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