Nishan - e-Pakistan - wikipedia Nishan - e-Pakistan The Nishan - e-Pakistan ( Urdu : نشان پاکستان ‎, English : Order of Pakistan ) is the highest of civil awards and decorations given by the Government of Pakistan for the highest degree of service to the country and nation of Pakistan. The award was established on 19 March 1957. The Nishan - e-Pakistan, unlike other honours, is a highly restricted and most prestigious award and is only conferred for the merit and distinguished services to the country, international community, and foreign relations. This award, like other civilian awards, is announced on 14 August each year and its investiture takes place on following 23 March. Recipients are entitled to the post-nominal NPk. Contents 1 Foreign recipients of Nishan - e-Pakistan 2 Recipients of the Hilal - e-Pakistan 3 Recipients of the Sitara - e-Pakistan 4 Recipients of the Tamgha - e-Pakistan 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Foreign recipients of Nishan - e-Pakistan Year Name Field Country 9 November 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Shah of Iran Imperial State of Iran 1960 Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom ( Former Queen of Pakistan ) United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms 13 January 1961 Josip Broz Tito President of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1962 Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand Thailand 7 December 1957 Dwight Eisenhower President of the United States United States 1 August 1969 Richard Nixon President of the United States United States King Birendra King of Nepal Nepal 23 March 1983 Aga Khan IV Leader of Ismaili Muslims United Kingdom 19 May 1990 Morarji Desai Prime Minister of India India 18 September 1992 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Brunei 3 October 1992 Nelson Mandela President of South Africa South Africa 10 April 1999 Li Peng Premier of the People 's Republic of China China 6 April 1999 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani Emir of Qatar Qatar 21 April 2001 Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Sultan of Oman Oman 1 February 2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 24 November 2006 Hu Jintao President of the People 's Republic of China China 26 October 2009 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey Emperor Akihito Emperor of Japan Japan 31 March 2010 Abdullah Gul President of Turkey Turkey 22 May 2013 Li Keqiang Premier of the People 's Republic of China China 21 April 2015 Xi Jinping President of the People 's Republic of China China 23 May 2018 Fidel Castro President of Cuba Cuba Recipients of the Hilal - e-Pakistan Hilal - e-Pakistan ( Crescent of Pakistan ), stands second in hierarchy of civilian awards after the Nishan - E-Pakistan. Year Name Field Country 1957 Amin Ahmed Chief Justice of Dhaka High Court Pakistan 1958 Abdul Wahid Adamjee Businessman, Industrialist Pakistan 1958 Emperor Haile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia 1962 Asghar Khan Commander in Chief of Pakistan Air Force Pakistan 1964 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Foreign Minister of Pakistan Pakistan Ruth Pfau Nun and Leprosy Doctor Germany 1995 Sir Gerald Kaufman British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament United Kingdom 2005 Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Minister of Culture, UAE United Arab Emirates 2008 Joe Biden Vice President of the United States United States 2011 Ronald Noble Secretary - General of Interpol United States 2012 Yang Jiechi Foreign Minister of the People 's Republic of China China 2012 Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand Thailand 2014 Irina Bokova Culture Bulgaria 2015 Mehriban Aliyeva Culture Azerbaijan Recipients of the Sitara - e-Pakistan Sitara - e-Pakistan ( Star of Pakistan ), stands third in hierarchy of civilian awards after the Nishan - e-Pakistan and the Hilal - e-Pakistan. Year Name Field Country 1958 Aslam Khattak Politician / chairman, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Pakistan 1959 Abdus Salam Scientist and Science Advisor to the Government of Pakistan Pakistan 1965 Air Commodore Władysław Turowicz military scientist and engineer Pakistan 1965 Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan Naval intelligence officer and Chief of Naval Staff Pakistan 1966 AGN Kazi Chairman Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan 1970 Jamil Ansari Editor - in - Chief Dawn 1965 - 1972 Pakistan 1971 Rear Admiral Leslie Mungavin Naval Officer Pakistan 1972 Chief Justice Bashiruddin Ahmed Khan Judge Pakistan Akhtar Hameed Khan Social scientist, he pioneered microcredit, microfinance, and rural development initiatives Pakistan Syed Hashim Raza Former Governor of East Pakistan, first administrator of Karachi ( 1948 - 1951 ) Pakistan 1998 Himalaya SJB Rana First governor of Nepal, Former UN delegate to Pakistan - for his role in the development of Pakistan - Nepal friendship Nepal 2002 Mumtaz Tarar Chairman Human Rights commission Pakistan Habibullah Khan Khattak for action in Burma during World War II Pakistan Bronte Clucas Quayle, CB, OBE, QC, for his services in drafting the Constitution of Pakistan Australia 1991 James M. Shera, MBE Politician, Head of the International Curriculum Support Services, Education Department United Kingdom 2006 Grace Warren surgeon, leprosy expert Australia 2009 Greg Mortenson humanitarian, Central Asia Institute - for promoting girls ' literacy and education, and establishing schools in Pakistan United States 2008 Khaled Almaeena journalist, Saudi Gazette - Journalism Saudi Arabia 2009 An Qiguang Former Counsel General of China in Karachi for his notable services in strengthening the relations between Pakistan and China China 2012 Rowan Douglas Williams Anglican bishop, Archbishop of Canterbury, public services to Pakistan United Kingdom 2014 General C.S. Weerasooriya Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan Sri Lanka Recipients of the tamgha - e-Pakistan Tamgha - e-Pakistan ( Medal of Pakistan ), stands fourth in hierarchy of civilian awards after the Nishan - e-Pakistan, Hilal - e-Pakistan, Sitara - e-Pakistan. Year Name Field Country 1959 Sartaj Aziz Economics Pakistan 1965 Rashid Ahmed Naval officer Pakistan 1967 Hermanegild Marcos Antonio Drago Community service Pakistan 1968 Aslam Azhar Television Broadcasting Pakistan 1971 Ahmed Hussain A Kazi Public Service Pakistan Neerja Harish Bhanot Public Service India 2012 Emmanuel Nicholas Community ( Education ) Sri Lanka 2012 Li Xiaolin Community ( Investment ) China 2018 Muhammad Ayhan Murtaza community ( Education ) Pakistan See also Pakistan portal Nishan - e-Pakistan ( Monument ) Nishan - e-Imtiaz Civil decorations of Pakistan References Jump up ^ Richard Nixon, Remarks on Accepting the Nishan - e-Pakistan, Published 1 Aug 1969, Retrieved 28 May 2016 Jump up ^ `` In recognition of his sense of commitment in promoting social and economic welfare activities of Pakistan '', ismaili.net website, Published 23 March 1983, Retrieved 28 May 2016 Jump up ^ When India and Pakistan almost made peace, Morarji Desai and Muhammad Zia - ul - Haq meeting in Kenya, Rediff.com newspaper website, Published 11 July 2001, Retrieved 28 May 2016 Jump up ^ Foreign Honorary Awards of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Jump up ^ List of Nelson Mandela awards and honours Jump up ^ `` Mandela in Pakistan ''. The Independent UK newspaper. 1992 - 10 - 03. Retrieved 28 May 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.ssig.kpkk.gov.my/ssig/news/fullnews.php?news_id=77780&news_cat=sn Jump up ^ `` The Al - Busaid Dynasty : Genealogy ''. Royalark.net. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ King Abdullah ends Asian tour with state visit to Pakistan Archived 2008 - 06 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Subramanian, Nirupama ( Nov 25, 2006 ). `` Hu Jintao awarded Nishan - e-Pakistan ''. The Hindu ( newspaper ). Retrieved 9 January 2017. Jump up ^ Erdogan : Pakistan, Turkey can together bring peace to region Archived 2012 - 03 - 04 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Erdogan conferred Nishan - e-Pakistan ''. The Nation. APP. October 27, 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nawaz thanks Gul for supporting Pakistan in hard times ''. The News International. April 2, 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Turkish President arrives on four - day visit ''. Dunya News. March 30, 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chinese PM awarded Nishan - e-Pakistan on arrival in Islamabad ''. Express Tribune. May 22, 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nishan - e-Pakistan award conferred on Xi Jinping ''. The Hindu. PTI. Apr 21, 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Pakistan is honouring late Cuban leader Fidel Castro with Nishan - e-Pakistan today -- here 's why ''. Retrieved 6 April 2018. Jump up ^ http://www.qalamkar.pk/akhtar-sardar-ch-19/ Jump up ^ http://www.phclondon.org/infodiv/pressreleases/20170227_hc_condoles_the_death_of_sir_gerald_kaufman_mp.aspx, Gerald Kaufman 's Hilal - i - Pakistan Award listed on Pakistan High Commissioner office website, Retrieved 6 March 2017 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Gerald Kaufman 's Hilal - i - Pakistan Award listed on The News International ( newspaper ) website, Published 4 March 2017, Retrieved 6 March 2017 Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ `` Pakistan honours INTERPOL ''. Interpol. March 24, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Civil Awards for 2012 announced The Express Tribune ( newspaper ), Published 14 Aug 2012, Retrieved 28 May 2016 Jump up ^ Mehriban Aliyeva : Hilal - e-Pakistan recipient serving humanity Jump up ^ Khan, Humaira M. ; Sadriwala, Maryam Murtaza ( 2004 ). Dawn : The History. Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi. Jump up ^ Hashim Raza passes away Dawn ( newspaper ), Published 1 October 2003, Retrieved 14 November 2017 Jump up ^ `` Sitara - i - Imtiaz conferred on Saudi journalist ''. AsiaMedia. 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ `` President confers Sitara i Pakistan on former Chinese envoy ''. Associated Press Of Pakistan. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ LTD, Lankacom PVT. `` The Island ''. Retrieved 18 July 2016. Jump up ^ ( 3 ) Aslam Azhar 's ' Tamgha - e-Pakistan ' Award info on Dawn newspaper, Published 15 Jan 2011, Retrieved 6 June 2016 External links Decorations and Medals of Pakistan Civil decorations of Pakistan Nishaan ( Order ) Order of Pakistan Order of Bravery Order of Excellence Order of Great Leader Order of Service Hilal ( Crescent ) Crescent of Pakistan Crescent of Bravery Crescent of Excellence Crescent of Great Leader Crescent of Service Sitara ( Star ) Star of Pakistan Star of Bravery Star of Excellence Star of the Great Leader Star of Service Tamgha ( Medal ) Medal of Pakistan Medal of Bravery Medal of Excellence Medal of the Great Leader Medal of Service Others Pride of Performance Children Literature Award Abdus Salam Award Medal of the Great Leader τ Military awards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nishan-e-Pakistan&oldid=853662697 '' Categories : Civil awards and decorations of Pakistan Awards established in 1957 1957 establishments in Pakistan Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Webarchive template wayback links Articles containing Urdu - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia ગુજરાતી हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands नेपाली ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Русский Simple English Türkçe اردو 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 6 August 2018, at 05 : 54 ( UTC ). 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Question: who have received nishan-e-pakistan recently on 23 may 2018
Answer: Fidel Castro