This is list of recipients of the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, listed in chronological order. The Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: نشان امتیاز; transl. Order of Excellence) is one of the state organized civil decorations of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[1]
It is awarded for achievements towards world recognition for Pakistan or outstanding service for the country. However, the award is not limited to citizens of Pakistan and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform. Nishan, translates as Decoration/Order, is a highly restricted and prestigious award roughly equivalent to Presidential Medal of Freedom (United States) and Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom), and is the first category award of Order of Imtiaz.[1] The other three descending categories are Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. Usually, it is regarded as the highest award one can achieve in Pakistan since the higher award Nishan-e-Pakistan is awarded only to foreign Heads of States.[2]
List
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Image | Name of the recipient | Field of recognition | Year | Country[note 1] | Ref |
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Muhammad Tantawi | Defense | 1950 | Egypt | ||
Abdul Ghafoor | Theology | 1958 | Pakistan | ||
Aga Khan IV | Philanthropy | 1970 | Switzerland | ||
Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi | Philanthropy | 1970 | Nepal | ||
Abdus Salam | Science, theoretical | 1979 | Pakistan | ||
Abdul Sattar Edhi | Philanthropy | 1989 | Pakistan | ||
Faiz Ahmed Faiz | Literature, Urdu | 1990 | Pakistan | [3] | |
Abdul Waheed Kakar | Defense | 1993 | Pakistan | ||
Rudini | Defense | Indonesia | [4] | ||
Try Sutrisno | Defense | Indonesia | [5] | ||
Feisal Tanjung | Defense | 1995 | Indonesia | [6] | |
Hartono | Defense | Indonesia | [7] | ||
Abdul Qadeer Khan | Science, materials | 1996 | Pakistan | ||
Ishfaq Ahmad | Science, nuclear | 1998 | Pakistan | ||
Dilip Kumar | Fine arts | 1998 | India | [8][9][10][11] | |
Riazuddin | Science, theoretical | 1998 | Pakistan | ||
Sharifuddin Pirzada | Law | 1998 | Pakistan | ||
Raziuddin Siddiqui | Science, theoretical | 1998 | Pakistan | ||
Abdul Qadeer Khan | Science, nuclear | 1999 | Pakistan | ||
Akhtar Hameed Khan | Economics | 2001 | Pakistan | ||
Shahid Karimullah | Defense | 2002 | Pakistan | ||
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah | social work | 2002 | Bengal | ||
Atta ur Rahman | Science, organic | 2002 | Pakistan | ||
Hakim Said | Philanthropy | 2002 | Pakistan | [12] | |
Samar Mubarakmand | Science, nuclear | 2004 | Pakistan | ||
Yaşar Büyükanıt | Defense | 2007 | Turkey | ||
Habib Jalib | Literature, Urdu | 2009 | Pakistan | ||
Khurshid Ahmad | Economics | 2011 | Pakistan | [13] | |
Mehdi Hassan | Fine arts | 2012 | Pakistan | ||
Saadat Hassan Manto | Literature, Urdu | 2012 | Pakistan | ||
Abdul Sattar Edhi | Philanthropy | 2012 | Pakistan | ||
Munir Ahmad Khan | Science, nuclear | 2012 | Pakistan | ||
Rahimuddin Khan | Defense | Pakistan | |||
Rashad Mahmood | Defense | 2013 | Pakistan | [14] | |
General Tariq Majid | Defense | 2013 | Pakistan | ||
Hilmi Özkök | Defense | 2013 | Turkey | ||
Shafi ur Rahman | Law | 2013 | Pakistan | ||
Sherry Rehman | Diplomacy | 2013 | Pakistan | [15] | |
Anwar Shamim | Defense | 2013 | Pakistan | ||
Raheel Sharif | Defense | 2013 | Pakistan | [14] | |
Ghulam Nabi | Science, shock physics (detonics) | 2014 | Pakistan | [16] | |
Marsetio | Defense | 2014 | Indonesia | [17] | |
Asma Jahangir | Women's rights | 2018 | Pakistan | [18] | |
Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne | Defense | 2019 | Sri Lanka | ||
Sadruddin Hashwani | Philanthropy | 2019 | Pakistan | ||
Jansher Khan | Sports, Squash | 2023 | Pakistan | [19] | |
Qavi Khan | Fine arts | 2023 | Pakistan | ||
Iftikhar Arif | Literature | 2023 | Pakistan | ||
Mujahid Anwar Khan | Defense | 2023 | Pakistan | ||
Nadeem Raza | Defense | 2023 | Pakistan | ||
Shamshad Akhtar | Economics | 2024 | Pakistan | [20] | |
Metin Gürak | Defense | 2024 | Türkiye | [21] |
Notes
edit- ^ Citizenship at the time of awarding
References
edit- ^ a b "Honour and Awards Policy". pakistan.gov.pk. Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Honours and awards Policy" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Nishan-e-Imtiaz for Faiz Ahmad Faiz on aaj.tv website, Retrieved 3 June 2016
- ^ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2017, p. 232.
- ^ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2019, p. 248-250.
- ^ Usamah Hisyam (Ketua Tim Penyusun), Feisal Tanjung:Terbaik untuk rakyat, terbaik bagi ABRI, Jakarta: Dharmapena, 1999, hal.749.
- ^ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2011, p. 130.
- ^ Desai, Meghnad (2014). "Dilip Kumar's autobiography reveals his journey from Peshawar to Bombay". p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ BBC News (2014). "Indian media: Dilip Kumar's Pakistan home a heritage site". p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ The Hindu, National (2016). "Dilip Kumar's home in Pak. on verge of collapse". p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ India Today, PTI (2015). "Dilip Kumar's ancestral home in Pakistan to be turned into a museum". p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award for Hakim Said on The Nation newspaper, Published 17 October 2015, Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award for Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) in 2011 on The Nation newspaper, Published 24 March 2011, Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ a b Nishan-e-Imtiaz Awards for both General Raheel Sharif and General Rashad Mahmood given by the President of Pakistan on The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 20 December 2013, Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Recipients of civil, military awards". www.dawn.com.
- ^ Jabri, Parvez (2014-11-26). "President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) on Indonesian Naval Chief". Brecorder. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Asma Jahangir, Junaid Jamshed, Afridi, Misbah among 141 nominated for Civil Awards". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Jansher Khan awarded with Nishan-e-Imtiaz". The Frontier Post.
- ^ "President announces Civil Awards for citizens, foreigners". DAWN. 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Turkish chief of staff Metin Gurak awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz in Pakistan". Pakistan Observer. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
Works cited
edit- Dinas Sejarah TNI AD (2011), Profil Kepala Staf Angkatan Darat Ke-1 s.d.Ke-26 (in Indonesian), vol. I
- Dinas Sejarah TNI AD (2017), Rudini: Potret Pengabdian Prajurit TNI AD (in Indonesian), ISBN 978-602-7846-27-2
- Dinas Sejarah TNI AD (2019), Jenderal TNI Try Sutrisno, Sosok Arek Suroboyo (in Indonesian), vol. I