Nishan-e-Pakistan

The Nishan-e-Pakistan (Urdu: نشان پاکستان‎, English: Order of Pakistan) is the highest civil award and decoration of Pakistan bestowed by the president for the highest degree of service to the citizens of the country as well as foreign nationals.[1] The award was established on 19 March 1957.[2]

Nishan-e-Pakistan
Awarded by

Government of Pakistan
Country Islamic Republic of Pakistan
TypeNational Civilian
Ribbon
Statistics
Established19 March 1957
First awarded1959
Last awarded2020
Precedence
Next (higher)none
Equivalent Nishan-e-Haider
Next (lower) Hilal-e-Pakistan

The Nishan-e-Pakistan, unlike other honours, is a highly restricted and most prestigious award and is only conferred for the merit and distinguished services to the country, international community, and foreign relations. This award, like other civilian awards, is announced on 14 August each year and its investiture takes place on following 23 March. Recipients are entitled to the post-nominal NPk.

Foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan
Year Name Field Country
9 November 1959Mohammad Reza Shah PahlaviShah of Iran Imperial State of Iran
1960Queen Elizabeth IIQueen of the United Kingdom
(Former Queen of Pakistan)		 United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
13 January 1961Josip Broz TitoPresident of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1962Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand Thailand
7 December 1957Dwight EisenhowerPresident of the United States United States
1 August 1969Richard Nixon[3]President of the United States United States
1983King BirendraKing of Nepal   Nepal
23 March 1983Aga Khan IV[4]Leader of Ismaili Muslims United Kingdom
19 May 1990Morarji Desai[5]Prime Minister of India India
18 September 1992Hassanal BolkiahSultan of Brunei Darussalam Brunei
3 October 1992Nelson Mandela[6]President of South Africa South Africa
10 April 1999Li PengPremier of the People's Republic of China China
6 April 1999Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani[7]Emir of Qatar Qatar
21 April 2001Qaboos bin Said [8]Sultan of Oman Oman
1 February 2006King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud[9] King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
24 November 2006Hu Jintao[10] President of the People's Republic of China China
26 October 2009Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[11][12] Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey
2009Emperor Akihito[7]Emperor of Japan Japan
31 March 2010Abdullah Gul[13][14] President of Turkey Turkey
22 May 2013Li Keqiang[15]Premier of the People's Republic of China China
21 April 2015Xi Jinping[16]President of the People's Republic of China China
23 May 2018Fidel Castro[17]President of Cuba Cuba
18 February 2019Mohammad bin Salman[18]Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
22 March 2019Mahathir Mohamad[19]Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysia
26 May 2019Wang Qishan[20]Vice President of China China
23 June 2019Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[21]Emir of Qatar Qatar
14 August 2020Syed Ali Shah Geelani [22]former Kashmiri separatist leader India

Recipients of the Sitara-e-Pakistan

Sitara-e-Pakistan (Star of Pakistan), stands third in hierarchy of civilian awards after the Nishan-e-Pakistan and the Hilal-e-Pakistan.

Year Name Field Country
1958Aslam KhattakPolitician/chairman, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan  Pakistan
1959Abdus SalamScientist and Science Advisor to the Government of Pakistan Pakistan
1965Air Commodore Władysław Turowiczmilitary scientist and engineer Pakistan
1965Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad AhsanNaval intelligence officer and Chief of Naval Staff Pakistan
1966A G N KaziChairman Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan
1970 Jamil Ansari Editor-in-Chief Dawn 1965–1972[23]  Pakistan
1971Rear Admiral Leslie MungavinNaval Officer Pakistan
1972Chief Justice Bashiruddin Ahmed KhanJudge Pakistan
Akhtar Hameed KhanSocial scientist, he pioneered microcredit, microfinance, and rural development initiatives Pakistan
Syed Hashim Raza[24]Former Governor of East Pakistan, first administrator of Karachi (1948–1951) Pakistan
1998Himalaya SJB RanaFirst governor of Central Bank of Nepal, Former UN delegate to Pakistan – for his role in the development of Pakistan-Nepal friendship   Nepal
2002Mumtaz TararChairman Human Rights commission Pakistan
Habibullah Khan Khattakfor action in Burma during World War II  Pakistan
Bronte Clucas Quayle, CB, OBE, QC,for his services in drafting the 1962 Constitution of Pakistan Australia
1991James M. Shera, MBEPolitician, Head of the International Curriculum Support Services, Education Department United Kingdom
2006Grace Warrensurgeon, leprosy expert Australia
2009Greg Mortensonhumanitarian, Central Asia Institute – for promoting girls' literacy and education, and establishing schools in Pakistan United States
2008Khaled Almaeena[25]journalist, Saudi Gazette – Journalism Saudi Arabia
2009An Qiguang[26]Former Counsel General of China in Karachi for his notable services in strengthening the relations between Pakistan and China China
2012Rowan Douglas Williams[27]Anglican bishop, Archbishop of Canterbury, public services to Pakistan United Kingdom
2014General C. S. Weerasooriya[28]Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan Sri Lanka
2018Kimihide Ando[29][30]Chief Executive Officer Mitsubishi Corporation Pakistan, services to Pakistan Japan
2018Haris Silajdžić[29]Bosnian politician, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, services to Pakistan Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018Song Jong-hwan[29][31]diplomat, former Korean ambassador to Pakistan, services to Pakistan South Korea
2018Sadiq Khan[29]British politician, current Mayor of London, for services to Pakistan United Kingdom

Recipients of the Tamgha-e-Pakistan

Tamgha-e-Pakistan (Medal of Pakistan), stands fourth in hierarchy of civilian awards after the Nishan-e-Pakistan, Hilal-e-Pakistan, Sitara-e-Pakistan.

Year Name Field Country
1959Sartaj AzizEconomics Pakistan
1965Rashid AhmedNaval officer Pakistan
1967Hermanegild Marcos Antonio DragoCommunity service Pakistan
1968Aslam Azhar[32]Television Broadcasting Pakistan
1971Ahmed Hussain A KaziPublic Service Pakistan
1987Neerja Harish BhanotPublic Service India
2012Emmanuel NicholasCommunity (Education) Sri Lanka
2012Li Xiaolin[27]Community (Investment) China
2015Manju Ratna SakyaAwarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan for his services to strengthen Pakistan-Nepal relation   Nepal
2018Muhammad Ayhan MurtazaCommunity (Education) Pakistan

See also

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