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Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa

The Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa (Swahili: Nishani Ubora wa Lulu ya Afrika) is the highest civilian award of the Ugandan honours system and is awarded to heads of state and government leaders.[1]

Most Excellent Order
of the Pearl of Africa
TypeSingle grade order
CountryUganda
Ribbon
StatusCurrently constituted
Statistics
Total inductees8
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Excellent Order of the
Pearl of Africa


History edit

The award was instituted in 2001 with the National Honours and Awards Act, 2001 along with other awards.[1]

Recipients edit

Name Country Title Year
 
Julius Nyerere (posthumous)[2]   Tanzania 1st President 2007
 
Jakaya Kikwete[3]   Tanzania 4th President 2007
 
Paul Kagame[4]   Rwanda President 2012
 
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[5]   Equatorial Guinea President 2012
 
Armando Guebuza[6]   Mozambique President 2013
 
Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV[7]   Imamate of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias Imam 2017
 
Abiy Ahmed[8]   Ethiopia Prime Minister 2018
 
Emmerson Mnangagwa[9]   Zimbabwe President 2019

References edit

  1. ^ a b The National Honours and Awards Act (PDF)
  2. ^ John Musinguzi (24 February 2013). . The Observer (Uganda). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ^ . New Vision. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ^ "President Kagame and Nguema receive prestigious awards". State House (Uganda). 26 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ . The Independent (Uganda). 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  6. ^ "President Guebuza Honoured in Uganda". Mozambique News Agency. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Mawlana Hazar Imam presented with Uganda's highest honour". The Ismaili. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. ^ . www.ebc.et. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Uganda at 57: Zimbabwe president, Mnangagwa honoured with highest civilian medal", www.nilepost.co.ug, 9 October 2019, retrieved 31 January 2023

External links edit

  • Ugandan Presidential Awards website
  • Photograph of the award ceremony at Haki Ngowi Blog

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