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

Image Name of the recipient Field Year Country[note 1] Ref
 Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Egyptian field marshal Egypt
Majid Nizami Journalist Pakistan [3]
Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi Religio-political reformer 1958 Pakistan
Aga Khan IV Religious leader 1970 Switzerland
Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi Queen 1970 Nepal
Abdus Salam Scientist, nuclear physicist 1979 Pakistan
Abdul Sattar Edhi Social activist 1989 Pakistan
Faiz Ahmed Faiz Poet and scholar 1990 Pakistan [4]
 Abdul Waheed Kakar Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan 1993 Pakistan
Rudini Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Indonesia [5]
 Try Sutrisno Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Indonesia [6]
 Feisal Tanjung Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces 1995 Indonesia [7]
 R. Hartono Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Indonesia [8]
 Abdul Qadeer Khan Nuclear scientist 1996 Pakistan
Ishfaq Ahmad Nuclear scientist 1998 Pakistan
Dilip Kumar Indian film actor 1998 India [9][10][11][12]
 Riazuddin Physicist 1998 Pakistan
Sharifuddin Pirzada Attorney-general of Pakistan 1998 Pakistan
Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui Educationist 1998 Pakistan
Abdul Qadeer Khan Nuclear scientist 1999 Pakistan
Akhtar Hameed Khan 2001 Pakistan
Shahid Karimullah 2002 Pakistan
Atta ur Rahman Scientist, educationist 2002 Pakistan
Hakim Said Social activist, philanthropist 2002 Pakistan [13]
 Yaşar Büyükanıt General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces 2007 Turkey
Habib Jalib Poet and scholar 2009 Pakistan
Khurshid Ahmad Professor 2011 Pakistan [14]
Mehdi Hassan Film playback singer 2012 Pakistan
Saadat Hassan Manto Short story writer 2012 Pakistan
Abdul Sattar Edhi Social activist, founder of Edhi Foundation 2012 Pakistan
Munir Ahmad Khan Nuclear scientist 2012 Pakistan
Rahimuddin Khan Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Pakistan
Rashad Mahmood Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 2013 Pakistan [15]
 Pervez Musharraf Former President of Pakistan Pakistan
General Tariq Majid Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Pakistan
Hilmi Özkök General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Turkey
Shafi ur Rahman SCP judge, Human Rights 2000 Pakistan
Sherry Rehman Politician, journalist and ambassador 2013 Pakistan [16]
Anwar Shamim Air-Marshal, Pakistan Air Force Pakistan
Raheel Sharif Pakistan Army Chief 2013 Pakistan [15]
Ghulam Nabi Nuclear Physicist 2014 Pakistan [17]
 Asma Jahangir Human Rights activist, HRC Pakistan head 2018 Pakistan [18]
 Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne Chief of Defence Staff, Sri Lanka 2019 Sri Lanka
Sadruddin Hashwani Businessman 2019 Pakistan
Jansher Khan Squash Legend 2023 Pakistan [19]
Muhammad Qavi Khan Film and Television Actor 2023 Pakistan
Mujahid Anwar Khan Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan) 2023 Pakistan
Nadeem Raza Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Pakistan
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (late), Iftikhar Arif, Islahuddin Siddiqui, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Raja Zafar ul Haq, Shamshad Akhtar 2024 Pakistan [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Citizenship at the time of awarding

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Majid Nizami, recipient of Nishan-i-Imtiaz Award, Published 27 July 2014, Retrieved 28 May 2016
  4. ↑ Nishan-e-Imtiaz for Faiz Ahmad Faiz on aaj.tv website, Retrieved 3 June 2016
  5. ↑ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2017, p. 232.
  6. ↑ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2019, p. 248-250.
  7. ↑ Usamah Hisyam (Ketua Tim Penyusun), Feisal Tanjung:Terbaik untuk rakyat, terbaik bagi ABRI, Jakarta: Dharmapena, 1999, hal.749.
  8. ↑ Dinas Sejarah TNI AD 2011, p. 130.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award for Hakim Said on The Nation newspaper, Published 17 October 2015, Retrieved 10 January 2017
  14. ↑ Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award for Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) in 2011 on The Nation newspaper, Published 24 March 2011, Retrieved 24 January 2017
  15. 1 2 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
  16. ↑ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Recipients of civil, military awards". www.dawn.com.
  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.

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