Chair of the United Religions Initiative. She was born in Fartown, Huddersfield, in Yorkshire, England. Bali has served as the general secretary of the Hindu Society of Kirklees and Calderdale, and was director of the Yorkshire and the Humber Faiths forum. She also served as president of the Huddersfield Interfaith Council. Bali was recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her interfaith work when she was named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2008. She is an advocate of interfaith cooperation on climate change, and she helped to launch the Hindu declaration on Climate Change in India in November 2015. Bali was the youngest magistrate to sit at the Kirklees Magistrate Court. She also served as an independent member of the West Yorkshire Police Authority A police authority in the United Kingdom is a public authority that is responsib ...
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Member Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they cre ...
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