Old Peterite Tariq Shah Awarded OBE in Queen's Platinum Jubilee Honours

Old Peterite, Tariq Shah, can now proudly add the title OBE to his name. Tariq attended St Peter’s School, York, from 1996-2002, before heading to the University of Birmingham to study Economics & Politics, and graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, with an MBA.    

This prestigious honour, awarded to Tariq for philanthropy and services to charity, reflects his extensive work with the Prince’s Trust, The Sleep Charity, Mosaic, and other causes, and his commitment to continuously improving Doncaster, where he was born.   

Tariq left St Peter’s in 2002, after being part of its thriving boarding community in Linton House, and this honour comes exactly 20 years since he finished his studies at the school. He kept in touch with St Peter’s during the pandemic to share news of a 24-hour temporary health clinic he set up with the NHS in Doncaster to provide additional support to Covid patients. The clinic was created by donating space in a building he owned and set up in just two days.  

He said: “My time at St Peter’s was a big part of this journey. I have always believed in grasping opportunities, and helping others do the same is a passion of mine. I am greatly honoured to receive this award, but it really belongs to the many people who have volunteered and worked in those organisations I have had the privilege of supporting. When society and our communities thrive, we all benefit, and I hope this award will inspire others to invest time into their communities as well. I am in no way exceptional, and I hope that others will see this as something that they too can achieve.”  

Jeremy Walker, Head Master, added: “Exactly twenty years since he left us, St Peter’s wholeheartedly congratulates Tariq for this outstanding achievement, so thoroughly deserved. We are delighted this talented individual has rightly been recognised and rewarded in this special way. His many achievements, gained through his unswerving dedication to improving the lives of others - values we emphasise every day here at St Peter’s - will serve to inspire current pupils.”  

Alongside their construction business, Tariq and his family also run the AHS Foundation, a charity which provides essential healthcare in Kashmir, Pakistan, for 600 people every month and is the only primary care provider for a community of around 10,000 people.