Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa | |
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Type | Single grade order |
Country | Uganda |
Ribbon | |
Status | Currently constituted |
Statistics | |
Total inductees | 8 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | None |
Next (lower) | Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa |
The Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa (Swahili: Nishani Ubora wa Lulu ya Afrika) is the highest civilian award of the Ugandan honours system and is awarded to heads of state and government leaders.
History
The award was instituted in 2001 with the National Honours and Awards Act, 2001 along with other awards.
Recipients
Name | Country | Title | Year | |
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Julius Nyerere (posthumous) | Tanzania | 1st President | 2007 | |
Jakaya Kikwete | Tanzania | 4th President | 2007 | |
Paul Kagame | Rwanda | President | 2012 | |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Equatorial Guinea | President | 2012 | |
Armando Guebuza | Mozambique | President | 2013 | |
Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV | Imamate of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias | Imam | 2017 | |
Abiy Ahmed | Ethiopia | Prime Minister | 2018 | |
Emmerson Mnangagwa | Zimbabwe | President | 2019 |
References
- ^ The National Honours and Awards Act (PDF)
- John Musinguzi (24 February 2013). "Understanding Museveni's medals". The Observer (Uganda). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- "Museveni honours Nyerere". New Vision. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- "President Kagame and Nguema receive prestigious awards". State House (Uganda). 26 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- "How Obiang spoilt Museveni, Kagame party in Kapchorwa". The Independent (Uganda). 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- "President Guebuza Honoured in Uganda". Mozambique News Agency. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- "Mawlana Hazar Imam presented with Uganda's highest honour". The Ismaili. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Prime Minister Abiy leaves for Uganda - display page - ebc". www.ebc.et. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- "Uganda at 57: Zimbabwe president, Mnangagwa honoured with highest civilian medal", www.nilepost.co.ug, 9 October 2019, retrieved 31 January 2023