UK: the Queen appoints Mr Mohammed Saddiq, DL, as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Somerset

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr Mohammed Saddiq, DL, as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Somerset on the retirement of Mrs Annie Maw, CVO, on 29 October 2022.

Background

Mohammed Saddiq, DL, an executive director of operations at Wessex Water, is a well-respected practitioner in the utilities and renewable energy sector. However, he also makes a considerable voluntary contribution in his spare time. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Future Bath Plus, a trustee for Transition Bath, a board member for the Bath and North East Somerset Initiative, and a school governor in his hometown of Bath, which is the subject of much of this.

As the Independent Chair of Bristol Green Capital Partnership, Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of Bristol University, Board Member of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership and the West of England Initiative, and Trustee of Penny Brohn Cancer Care, he has also served in positions that are more distant from his home region.

Paula and Mr. Saddiq reside in Midford, a neighbourhood close to Bath. The couple has 5 children.