The Order of Fiji is the highest honour of the Fijian honours system. Established 1 March 1995, the order is presented for achievement and merit to Fiji and mankind as a whole. The order is divided into a general division and military division, and is presented in three classes, with an associated medal.
Companion (CF), Officer (OF), Member (MF), Medal (MOF)
Precedence
Next (higher)
None
Next (lower)
President's Cross
Ribbon of the General Division
Ribbon of the Military Division
The President of Fiji serves as the chancellor of the order and also as the order's Principal Companion. Following their terms of office, former Presidents remain as Companions of the Order of Fiji.[2]
The Order of Fiji has been a Commonwealth honour ever since Fiji returned to its membership of the Commonwealth in October 1997, albeit, as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations
The Order of Fiji is awarded in a military division and a general division. It is awarded in three classes and a medal with the following post-nominal letters:[3]
^"Fiji Government Online Portal - PRESIDENT TO BESTOW HONORS TO FIJI". Fiji.gov.fj. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^ abcd"FIJI HONOURS AND AWARDS ACT, 1995 ACT NO. 7 OF 1995". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^. Fiji Focus. Vol. 2, no. 5. Fiji Ministry of Information. 12 March 2011. p. 19. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^"'Humanitarian' medal for Bainimarama". Heraldsun.com.au. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^. 3 News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
^"PM Modi conferred Fiji's highest 'Companion of the Order' honour". India Today. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^. State Visit by Sir Michael Somare, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. Government of Fiji. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
External linksEdit
"Fiji Honours - Order of Fiji (Companion)". World Association for the Development of Philately Numbering System. Universal Postal Union. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
October 21, 2023
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