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Nishan-e-Pakistan

January 26, 2023

The Nishan-e-Pakistan (Urdu: نشانِ پاکستان, lit. 'Order of Pakistan') is the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[2] It is awarded for "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.[1] Established on 19 March 1975 under the Decorations Act, 1975,[3] the award is not correlated to the rank or status of a person.[1]

Nishan-e-Pakistan

نشانِ پاکستان
Awarded by

Government of Pakistan
TypeNational Civilian
Established19 March 1957
Country Pakistan
EligibilityHeads of State
Criteria"rendered services of highest distinction" to the national interest of Pakistan.[1]
GradesGrand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Member
Post-nominalsN.Pk
Precedence
Next (higher)Nishan-e-Haider
(For Military Gallantry)
Next (lower)Hilal-e-Pakistan
(Crescent of Pakistan)

Service Ribbon of the
Nishan-e-Pakistan

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] and, while it is the highest civilian award, it can also be awarded posthumously.[5] Recipients are entitled to the post-nominal NPk.

Grades

Insignia

  • Collar (Nishan)
  • Sash (Nishan)
  • Star (Nishan and Hilal)
  • Badge (Nishan, Hilal, Sitara and Tamgha)
  • Necklet/Bow (Hilal and Sitara)
  • Medal (Nishan, Hilal, Sitara and Tamgha)

Nishan-e-Pakistan Gallery

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    Nishan-e-Pakistan that was presented to Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II

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    President Musharraf presenting the then Iranian President Mohammad Khatami with Nishan-e-Pakistan

Previous Versions of Nishan-e-Pakistan

Grand Crosses of the Order

Year Image Name Field Country
1958   Haile Selassie I[6] Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia
1960   Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
9 November 1959   Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Shah of Iran Imperial State of Iran
1960   Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
13 January 1961   Josip Broz Tito President of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1962   Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand Thailand
7 December 1957   Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States United States
1 August 1969   Richard Nixon[7] President of the United States United States
1982   Suharto[8] President of Indonesia Indonesia
1983   King Birendra King of Nepal Nepal
23 March 1983   Aga Khan IV[9] Leader of Ismaili Muslims United Kingdom
1987   Neerja Bhanot Head Purser India
19 May 1990   Morarji Desai[10] Prime Minister of India India
18 September 1992   Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Brunei
3 October 1992   Nelson Mandela[11] President of South Africa South Africa
30 August 1995 Sadžida Silajdžić Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 April 1999   Li Peng Premier of the People's Republic of China China
6 April 1999   Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani[12] Emir of Qatar Qatar
21 April 2001   Qaboos bin Said[13] Sultan of Oman Oman
1 February 2006   King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud[14] King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
24 November 2006   Hu Jintao[15] General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of the People's Republic of China		 China
26 October 2009   Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[16][17] Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey
2009   Emperor Akihito[12] Emperor of Japan Japan
31 March 2010   Abdullah Gul[18][19] President of Turkey Turkey
22 May 2013   Li Keqiang[20] Premier of the People's Republic of China China
21 April 2015   Xi Jinping[21] General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of the People's Republic of China		 China
23 May 2018   Fidel Castro[22] former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
former President of the Council of State of Cuba		 Cuba
19 November 2018   Haris Silajdžić Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosna and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 February 2019   Mohammad bin Salman[23][24] Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
22 March 2019   Mahathir Mohamad[25] Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysia
26 May 2019   Wang Qishan[26] Vice President of the People's Republic of China China
23 June 2019   Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[27] Emir of Qatar Qatar
23 March 2020   Daren Sammy[28] West Indies cricketer Saint Lucia
14 August 2020   Syed Ali Shah Geelani[29] Hurriyat Leader India
5 November 2020   Šefik Džaferović[30] Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Honour & Awards Policy" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. Cabinet Division. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Pakistan confers highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince". The Hindu. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "The Decorations Act, 1975" (PDF). na.gov.pk. National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Conferment of Civil Awards 2020" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. Cabinet of Pakistan. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan-e-Pakistan today – here's why". Latest News India. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ ከበደ, በሪሁን (21 September 1993). የአፄ ኃይለሥላሴ ታሪክ. Addis Ababa: አርቲስቲክ ማተሚያ ቤት. p. 1077.
  7. ^ Richard Nixon (1 August 1969). "Remarks on Accepting the Nishan-e-Pakistan". Retrieved 28 May 2016 – via The American Presidency Project, U.C. Santa Barbara.
  8. ^ "Soeharto ODM". Gentleman's Military Interest Club. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Mowlana Hazar Imam Receives Pakistan Award". Heritage Society. 23 March 1983. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  10. ^ Shyam Bhatia (11 July 2001). "When India and Pakistan almost made peace". Rediff. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Mandela in Pakistan". The Independent. UK. 3 October 1992. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Chinese President 'Xi Jinping' awarded with Nishan-e-Pakistan". The News Teller. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Mamnoon confers top civil award on President Xi". DAWN.COM. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. ^ . Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008.
  15. ^ Subramanian, Nirupama (25 November 2006). "Hu Jintao awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  16. ^ . Associated Press of Pakistan. 26 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  17. ^ "Erdogan conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan". The Nation. APP. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Nawaz thanks Gul for supporting Pakistan in hard times". The News International. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  19. ^ . Dunya News. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Chinese PM awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan on arrival in Islamabad". The Express Tribune. AFP and Reuters. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Nishan-e-Pakistan award conferred on Xi Jinping". The Hindu. PTI. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan-e-Pakistan today – here's why". Times Now. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  23. ^ "President Alvi confers Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman". The Express Tribune. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  24. ^ PTI (18 February 2019). "Pakistan confers highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Pakistan to confer highest civilian award on Dr M". Malay Mail. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan bestowed with Nishan-e-Pakistan by President Arif Alvi". The News International. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan bestowed with Nishan-e-Pakistan by President Arif Alvi". The News International. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Darren Sammy to become honorary citizen of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  29. ^ Bhat, Tariq (14 August 2020). "Pakistan confers highest civilian award on Syed Ali Shah Geelani". The Week. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  30. ^ @PresOfPakistan (5 November 2020). "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" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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The Nishan e Pakistan Urdu نشان پاکستان lit Order of Pakistan is the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 2 It is awarded for 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 1 Established on 19 March 1975 under the Decorations Act 1975 3 the award is not correlated to the rank or status of a person 1 Nishan e Pakistanنشان پاکستانAwarded by Government of PakistanTypeNational CivilianEstablished19 March 1957CountryPakistanEligibilityHeads of StateCriteria rendered services of highest distinction to the national interest of Pakistan 1 GradesGrand CrossGrand OfficerCommanderMemberPost nominalsN PkPrecedenceNext higher Nishan e Haider For Military Gallantry Next lower Hilal e Pakistan Crescent of Pakistan Service Ribbon of theNishan e PakistanThis 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 and while it is the highest civilian award it can also be awarded posthumously 5 Recipients are entitled to the post nominal NPk Contents 1 Grades 2 Insignia 3 Nishan e Pakistan Gallery 4 Previous Versions of Nishan e Pakistan 5 Grand Crosses of the Order 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGrades EditGrand Cross Nishan Grand Officer Hilal Commander Sitara Member Tamgha Insignia EditCollar Nishan Sash Nishan Star Nishan and Hilal Badge Nishan Hilal Sitara and Tamgha Necklet Bow Hilal and Sitara Medal Nishan Hilal Sitara and Tamgha Nishan e Pakistan Gallery Edit Nishan e Pakistan that was presented to Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II President Musharraf presenting the then Iranian President Mohammad Khatami with Nishan e PakistanPrevious Versions of Nishan e Pakistan EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2023 Grand Crosses of the Order EditYear Image Name Field Country1958 Haile Selassie I 6 Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia1960 Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan9 November 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Shah of Iran Imperial State of Iran1960 Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms13 January 1961 Josip Broz Tito President of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1962 Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand Thailand7 December 1957 Dwight D Eisenhower President of the United States United States1 August 1969 Richard Nixon 7 President of the United States United States1982 Suharto 8 President of Indonesia Indonesia1983 King Birendra King of Nepal Nepal23 March 1983 Aga Khan IV 9 Leader of Ismaili Muslims United Kingdom1987 Neerja Bhanot Head Purser India19 May 1990 Morarji Desai 10 Prime Minister of India India18 September 1992 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Brunei3 October 1992 Nelson Mandela 11 President of South Africa South Africa30 August 1995 Sadzida Silajdzic Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina10 April 1999 Li Peng Premier of the People s Republic of China China6 April 1999 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani 12 Emir of Qatar Qatar21 April 2001 Qaboos bin Said 13 Sultan of Oman Oman1 February 2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud 14 King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia24 November 2006 Hu Jintao 15 General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyPresident of the People s Republic of China China26 October 2009 Recep Tayyip Erdogan 16 17 Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey2009 Emperor Akihito 12 Emperor of Japan Japan31 March 2010 Abdullah Gul 18 19 President of Turkey Turkey22 May 2013 Li Keqiang 20 Premier of the People s Republic of China China21 April 2015 Xi Jinping 21 General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyPresident of the People s Republic of China China23 May 2018 Fidel Castro 22 former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cubaformer President of the Council of State of Cuba Cuba19 November 2018 Haris Silajdzic Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosna and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina18 February 2019 Mohammad bin Salman 23 24 Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia22 March 2019 Mahathir Mohamad 25 Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysia26 May 2019 Wang Qishan 26 Vice President of the People s Republic of China China23 June 2019 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani 27 Emir of Qatar Qatar23 March 2020 Daren Sammy 28 West Indies cricketer Saint Lucia14 August 2020 Syed Ali Shah Geelani 29 Hurriyat Leader India5 November 2020 Sefik Dzaferovic 30 Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaSee also Edit Pakistan portalNishan e Pakistan Monument Nishan e Imtiaz Civil decorations of PakistanReferences Edit a b c Honour amp Awards Policy PDF cabinet gov pk Cabinet Division Retrieved 17 August 2021 Pakistan confers highest civilian award Nishan e Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince The Hindu 18 February 2019 Retrieved 17 August 2021 The Decorations Act 1975 PDF na gov pk National Assembly of Pakistan Retrieved 17 August 2021 Conferment of Civil Awards 2020 PDF cabinet gov pk Cabinet of Pakistan Retrieved 17 August 2021 Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan e Pakistan today here s why Latest News India 23 March 2018 Retrieved 17 August 2021 ከበደ በሪሁን 21 September 1993 የአፄ ኃይለሥላሴ ታሪክ Addis Ababa አርቲስቲክ ማተሚያ ቤት p 1077 Richard Nixon 1 August 1969 Remarks on Accepting the Nishan e Pakistan Retrieved 28 May 2016 via The American Presidency Project U C Santa Barbara Soeharto ODM Gentleman s Military Interest Club Retrieved 30 July 2022 Mowlana Hazar Imam Receives Pakistan Award Heritage Society 23 March 1983 Retrieved 28 May 2016 Shyam Bhatia 11 July 2001 When India and Pakistan almost made peace Rediff Retrieved 28 May 2016 Mandela in Pakistan The Independent UK 3 October 1992 Archived from the original on 21 June 2022 Retrieved 28 May 2016 a b Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded with Nishan e Pakistan The News Teller 21 April 2015 Retrieved 18 April 2020 Mamnoon confers top civil award on President Xi DAWN COM 22 April 2015 Retrieved 16 August 2020 King Abdullah ends Asian tour with state visit to Pakistan Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Washington D C 1 February 2006 Archived from the original on 18 June 2008 Subramanian Nirupama 25 November 2006 Hu Jintao awarded Nishan e Pakistan The Hindu newspaper Retrieved 9 January 2017 Pakistan Turkey can together bring peace to region Erdogan Associated Press of Pakistan 26 October 2009 Archived from the original on 4 March 2012 Erdogan conferred Nishan e Pakistan The Nation APP 27 October 2009 Retrieved 9 January 2017 Nawaz thanks Gul for supporting Pakistan in hard times The News International 2 April 2010 Retrieved 10 January 2017 Turkish President arrives on four day visit Dunya News 30 March 2010 Archived from the original on 26 December 2018 Retrieved 10 January 2017 Chinese PM awarded Nishan e Pakistan on arrival in Islamabad The Express Tribune AFP and Reuters 22 May 2013 Retrieved 9 January 2017 Nishan e Pakistan award conferred on Xi Jinping The Hindu PTI 21 April 2015 Retrieved 9 January 2017 Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan e Pakistan today here s why Times Now 23 March 2018 Retrieved 6 April 2018 President Alvi confers Nishan e Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman The Express Tribune 18 February 2019 Retrieved 18 February 2019 PTI 18 February 2019 Pakistan confers highest civilian award Nishan e Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince The Hindu Retrieved 2 May 2020 Pakistan to confer highest civilian award on Dr M Malay Mail 20 March 2019 Retrieved 21 March 2019 Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan bestowed with Nishan e Pakistan by President Arif Alvi The News International 26 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 Chinese 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