Nishan-e-Pakistan

The Nishan-e-Pakistan (Urdu: نشانِ پاکستان, lit. ' Grand Cross of the Order of Pakistan') is the second grade of the Order of Pakistan, the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[2] It is awarded to "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
CountryPakistan 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
Statistics
First induction1959
Last induction2020
Precedence
Next (higher)Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Pakistan
Next (lower)Grand Officer of the Order 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)
  • The Nishan-e-Pakistan that was presented to Queen Elizabeth II
    The Nishan-e-Pakistan that was presented to Queen Elizabeth II
  • President Musharraf presenting the then Iranian President Mohammad Khatami with the Nishan-e-Pakistan
    President Musharraf presenting the then Iranian President Mohammad Khatami with the Nishan-e-Pakistan

Grand Crosses of the Order
Year Image Name Field Country
1958 Haile Selassie I[6]Emperor of EthiopiaEthiopia
1960 Hussein bin TalalKing of JordanThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
9 November 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah PahlaviShah of IranImperial State of Iran
1960 Queen Elizabeth IIQueen of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
13 January 1961 Josip Broz TitoPresident of YugoslaviaYugoslavia
1962 Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of ThailandThailand
7 December 1957 Dwight D. EisenhowerPresident of the United StatesUnited States
1 August 1969 Richard Nixon[7]President of the United StatesUnited States
1982 Suharto[8] President of Indonesia Indonesia
1983 King BirendraKing of NepalNepal
23 March 1983 Aga Khan IV[9]Leader of Ismaili MuslimsUnited Kingdom
1987 Neerja BhanotHead purserIndia
19 May 1990 Morarji Desai[10] Prime Minister of India India
18 September 1992 Hassanal BolkiahSultan of Brunei DarussalamBrunei
3 October 1992 Nelson Mandela[11]President of South AfricaSouth Africa
30 August 1995 Sadžida Silajdžić Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 8, 1997 Fidel RamosPresident of the PhilippinesPhilippines
10 April 1999 Li PengPremier of the People's Republic of ChinaChina
6 April 1999 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani[12]Emir of QatarQatar
21 April 2001 Qaboos bin Said[13]Sultan of OmanOman
1 February 2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud[14] King of Saudi ArabiaSaudi 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 TurkeyTurkey
2009 Emperor Akihito[12]Emperor of JapanJapan
31 March 2010 Abdullah Gul[18][19] President of TurkeyTurkey
22 May 2013 Li Keqiang[20]Premier of the People's Republic of ChinaChina
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 ArabiaSaudi Arabia
22 March 2019 Mahathir Mohamad[25]Prime Minister of MalaysiaMalaysia
26 May 2019 Wang Qishan[26]Vice President of the People's Republic of ChinaChina
23 June 2019 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[27]Emir of QatarQatar
23 March 2020 Daren Sammy[28]West Indies cricketerSaint Lucia
14 August 2020 Syed Ali Shah Geelani[29]Hurriyat LeaderIndia
5 November 2020 Šefik Džaferović[30]Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina

See also

References
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