Bibi Balwant Kaur

Bibi Balwant Kaur, MBE
Born10 May 1915 (1915-05-10)
Village Soos, Punjab
Died21 March 2009 (2009-03-22) (aged 93)
Wales, United Kingdom
Other namesBibi Ji
Known forCharity

Bibi Balwant Kaur (Punjabi: ਬਿਬੀ ਬਲਵੰਤ ਕੌਰ, 10 May 1915, in Soos, Punjab – 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, Birmingham, the head of the Bebe Nanaki movement and the Mata Nanaki movement.[1]

In 2000, Bibi Balwant Kaur was awarded the MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth for dedicating her life to charitable causes.[1][2] In 2007, she won the Sikh Women's Alliance Award for her "lifetime work in the service of worldwide humanity."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sikh Diaspora Philanthropy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ "PR_260101". 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "The UK Sikh Women's Conference". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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