Order of Zayed
Awarded by  United Arab Emirates
TypeOrder
StatusCurrently constituted
GradesCollar
Precedence
Next (higher)None

Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Zayed (Arabic: وسام زايد) is the United Arab Emirates' highest civil decoration named after the first president of the UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[1]

Recipients

Recipient Country Date References
Japan Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan Japan 23 January 1995 [2][3]
Switzerland Sepp Blatter Switzerland 27 November 2003 [4]
Senegal Abdoulaye Wade Senegal 22 February 2004 [5]
Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar Qatar 13 June 2004 [6]
Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain Bahrain 2 February 2005 [citation needed]
Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait Kuwait 13 March 2006
Pakistan Pervez Musharraf Pakistan 25 January 2007 [7]
Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait Kuwait 29 January 2007 [8]
Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh Yemen 30 January 2007 [9]
Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Turkmenistan 26 August 2007 [10]
Russia Vladimir Putin Russia 10 September 2007 [11]
Oman Sheikh Mohammed bin Marhoon Al Maamari Oman 23 September 2007 [12]
United States George W. Bush United States 13 January 2008 [13][14]
Syria Bashar al-Assad Syria 31 May 2008 [15]
Lebanon Michel Suleiman Lebanon 10 February 2009 [16]
Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan 17 March 2009 [17]
Germany Angela Merkel Germany 26 May 2010 [18]
United Kingdom Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms United Kingdom 25 November 2010 [19]
South Korea Lee Myung-bak South Korea 14 March 2011 [20]
United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai United Arab Emirates 2 December 2012 [21]
United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah United Arab Emirates 2 December 2012 [21]
Morocco Mohammed VI, King of Morocco Morocco 6 May 2015 [22]
Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 3 December 2016 [23]
Oman Abdul Raziq bin Abdul Qadir Al Shahourzi Oman 5 December 2016 [24]
Oman Qasim bin Mohammed Ibrahim Al Ma’aeeni Oman 5 December 2016 [24]
New Zealand Murray McCully New Zealand 6 March 2017 [25]
China Xi Jinping China 20 July 2018 [26]
Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia 24 July 2018 [27]
Eritrea Isaias Afwerki Eritrea 24 July 2018 [28]
Egypt Vatican City Yoannis Lahzi Gaid Egypt, Vatican City 6 February 2019 [29]
India Narendra Modi India 24 August 2019 [30]
India Navdeep Singh Suri India 11 September 2019 [31]
Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egypt 14 November 2019 [32]
Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 7 December 2021 [33]
France Emmanuel Macron France 18 July 2022 [34]
Oman Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan Of Oman Oman 27 September 2022 [35]
Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkey 19 July 2023 [36][37]
Jordan Abdullah II, King of Jordan Jordan 1 November 2023 [38]

References

  1. ^ "UAE confers 'Order of Zayed' to PM Modi". The Economic Times. 24 August 2019.
  2. ^ Yuko
  3. ^ Upi
  4. ^ "Maktoum awards Zayed Order to Blatter". Emirates News Agency. 28 November 2003. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Zayed receives Senegalese President". Emirates News Agency. 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Khalifa holds talks with Qatari Crown Prince". Emirates News Agency. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ Musharraf, Pervez (25 January 2007). "Khalifa confers Musharraf". gulfnews.com.
  8. ^ "Khalifa receives Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Premier (updated)". Emirates News Agency. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Saleh starts UAE visit (updated)". Emirates News Agency. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  10. ^ www.turkmenistan.ru
  11. ^ Protocolo
  12. ^ "Sheikh Khalifa confers on out-going Omani Ambassador "Order of Zayed II"". Emirates News Agency. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. ^ Wam
  14. ^ Alamy
  15. ^ رئيس دولة الامارات يقلد الرئيس السوري وسام زايد تعبيرا عن عمق العلاقات التي تربط البلدين (in Arabic). Al Watan Voice. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  16. ^ Lebanese Presidency website, Decorations Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine page, showing a photo of the decoration
  17. ^ "Kazakhstan to mark the 15th anniversary of Constitution Day". Emirates News Agency. 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Zayed order for Merkel". 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  19. ^ Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine - website of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  20. ^ "Khalifa confers Zayed Order on South Korean President". gulfnews.com. 14 March 2011.
  21. ^ a b "Khalifa honours Mohammed, Sultan". Khaleej Times. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  22. ^ (Wam). "Morocco King honoured with Order of Zayed - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  23. ^ Article
  24. ^ a b "Abu Dhabi Crown Prince confers Order of Zayed II on Omani officials". Emirates News Agency. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  25. ^ "President confers First Class Order of Zayed II on Foreign Minister of New Zealand". Emirates News Agency. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Article". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  27. ^ The National
  28. ^ The National
  29. ^ "President Khalifa confers Order of Zayed II on Pope's Personal Secretary". Emirates News Agency. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  30. ^ "PM Modi Awarded Zayed Medal, UAE's Top Civilian Honour".
  31. ^ "Award is an absolute surprise: Indian envoy". 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  32. ^ "Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bestows 'Order of Zayed' on Egypt president". Khaleeji Times. 14 November 2019.
  33. ^ "Mohamed bin Zayed, Mohamed bin Salman review bilateral ties, regional issues". Emirates News Agency. 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  34. ^ "UAE President meets with French Republic President". 18 July 2022.
  35. ^ "UAE President, the Sultan of Oman exchange medals and gifts". wam. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  36. ^ "President Erdoğan presented with Order of Zayed in United Arab Emirates". 19 July 2023.
  37. ^ Khitam Al Amir (19 July 2023). "UAE President awards Order of Zayed to Turkish President Erdogan". Gulf News. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  38. ^ "UAE President confers Order of Zayed upon King of Jordan". wam. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.


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