List of Nishan-e-Imtiaz recipients

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]

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Image Name of the recipient Field of recognition Year Country[note 1] Ref
  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

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  1. ^ Citizenship at the time of awarding

References

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  1. ^ a b "Honour and Awards Policy". pakistan.gov.pk. Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Honours and awards Policy" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ Nishan-e-Imtiaz for Faiz Ahmad Faiz on aaj.tv website, Retrieved 3 June 2016
  4. ^ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2017, p. 232.
  5. ^ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2019, p. 248-250.
  6. ^ Usamah Hisyam (Ketua Tim Penyusun), Feisal Tanjung:Terbaik untuk rakyat, terbaik bagi ABRI, Jakarta: Dharmapena, 1999, hal.749.
  7. ^ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2011, p. 130.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award for Hakim Said on The Nation newspaper, Published 17 October 2015, Retrieved 10 January 2017
  13. ^ Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award for Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) in 2011 on The Nation newspaper, Published 24 March 2011, Retrieved 24 January 2017
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Recipients of civil, military awards". www.dawn.com.
  17. ^ Jabri, Parvez (2014-11-26). "President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) on Indonesian Naval Chief". Brecorder. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  18. ^ "Asma Jahangir, Junaid Jamshed, Afridi, Misbah among 141 nominated for Civil Awards". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Jansher Khan awarded with Nishan-e-Imtiaz". The Frontier Post.
  20. ^ "President announces Civil Awards for citizens, foreigners". DAWN. 15 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Turkish chief of staff Metin Gurak awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz in Pakistan". Pakistan Observer. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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