Nishan-e-Pakistan explained

Nishan-e-Pakistan
Native Name:
Awarded By:

Government of Pakistan
Type:National Civilian
Founded:1957
Country: Pakistan
Eligibility:Heads of State
Criteria:"rendered services of highest distinction" to the national interest of Pakistan.
Grades:Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Member
Post-Nominals:N.Pk
Established:19 March 1957
First Induction:1959
Last Induction:2024
Higher:Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Pakistan
Lower:Grand Officer of the Order of Pakistan

Nishan-e-Pakistan (ur|{{nq|نشانِ پاکستان) is the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[1] It is awarded to "those who have rendered services of highest distinction" to the national interest of Pakistan. Nishan is awarded to government officials and civilians, including citizens of Pakistan and foreign nationals. In the Pakistan honours system, Nishan-e-Pakistan is equivalent to Nishan-e-Haider, the highest military gallantry award.[2] Established on 19 March 1975 under the Decorations Act, 1975,[3] the award is not correlated to the rank or status of a person.[2]

This award, including other civilian awards, is announced on Independence Day (14 August) each year and its investiture takes place on the following Pakistan Resolution Day (23 March) by the president of Pakistan.[4] This award can also be awarded posthumously,[5] and all the recipients are entitled to the post-nominal NPk.

Grades

Insignia

Recipients

YearImageNameFieldCountry
1958Haile Selassie I[6] Ethiopia
1960Hussein bin Talal Jordan
9 November 1959Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
1960Queen Elizabeth II United Kingdom
13 January 1961Josip Broz Tito
1962Bhumibol Adulyadej Thailand
7 December 1957Dwight D. Eisenhower United States
1 August 1969Richard Nixon[7] United States
1982Suharto[8] President of Indonesia Indonesia
1983King Birendra Nepal
23 March 1983 Aga Khan IV[9] United Kingdom
19 May 1990Morarji Desai[10] Prime Minister of India India
18 September 1992 Hassanal BolkiahSultan of Brunei Darussalam
3 October 1992 Nelson Mandela[11] President of South Africa South Africa
March 8, 1997Fidel RamosPresident of the Philippines Philippines
10 April 1999 Premier of the People's Republic of China China
6 April 1999 Qatar
21 April 2001Qaboos bin Said[12] Sultan of Oman Oman
1 February 2006King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud[13] King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
24 November 2006Hu Jintao[14] General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of the People's Republic of China		 China
26 October 2009Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[15] [16] Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey
2009 Emperor Akihito[17] Japan
31 March 2010Abdullah Gul[18] [19] President of Turkey Turkey
22 May 2013Li Keqiang[20] Premier of the People's Republic of China China
21 April 2015Xi Jinping[21] China
23 May 2018Fidel Castro[22] former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
former President of the Council of State of Cuba		 Cuba
19 November 2018Haris SilajdžićBosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosna and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 February 2019Mohammad bin Salman[23] [24] Saudi Arabia
22 March 2019Mahathir Mohamad[25] Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysia
26 May 2019Wang Qishan[26] Vice President of the People's Republic of China China
23 June 2019Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[27] Emir of Qatar Qatar
23 March 2020Daren Sammy[28] West Indiescricketer Saint Lucia
14 August 2020Syed Ali Shah Geelani[29] Hurriyat Leader India
5 November 2020Šefik Džaferović[30] Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 December 2023His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal SaifuddinLeader of the Dawoodi Bohra Community India
23 March 2024Khalid bin Salman[31] Minister of Defence Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
3 October 2024Anwar Ibrahim[32] Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysia

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan confers highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince . The Hindu . 2019-02-18 . 2021-08-17.
  2. Web site: Honour & Awards Policy . cabinet.gov.pk . Cabinet Division . 2021-08-17.
  3. Web site: The Decorations Act, 1975 . na.gov.pk . National Assembly of Pakistan . 2021-08-17.
  4. Web site: Conferment of Civil Awards 2020 . cabinet.gov.pk . Cabinet of Pakistan . 2021-08-17.
  5. Web site: Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan-e-Pakistan today – here's why . Latest News India . 2018-03-23 . 2021-08-17.
  6. Book: ከበደ . በሪሁን . የአፄ ኃይለሥላሴ ታሪክ . September 21, 1993 . አርቲስቲክ ማተሚያ ቤት . Addis Ababa . 1077.
  7. Web site: Richard Nixon . Richard Nixon . 1 August 1969 . Remarks on Accepting the Nishan-e-Pakistan . The American Presidency Project, U.C. Santa Barbara . 28 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Soeharto ODM . 2022-07-30 . Gentleman's Military Interest Club . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 23 March 1983 . Mowlana Hazar Imam Receives Pakistan Award . Heritage Society . 28 May 2016.
  10. News: Shyam Bhatia . 11 July 2001 . When India and Pakistan almost made peace . Rediff . 28 May 2016.
  11. News: Mandela in Pakistan . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/mandela-in-pakistan-1555096.html . 21 June 2022 . subscription . live . . . 1992-10-03 . 28 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Mamnoon confers top civil award on President Xi . DAWN.COM . 2015-04-22 . 2020-08-16.
  13. Web site: 1 February 2006 . King Abdullah ends Asian tour with state visit to Pakistan . Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618081036/http://www.saudiembassy.net/2006News/News/RelDetail.asp?cIndex=5929 . 2008-06-18 .
  14. News: Subramanian. Nirupama. Hu Jintao awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan. The Hindu (newspaper) . 25 November 2006 . 9 January 2017.
  15. Web site: Pakistan, Turkey can together bring peace to region: Erdogan . 26 October 2009 . Associated Press of Pakistan . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304115422/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88433&Itemid=1 . 2012-03-04.
  16. News: Erdogan conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan . APP . . 27 October 2009 . 9 January 2017.
  17. Web site: The News Teller . 21 April 2015 . Chinese President 'Xi Jinping' awarded with Nishan-e-Pakistan . 18 April 2020.
  18. News: Nawaz thanks Gul for supporting Pakistan in hard times. . 2 April 2010 . Nawaz congratulated President Gul on conferment of Pakistan's highest civil award, Nishan-e-Pakistan, on him. . 10 January 2017.
  19. News: Turkish President arrives on four-day visit . . March 30, 2010 . 10 January 2017 . At a special ceremony, President Zardari will confer Nishan-e-Pakistan on President Gul. . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226093735/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/23686-Turkish-President-arrives-on-fourday-visit . 26 December 2018 . dead .
  20. News: Chinese PM awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan on arrival in Islamabad . . 22 May 2013 . AFP and Reuters . 9 January 2017. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan by President Asif Ali Zardari on his arrival in Islamabad for a two-day trip, reported Express News on Wednesday..
  21. News: Nishan-e-Pakistan award conferred on Xi Jinping . PTI . . 21 April 2015 . 9 January 2017.
  22. News: 23 March 2018 . Times Now . Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan-e-Pakistan today – here's why . 6 April 2018.
  23. News: President Alvi confers Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. . 18 February 2019 . 18 February 2019. President Alvi confers Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
  24. Web site: PTI . Pakistan confers highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince . The Hindu . 18 February 2019 . 2 May 2020.
  25. News: Pakistan to confer highest civilian award on Dr M . 20 March 2019 . . 21 March 2019.
  26. News: Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan bestowed with Nishan-e-Pakistan by President Arif Alvi . 26 May 2019 . . 6 May 2019.
  27. News: Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan bestowed with Nishan-e-Pakistan by President Arif Alvi . 26 May 2019 . The News International. 22 June 2019.
  28. Web site: Darren Sammy to become honorary citizen of Pakistan . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 February 2020.
  29. Web site: Bhat . Tariq . Pakistan confers highest civilian award on Syed Ali Shah Geelani . The Week . 2020-08-14 . 2020-08-16.
  30. PresOfPakistan . 1324392426627309568 . President Dr. Arif Alvi conferring the award of Nishan-e-Pakistan on Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sefik Dzaferovic, at Aiwan-e-Sadr. . 5 November 2020.
  31. Web site: Pakistan confers the highest civilian award on Prince Khalid bin Salman . . 23 March 2024 . 23 March 2024.
  32. News: Pakistan honours Anwar with top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan for strengthening bilateral ties. 4 October 2024 . . 4 October 2024.

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