8 Highest Civilian Honours Bestowed On Indian PM Narendra Modi

May 22, 2023, 10:52 IST

Abhinav Singh

Saudi Arabia (2016)

In April 2016, PM Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour- the King Abdulaziz Sash by King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

In 2016, PM Modi was bestowed the State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan – the highest civilian honour in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan (2016)

Russia (2019)

Russia conferred Prime Minister Modi with its highest civilian honour - the Order of St. Andrew Award in 2019

Maldives (2019)

Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin, the highest honour of the Maldives awarded to foreign dignitaries, was presented to PM Modi in 2019.

UAE (2019)

In 2019, the PM was awarded the Order of Zayed Award, the highest civilian honour of the UAE

Bhutan (2021)

Bhutan honoured PM Modi with its highest civilian decoration, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, in December 2021

Fiji (2023)

Fiji PM Rabuka conferred the country's highest civilian honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, to his counterpart Narendra Modi in recognition of his global leadership.

Papua New Guinea (2023)

Governor General of PNG, Sir Bob Dadae, conferred PM Modi with Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu- the highest honour of the country

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