Nishan-e-Pakistan () is the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 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 Pakistani citizens and foreign nationals. In the Pakistan honours system, Nishan-e-Pakistan is equivalent to Nishan-e-Haider, the highest military gallantry award. Established on 19 March 1975 under the Decorations Act, 1975, the award is not correlated to the rank or status of a person.
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. This award can also be awarded posthumously, and all the recipients are entitled to the post-nominal NPk.
Grades Grand Crescent (Nishan) Grand Officer (Hilal) Commander (Sitara) Member (Tamgha)
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)
Gallery
Recipients Year Image Name Field Country 1957 Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States 1958 Haile Selassie I Emperor of Ethiopia 1959 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah of Iran 1960 Hussein King of Jordan 1960 Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom 1961 Josip Broz Tito President of Yugoslavia 1962 Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand 1969 Richard Nixon President of the United States 1982SuhartoPresident of Indonesia 1983 Birendra King of Nepal 1983 Aga Khan IV Leader of Ismaili Muslims 1990Morarji DesaiPrime Minister of India 1992 Hassanal BolkiahSultan of Brunei 1992 Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa 1997 Fidel V. RamosPresident of the Philippines 1999 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Emir of Qatar 1999 Li Peng Premier of China 2001Qaboos bin SaidSultan of Oman 2002Mohammad KhatamiPresident of Iran 2006 AbdullahKing of Saudi Arabia 2006 Hu JintaoGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyPresident of China 2009 AkihitoEmperor of Japan 2009 Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPrime Minister of Turkey 2010 Abdullah GülPresident of Turkey 2013 Li KeqiangPremier of China 2015 Xi Jinping General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyPresident of China 2018 Fidel Castro First Secretary of the Communist Party of CubaPresident of Cuba 2018Haris SilajdžićBosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019Mohammad bin SalmanCrown Prince of Saudi Arabia 2019 Mahathir MohamadPrime Minister of Malaysia 2019 Wang QishanVice President of China 2019 Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir of Qatar 2020 Daren Sammy West Indies cricketer 2020 Syed Ali Shah GeelaniHurriyat leader 2020 Šefik DžaferovićChairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023 Mufaddal SaifuddinLeader of the Dawoodi Bohras 2024Khalid bin Salman Al SaudMinister of Defence of Saudi Arabia 2024 Aga Khan VLeader of Ismaili Muslims 2024Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister of Malaysia 2025Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al NahyanCrown Prince of Abu Dhabi 2025 Zulfikar Ali BhuttoPrime Minister of Pakistan 2025 Abdullah IIKing of Jordan 2025 Prabowo SubiantoPresident of Indonesia 2026Kassym-Jomart TokayevPresident of Kazakhstan 2026 Shavkat MirziyoyevPresident of Uzbekistan
See also
Nishan-e-Pakistan (Monument) Nishan-e-Imtiaz Civil decorations of Pakistan
References
External links
Decorations and Medals of Pakistan