Yorkshire Award-Winning Hip-Hop Entrepreneur Sabir Hussain aka Saby Khan from East Morton has received the Prime Minister’s ‘Points of Light’ Award for outstanding achievement in ‘recognition of your exceptional service founding British Asian Radio’ which is the UK’s first 24-hour station playing new talent music. Saby is the 1,657th recipient of the Point of Light award.
The Points of Light Award was first introduced by President George Bush Sr in 1990 to Award individuals for outstanding achievements and was introduced to UK in 2014 by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson awarded Sabir Hussain on 14th June 2021, however due to Covid Lockdown couldn’t be presented along with other weekly winners.
Saby said: “I was shocked when I was announced the Prime Ministers Award which is 2nd highest in UK after the Queens honours and receiving this award shows how multi-cultural UK has become and progressed in accepting Arts and Culture across the world.
“I would like to thank my Family and friends for helping me build British Asian Radio which Prime Minister saw my hard work put in to make it a success and help young and disabled people. I heard I was one of the 6 people have been selected out of 1200 that week by Prime Minister for my hard work for the past 25 years to Yorkshire and UK Arts and Music Industry. My family has over 300 years of Musical history dating back to the Mughal Empire through British Raj, performing Sufi Music across the Indian Sub-continent.”
Saby has worked with some of the biggest names of the Hip Hop Industry including Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes , The Outlawz and many more and now on major projects in the film Industry
Commenting Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore who presented the award to Saby on behalf of the Prime Minister said: “Saby is a worthy recipient of this highly acclaimed award. Saby’s contribution to British Asian Radio has been pivotal in its success. He has a proven track record in championing multimedia, music production and campaigning for racial equality. Saby serves as an inspiration and a role model to young people across Keighley, Bradford and the entire UK.”
