Bibi Balwant Kaur (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਬਿਬੀ ਬਲਵੰਤ ਕੌਰ, 10 May 1915, in Soos,

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– 21 March 2009), also known as Bibi Balwant Kaur Soor or Bibi ji, was the founder and chairperson of Mata Nanki Foundation, located at Rookery Road,

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, the head of the Bebe Nanaki movement and the Mata Nanaki movement. In 2000, Bibi Balwant Kaur was awarded the MBE (

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 o ...

) by Queen Elizabeth for dedicating her life to charitable causes. In 2007, she won the Sikh Women's Alliance Award for her "lifetime work in the service of worldwide humanity."

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Gurdwara Bebe Nanaki JiMatananki Foundation
British Sikhs 1915 births 2009 deaths Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century British philanthropists {{Sikhism-stub