page_title: Stelios Joannou
section_title: Awards and honours
hierarchical_section_title: Stelios Joannou / Awards and honours
caption_attribution_description: Ελληνικά: Το γραμματόσημο με τη μορφή του Στέλιου Ιωάννου που εξέδωσαν τα Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία (σειρά ‘Μεγάλοι Κύπριοι Ευεργέτες’, κυκλ. 17 Οκτωβρίου 2016)
context_page_description: Stelios Joannou or Ioannou was an internationally acclaimed Cypriot industrialist and philanthropist, one of the two cofounders of the formidable Joannou & Paraskevaides construction firm, known by its trademark, J&P.
context_section_description: Some of the distinctions bestowed, in life and posthumously, on Stelios Joannou for his contributions to business and social causes include the following. He was awarded the Order of the Sultanate of Oman and the Gold Medal of Zeno of Citium (accepted on behalf of the Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation). He was honoured by the Red Cross, the Church of Alexandria (for his contribution towards the rebuilding of the Patriarchate building), the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, the Melathron Agoniston EOKA (House of Cypriot Freedom Fighters) and the Aspis Refugee Club-Association. He was awarded the Medal for Outstanding Service of the Republic of Cyprus (presented to Ellie Joannou (Ioannou) on 18 January 2001 by Glafcos Clerides). He received the Golden Key of the Municipality of Lefkara, while the City of Nicosia declared him an Honorary Citizen in 2003 and named the area between Delphi and Zannetou Streets in the parish of St Andreas as Stelios Joannou Square. He was also honoured by the American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF), the Pancyprian Land and Building Developers Association (LBDA), the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KEBE) ‘for his valuable contribution to the development of Cyprus’ relations with Arab countries’, and the Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) ‘for his contribution to the promotion of engineering science and his overall social contribution’ (7 May 2011), as well as by various sports institutions and associations such as the Nicosia District National Football Federation (ΕΠΟΠΛ), the National Youth Union Mammari Rotsides Football Club and the Union of Cyprus Sports Writers. On 17 October 2016 Cyprus Post released a stamp with his image, included in the Great Cypriot Benefactors series.
caption: Stamp featuring Stelios Joannou issued by Cyprus Post
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