LONDON, UK—Sir Harpal Singh Kumar, a Sikh from the UK, has been knighted for his cancer research.
Despite having received such a high status, Singh chose to remain humble. He said that the knighthood has come as a surprise to him. He chose to dedicate the honour to his team that worked hard on the research.
Harpal Singh is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Cancer Research UK. Singh gained a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MBA as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the University of Manchester and the University of Newcastle.
The knighthood was bestowed upon him for his work in promoting research into the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Cancer Research UK has been able to work on policy reforms on smoking and sun-beds, two common causes of cancer.
