Order of Distinguished Rule of Ghaazee

Highest national award in the Maldives
TypeOrderEstablished26 July 1965Awarded forService for the government or the MaldivesStatusCurrently constitutedFounderMuhammad Fareed DidiGrades3

Order of Distinguished Rule of Ghaazee, formally known as, The Most Honourable Order of Distinguished Rule of Ghaazee, or Insignia of the Most Distinguished Order of Ghazi, informally the Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzatheri Veriya is the highest national award in the Maldives.[1]

Recipients

The Most Honourable Order of Distinguished Rule of Ghaazee, Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzatheri Veriya, the highest-ranked title in the Maldives, was awarded to Queen Elizabeth II on 1972 during her visit to the Maldives. The-Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir gained the title following his victory as the independence hero of the Maldives. In 2013, President Maumoon was given the Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzatheri Veriya title on the independence day celebration.[1]

Recipient Date Ref
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms 13 March 1972 [2]
Ibrahim Nasir, Prime Minister of the Maldive Islands 1965 [3]
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives 26 July 2013 [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Most Honourable National Award conferred to President Gayoom". The President's Office. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Burke's Peerage and Gentry > The Royal Family > HM Queen Elizabeth II". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Maldive Ingratitude to a Hero". Máldive Royal Family. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ "The Most Honourable National Award conferred to President Gayoom". The President's Office. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2024.