Order of Ismoili Somoni
| Order of Ismoili Somoni | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of the order | |
| Awarded by President of Tajikistan | |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grades | First Class Second Class Third Class |
 Ribbon of the order | |
The Order of Ismoili Somoni (Tajik: Ордени Исмоили Сомонӣ) is Tajikistan's highest distinction.[1] It is named after Isma'il ibn Ahmad, also known as Ismoili Somoni.[2]
Recipients
Tajiks
Public servants
Military
Politicians
- Oqil Oqilov, former Prime Minister of Tajikistan[3]
- Yahyo Azimov, former Prime Minister of Tajikistan
- Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev, former Mayor of Dushanbe
Foreigners
Neighboring nations
- Asif Ali Zardari, former President of Pakistan
- Burhanuddin Rabbani, former President of Afghanistan (2021)[4]
- Ahmad Shah Massoud,[5][6][7] former Minister of Defense of the Islamic State of Afghanistan and head of the Northern Alliance (2021)
Post-Soviet
- Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
- Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2018)[8]
- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2010)[9]
- Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (2018)
- Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
- Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (2007)[1]
- Viktor Yanukovych, former President of Ukraine (2011)[10]
- Valdis Zatlers, former President of Latvia (2009)
Rest of the world
- Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations[11]
- Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, former Emir of Kuwait
References
- ^ a b "CSTO: Safe Choice in Central Asia". Eurasia Daily Monitor. 4 (191). 2007.
- ^ Ст. 11 Закона Республики Таджикистан от 31.07.2001 «О государственных наградах Республики Таджикистан»
- ^ "Акилов Акил Гайбуллаевич" (in Russian). ЦентрАзия.
- ^ "Rahmon issues decrees on awarding Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud the Order of Ismoili Somoni posthumously | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus". asiaplustj.info.
- ^ "Указ Президента Республики Таджикистан о награждении бывшего министра обороны Исламской Республики Афганистан, Национального героя Афганистана Ахмадшаха Масуда орденом «Исмоили Сомони» I степени | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj.
- ^ "Tajikistan shows support for Panjshir resistance, bestows highest honour on Ahmad Shah Massoud". United News of India. Sep 2, 2021. Archived from the original on Sep 2, 2021.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Amit (September 2, 2021). "Tajikistan honours Lion of Panjshir Ahmad Shah Massoud after two decades". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on Sep 30, 2022.
- ^ "Эмомали Рахмон наградил Арипова и Камилова орденами". Podrobno.uz.
- ^ "Президент Туркменистана награжден орденом Исмоили Сомони первой степени | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ^ "Состоялась церемония вручения государственных наград Президентами Украины и Таджикистана". Официальное интернет-представительство Президента Украины. December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on Jan 26, 2014.
- ^ Latifi, Latif (27 September 2011). "Tajik FM bestows the Order of Ismoili Somoni on UN Secretary-General". ASIA-Plus. Archived from the original on Apr 15, 2016.