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Hasmukh Shah receives UK minister’s certificate of appreciation

The certificate was issued by Seema Malhotra MP, UK Minister for Migration and Citizenship, as part of the Windrush Cymru Elders and Race Council Cymru’s Windrush work in Wales.

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The certificate was presented to Shah at the Welsh parliament by Anita Bailey, Home Office Director Windrush Unit.

A prominent Asian doctor has been recognised for his services to the community. Prof Hasmukh Shah has received a certificate of appreciation for his contribution and services to the United Kingdom.

The certificate was issued by Seema Malhotra MP, UK Minister for Migration and Citizenship, as part of the Windrush Cymru Elders and Race Council Cymru’s Windrush work in Wales.


It was presented to Shah at the Welsh parliament by Anita Bailey, Home Office Director Windrush Unit.

Shah is the Secretary of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) in Wales.

In June 2018, he received the British Empire Medal (BEM) from Queen Elizabeth in her Birthday Honours List.

In 2024, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Jeremy Miles, presented Shah with a Lifetime Service Award for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the international Girmit conference in Cardiff.

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