The world’s first annual Sikh Awards ceremony was held on October 10, 2010 as a tribute to the skills, achievements, and successes of the Sikh community. The event was organized by The Sikh Directory.

The Sikh Directory

''The Sikh Directory'' was published in 2006 and has since been updated and published annually. It is currently the world’s largest and most comprehensive Sikh business directory. It is an established and trusted brand which educates the next generation, stimulates community networking and connects buyers and sellers. The Sikh Directory’s main objectives are to serve, connect and unite the Sikh community around the world, to help promote and magnify the competitiveness and breadth of Sikh businesses internationally.

Award Categories

Awards are given to individuals or organizations who have given an excellent service in business and to the Sikh community, especially Sikhs who have delivered their service in an exceptional and innovative way and can show examples of selfless voluntary service: *Sikhs in Business For the organizations or individual that can best demonstrate how it has made exceptional financial returns, shown strong growth, innovative strategies and clear market leadership in its sector. This category also incorporates Business Man, Business Women and Entrepreneur awards. *Sikhs in Charity For an individual, organization, or society which can best demonstrate that it has the community at heart and has had a positive impact whilst improving the health and wellbeing of society. *Sikhs in Education For any Sikh educational establishment, teacher or individual that is taking a strategic approach to recognizing, educating and developing the talent and skills within the community. *Sikhs in Entertainment This category recognizes directors, presenters, comedians, instrumentalists and musical artists etc... respected role models who promote the Sikh identity within the entertainment industry. *Sikhs in Media For an individual or organization that has made a substantial positive impact within the media industry, including newspapers, websites, radio and television stations and all other media platforms. *Sikhs in Profession Nominees in this category are employees whose contributions have made an exceptional difference on a local or global scale, in any field such as financial, medical, technology, government or legal. *Sikhs in Seva This category recognizes an outstanding individual who has shown exceptional vision and contribution to society through means of Seva (Selfless Voluntary Service). * Sikhs in wars Foundation about sikh warriors related to their sacrifices and braveries in different wars with Muguls. *Sikhs in Sports For an individual that has made a significant contribution to the sports industry on a regional, national or global scale whilst promoting there Sikh Identi *The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award For a Sikh who has made a significant contribution to Sikhism on a global scale, an individual who has demonstrated a positive impact on society whilst progressing Sikhism to higher levels. *The Sikh People's Choice Award Chosen by the community through the online voting process, this category recognizes an individual who has had a positive impact on people's lives and has great admiration from others. *The Special Recognition Award This highly respected honor is bestowed to a Sikh or non-Sikh that through their passion, dedication and commitment have made a significant contribution for the greater good of society.

Previous Award Winners

Sikh Award Winners 2010

* Sikhs in Business - Dr Kartar Lalvani -

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

* Sikhs in Business -

Rabinder Buttar Dr Rabinder Buttar is the founder, CEO & Chair Person of a clinical research organisation. Academia Dr Buttar was born in India and holds a BSc in biochemistry from the University of Glasgow and a PhD in Immunology from the University of St ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mr Jasvinder Singh Sehmbi -

* Sikhs in Charity -

United Sikhs United Sikhs is a civil and human rights, humanitarian aid non profit organization and disaster relief non-governmental organization which is also a United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated ...

* Sikhs in Education -

Tejinder Virdee Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, ( Punjabi: ਤਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਰਦੀ, born 13 October 1952), is a Kenyan-born British experimental particle physicist and Professor of Physics at Imperial College London. He is best known for or ...

* Sikhs in Entertainment -

Jazzy B Jaswinder Singh Bains (born 1 April 1975), better known by his stage name Jazzy B is an Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer and songwriter. Early life and career Jazzy B was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. When he was five years old, his family m ...

* Sikhs in Media - The Sikh Times -

* Sikhs in Seva - Dr Manjit Kaur Birdi -

* Sikhs in Sports - Satnam Dhillon -

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Fauja Singh -

* The Special Recognition Award - Bhai Sahib Dr Monhinder Singh Ji -

Sikh Award Winners 2011

* Sikhs in Business -

Analjit Singh Analjit Singh (born 11 January 1954) is the founder chairman of Max Group, a conglomerate with interests in life insurance, healthcare, and real estate. He is also the founder of Leeu Collection, an international collection of boutique hotels. ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mrs Geeta Kaur Sidhu -

* Sikhs in Business - Mr Harvinder Singh -

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Aid International -

* Sikhs in Education -

Simon Singh Simon Lehna Singh, (born 19 September 1964) is a British popular science author, theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include ''Fermat's Last Theorem'' (in the United States titled ''Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve th ...

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Gurmeet Kaur Sodhi -

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

* Sikhs in Media - Ravi Singh -

* Sikhs in Profession - Jodishwar Singh -

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Kulvinder Singh Sihra -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Sports -

Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980) is a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha and an Indian retired cricketer and cricket commentator, who played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 - 2016. Singh was a right-arm spin bowler. In India ...

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award -

Prof Kartar Singh Ji Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

* The Sikh People's Choice Award - Raminder Singh Ranger -

* The Special Faith Award -

Tariq Jahan Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ...

* The Special Recognition Award -

Stephen Grosz Stephen Grosz (born 1952) is a British psychoanalyst and author. Born in Indiana, United States, and educated at the University of California, Berkeley and Balliol College, Oxford, Grosz teaches clinical technique at the Institute of Psychoanalys ...

Sikh Award Winners 2012

* Sikhs in Business - Rajinder Singh Baryan -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mrs Sukhinder Singh -

* Sikhs in Business - Mr Suneet Singh Tuli -

* Sikhs in Charity -

Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...

* Sikhs in Education - Dr Jagir Singh -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Gurpreet Singh -

* Sikhs in Media - Guruka Singh -

* Sikhs in Profession -

Gurmant Grewal Gurmant Singh Grewal (born December 21, 1957) is an Indo-Canadian politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament. Gurmant and his wife, Nina Grewal, who represented Fleetwood—Port Kells from 2004 to 2015, were the first married co ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Surender S Khandari -

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

* Sikhs in Sports - Rashpal Kaur -

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Bibi Inderjit Kaur Ji -

* The Sikh People's Choice Award -

Paul Uppal Paul Singh Uppal (born 14 June 1967) is a Conservative Party politician from the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West from the 2010 general election to 2015. Uppal attempted to win the seat back at the ...

* The Special Recognition Award -

Lakshmi Mittal Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (; born 15 June 1950) is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaking company, as well as Chairman of stainless steel manufactur ...

Sikh Award Winners 2013

* Sikhs in Business - Harpal Singh Saggu -

* Sikhs in Business - Ms Harpreet Kaur -

* Sikhs in Business - Kamalpreet Singh Virdi -

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Welfare Association -

* Sikhs in Education - Ms Tavneet Kaur Suri -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Prabjot Kaur Randhawa -

* Sikhs in Media - Harbinder Singh Sewak -

* Sikhs in Profession - Harminder Dua -

* Sikhs in Seva - Dr Sarup Singh Alag -

* Sikhs in Sports -

Avtar Singh Sohal Avtar Singh Sohal (born 22 March 1938) is a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as M ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award -

Jathedar Sant Baba Nihal Singh Ji A jathedar ( pa, ਜੱਥੇਦਾਰ) is a leader of high regard chosen to head and ensure discipline within a jatha, a body of Sikhs. The Jathedar of the Akal Takht is the central head of the Sikhs worldwide, who makes all important decision ...

* The Sikh People's Choice Award - Jatinder Singh Durhailay -

* The Special Recognition Award -

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...

Sikh Award Winners 2014

* Sikhs in Business -

Malvinder Mohan Singh Malvinder Mohan Singh is a businessman who is now under arrest for criminal breach of trust. He, along with his brother Shivinder Mohan Singh (also under arrest), has many cases of fraud registered against him. Singh is the former chairman a ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mrs Parminder Kaur -

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

* Sikhs in Business -

Suki Singh Ghuman Suki may refer to: People * Suki (Low Sook Yee) (born 1989), Malaysian singer, winner of the reality TV series ''One in a Million'' * Suki Brownsdon (born 1965), British swimmer * Suki Chan (born 1977), Hong Kong artist * Suki Chui (born 1 ...

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Helpline -

* Sikhs in Education - Ms Gursharan Kaur Kandra -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Bhai Baldeep Singh -

* Sikhs in Media -

Sangat TV Sangat Television is TV channel, and is a Project of, and wholly owned by Sangat Trust, a Registered UK charity. The station commenced broadcasting on 1 September 2010, as part of a two-week test phase. Description Sangat TV is owned by Sangat ...

* Sikhs in Profession -

Amrit Singh Uppal Amrit ( ar, عمريت), the classical Marathus ( grc-gre, Μάραθος, ''Marathos''), was a Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millenniumBC, Marat ( phn, 𐤌𐤓𐤕, ) was the northernmost im ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Swaran Singh Gharial -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Sports - Navtej Singh -

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award -

Tarlochan Singh S. Tarlochan Singh (born 28 July 1933) is an Indian politician. He is a Member of the Parliament of India, representing Haryana. He served as Chairman National Commission for Minorities from 2003 to 2006 (Union Cabinet of India cabinet minister ...

* The Sikh People's Choice Award - Pardeep Singh Bahra -

Sikh Award Winners 2015

* Sikhs in Business -

Kuldip Singh Dhingra Kuldip Singh Dhingra is an Indian entrepreneur, promoter and chairman of Berger Paints. Kuldip has been listed as one of Forbes India's richest Indians and also in its The World's Billionaires list among the highest Indians by net worth. Ear ...

* Sikhs in Business - Ms Indira Kaur Ahluwalia -

* Sikhs in Business - Ajinder Pal Singh -

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

* Sikhs in Charity - World Cancer Care -

* Sikhs in Education - Dr Raghbir Singh Bains -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Sardar Mohinder Singh Sarna -

* Sikhs in Media -

Bal Samra Bal may refer to: * Bal (surname), a Dutch, Indian, and Turkish surname * Bal, Iran (disambiguation) * Bal, Zira, a village in Punjab, India * ''Bal'' (film), a 2010 Turkish film * Bäl, a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland * 8678 Bä ...

* Sikhs in Profession - Karan Singh Bajwa -

* Sikhs in Seva - Dr Parvinder Singh Pasricha -

* Sikhs in Sports - Sundeep Singh Sandhu -

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Bibi Parkash Kaur Ji -

* The Sikh People's Choice Award - Kavanjit Singh Hayre -

Sikh Award Winners 2016

* Sikhs in Business -

Bob Singh Dhillon Navjeet Singh "Bob" Dhillon is a Canadian property owner and businessman. Early life and education His family comes from Tallewal in the district of Barnala Punjab. This family belongs to Dhillon Jat, His grandfather moved to Hong Kong for ...

* Sikhs in Business - Ms Kiran Singh -

* Sikhs in Business - Supreet Singh Manchanda -

* Sikhs in Charity -

Khalsa Aid Khalsa Aid, founded in 1999, is a UK based international non profit humanitarian organization providing support to victims of natural and man made disasters around the world. The organization has been acknowledged for providing relief during 201 ...

- UK * Sikhs in Education - Dr Birender Singh Mahon -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Mrs Manika Kaur -

* Sikhs in Media - Akaal Television -

* Sikhs in Profession - Jaspal Singh Bindra -

* Sikhs in Seva - Gurmeet Singh -

* Sikhs in Sports - Ram Singh Nayyar -

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji -

* The Sikh People's Choice Award - Natasha Mudhar -

* The Special Recognition Award -

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emir ...

Sikh Award Winners 2017

* Sikhs in Business - Harmeek Singh - Dubai * Sikhs in Business - Balvinder Kaur Takhar - Canada * Sikhs in Business - Balbir Singh Kakar - Canada * Sikhs in Charity - Pakistan Sikh Council - Pakistan * Sikhs in Education - Panth Rattan Bhai Sahiba Bibi ji Inderjit Kaur - United States * Sikhs in Entertainment - Gurinder Kaur Chadha - United Kingdom * Sikhs in Profession -

Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal ( ; born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2017. Singh has sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South since 2019. * Sikhs in Seva - Navdeep Singh Bhatia - Canada * Sikhs in Sports - Yuvraj Singh Dhesi - Canada * The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Sardarni Mann Kaur Ji - India * The Sikh People's Choice Award - Jaspreet Singh Nyotta - United Kingdom * The Special Recognition Award -

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since 2 ...

- Canada

Sikh Award Winners 2018

* Sikhs in Business - Charanjit Singh Hayer -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Business - Harjinder Kaur Talwar -

* Sikhs in Business - Harcharan Singh Ranauta -

* Sikhs in Charity -

Sikh Womens Society Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Education - Harpreet Singh Sareen -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Satpal Prakash Sabherwal -

* Sikhs in Media - Amardeep Singh Gill -

* Sikhs in Profession - Arvinder Singh Reel -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Jasdip Singh Jassi -

* Sikhs in Sports - Jaspreet Singh Chatthe -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Hindpal Singh Jabbal -

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* The Sikh People's Choice Award -

Aman Singh Gulati Aman Singh Gulati (born 11 October 2000) is an Indian visual artist. He paints artworks on multiple miniature objects including almonds, matchsticks etc. He achieved multiple national and international awards including multiple world records, ...

* The Special Recognition Award -

Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

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