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 a small village in Pakistan.[1][2]

Career

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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.[3]

In 2020 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England for enhancing the sustainable development of Bristol.[4]

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.[5][2]

Personal life

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He is married to Paula with whom he has five children.[6] He lives in Midford, Somerset.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohammed Habedat SADDIQ personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. ^ a b "Somerset Council appoints new Lord Lieutenant". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-saddiq-dl-a054a0221
  4. ^ "Mohammed Saddiq appointed HM Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Somerset".
  5. ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset: 1 August 2022".
  6. ^ "Executive Director of Operations at Wessex Water to become next Somerset Lord-Lieutenant". 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset: 1 August 2022".
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Anne Maw
Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset
2022–present
Incumbent