The Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots () is awarded for significant achievements in economic development of Armenia, natural and social sciences, inventions, culture, education, healthcare, and public service, as well as for activities promoting scientific, technological, economic and cultural cooperation with foreign countries. The law on the St. Mesrop Mashtots Order has been in effect since July 26, 1993. It is named after Mesrop Mashtots.
Awards granted Name Field Year of award Khoren Abrahamyan Cinema / Theatre 2000 Valdas Adamkus Politics 2002 Ivan Aivazovsky Painting / Posthumous 1997Nairuhi AlaverdyanMusic2001 Levon Aronian Chess 2012 Alexander Arutiunian Music 2001 Yeghishe Astsatryan Economy / Politics 2004 Charles Aznavour Music / Diplomacy 2001 Zori Balayan Publicism / Civic activity 2010 Nerses Bedros XIX Religion 2012 Jacques Chirac Politics 2006 Valery Gergiev Music / Culture 2009 Gohar Gasparyan Opera / Music 1990 Jivan Gasparyan Music 2001 Rober Haddeciyan Journalism / Literature 2011 Ofelya Hambardzumyan Music 2009 Jon M. Huntsman Sr. Philanthropy 1998 Iosif Kobzon Music 2004 Samvel Karapetyan Business / Charity 2011 Kirk Kerkorian Business / Philanthropy 2001 Sergey Lavrov Politics / Diplomacy 2010 Luzhkov, Yuri Public service 2003 Tigran Mansurian Music 2017 Ruben Matevosyan Music 2009 Arthur Meschian Music / Architecture 2011 Alexey Miller Business / Energy 2005 Edvard Mirzoyan Music 2001 Vladimir Movsisyan Economy / Politics — Louise Manoogian Simone Diaspora / Charity 2001 Frunzik Mkrtchyan Cinema / Theatre 2000 Svetlana Navasardyan Music 2010 Saparmurat Niyazov Politics 2000 Yuri Oganessian Science / Physics 2019 Konstantin Orbelyan Music 2003 Ardem Patapoutian Science / Neurobiology 2022 Arshak Petrosian Chess 2012 Alla Pugacheva Music 2009 Ryzhkov, Nikolai Public service 1998 Eduard Shevardnadze Politics 1997 Rita Vorperian Journalist, Writer, Translator, and Researcher — Ruben Vardanyan Business / Charity 2011 Varduhi Varderesyan Theatre / Cinema 2013 Paul Guiragossian Artist — Richard Hovannisian historian —
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of Armenia
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