List of foreign recipients of the National Order of Merit

The National Order of Merit is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The order was established to replace the number of ministerial orders previously awarded by numerous ministries, and to create an award for French citizens as well as foreign nationals for distinguished civil or military achievements, though of a lesser level than that required for the award of the Legion of Honour.

Albania

Armenia

Australia

Grand Officer;

Commander;

Knight;

  • Tina Arena Singer-songwriter, recording artist, musical theatre actress, record producer.
  • Chris Perrin Australian Naval Veteran, Investiture 25 April 2014

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Asim Behaderović criminologist and police officer (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Brazil

  • Prof. Nelson Maculan Filho, D.H.R., Brazilian scientist

Canada

  • Roméo LeBlanc Former Governor General.
  • Marlène Harnois Olympic medalist.
  • David R. Low (awarded in 1988) former Chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee on Space, Vice President of Spar Aerospace and inaugural General Manager of Radarsat International. Former Assistant Secretary to Cabinet in the Privy Council Office and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of State for Science and Technology.

Haiti

Hong Kong

  • T. K. Ann, industrialist, legislator and sinologist

Iceland

Chevalier/Knight

  • Einar Hermannsson (2017)

India

Chevalier/Knight

Officier

Indonesia

  • Muchtarudin Siregar Former Secretary General of Ministry of Transportation.

Ireland

Chevalier
  • Professor Kathleen O'Flaherty (1972), Academic. Writer and Professor of French at University College Cork.

Jamaica

Chevalier
  • Paulette Ramsay, Author, Researcher and Professor at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.[7]

Kenya

Commander

Kosovo

Officer

  • Valon Murtezaj Professor in Paris and a Kosovan politician

Lebanon

Officier
Chevalier/Knight
  • Nada Sardouk
  • Nora Joumblatt

Malaysia

Chevalier / Knight

  • Alvin Michael Hew (2004) - L'Oreal Managing Director Malaysia & Taiwan - awarded by President Jacques Chirac
  • SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin - NAZA bizman.
  • Jamaliyah Ambia (1996) - She served as the Head of French bank, La Societe Generale for 15 years in Malaysia (1983-1998),[9] was President of l'Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur (AFKL) for 10 years (1996-2006), member, treasurer and Deputy President of AFKL since 1978,[10] former president of non profit NGO Soroptimist Malaysia, together with Tunku Dato’ Seri Utama Naquiyuddin they both were founding members of MAFRETA (Malaysia-France Economic & Trade Association) and now Director of Marketing at Airbus Group Malaysia for the past 14 years (2003-current). She was awarded by the French government for promoting trade and investment as well as culture between France and Malaysia.

Commander

Officier

Mexico

Grand Officier
  • Lic. Víctor Manuel Villaseñor (1970), Mexican politician and industrialist. He manufactured Renault automobiles in Mexico from 1960 to 1970.[11][12]

Officier

  • Mr. Ángel Barraza y del Toro (1975) Commercial attaché to the Mexican embassy in France from 1974 to 1975.[13]

New Zealand

Officier
  • Professor Keith Val Sinclair, New Zealand born academic and Professor of French at the James Cook University of North Queensland.
Chevalier
  • Mr Reece Discombe (1966), New Zealand engineer and diver for re-locating Comte de la Perouse’s two lost vessels in 1962. He was awarded by President Charles de Gaulle in 1966.[14][15]
  • Mr Dermot Neill (1979).[14]
  • Mr Robert Kingscote (1982).[14]
  • Mr Lloyd Upton (1997).[14]
  • Ms Beverley Randell Price (2005), in recognition of her role in the development of relations and friendship between New Zealand and France by offering Randell Cottage as a writer’s residence.[16]
  • Professor Jocelyn Harris (2006), French Honorary Consul to Dunedin.[17]
  • Ms Martine Marshall-Durieux (2008), High School French teacher and President of the Alliances Francaises of Christchurch.[18]
  • Ms Frances James (2010), French teacher and journalist in recognition of work to present a positive image of France and awaken people’s interest and love for that country.[19]
  • Ms Judith Trotter CMNZ (2010), New Zealand’s Ambassador to France from 1987 to 1992, and chair of the France-New Zealand Friendship Fund from 2002 to 2008.[20]
  • Ms Marie Brown (2010), teacher of French and French literature from 1977 and especially president of the Alliances Francaises of Wellington from 2002 to 2004.[21]
  • Mrs Stephanie Richards (2011), for contributions to the strengthening of ties between France and New Zealand, especially during her time as the head of Thales NZ.[22]

Netherlands

Niger

Norway

Pakistan

  • Riaz Piracha, foreign secretary
  • Major General Rehmat Khan
  • Commodore Suhail Hameed SI(M)
  • Shabir Ahmed, CEO of DL Nash (Pvt) Ltd
  • Marvi Memon, politician
  • Dr.Asad Asghar Ali, Regional Director GEC Alstom, Pakistan.

Portugal

Chevalier
  • Rogerio Walter Carreira, Directeur ALSTOM au Mozambique

Romania

Chevalier

Saudi Arabia

Grand Officier

Senegal

Serbia

Grand Officer

  • Radomir Diklić, Diplomat.

Commander

  • Pavle Janković, Diplomat.

Officer

  • Ivan Vejvoda, Social scientist.
  • Colonel Slavoljub Dabić, Former military attache in Paris.

Knight

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

  • Eva Nordmark, President of TCO, the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees.
  • Fredrik Ljungström, engineer, inventor
  • Henrik Ekstrand
  • Karl Engelbrektson, General, Swedish Armed Forces.

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

  • Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director-general of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.

United Kingdom

  • Andrew P. Hibbert Lawyer.[25]
  • John Barbirolli Conductor and cellist.
  • John McManners Clergyman and historian of religion.
  • Sir John Chalstrey Surgeon and former Lord Mayor of London
  • Capt. John Colin Rye, R.A. M.D. of Compagnie Française de l'Afrique Occidentale, U.K. Branch.
  • Ann Kenrick Secretary-General, Franco-British Council
  • Ian Reed, Director, Allied Air Forces Memorial, Elvington, York.

United States

Yugoslavia

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ambafrance-au.org/Vice-Admiral-R-Crane-Commander-in
  2. ↑ "3.10.11 : Remise de l'Ordre National du Mérite à Mme Sabine Herlitschka". La France en Autriche (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ↑ CUNY Lehman - Gary Victor
  4. ↑ Narinder K Mehra (26 November 2010). The HLA Complex in Biology and Medicine: A Resource Book. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 590–. ISBN 978-81-8448-870-8.
  5. ↑ http://parsikhabar.net/individuals/villoo-patell-bags-top-french-award/1007/
  6. ↑ http://pharma.financialexpress.com/20080515/pharmalife04.shtml
  7. ↑ "Paulette Ramsay awarded Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Merite". UWI Mona. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "His Excellency Mr Adnan Kassar". Anglo Arab. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "ASIE : VOYAGE AU COEUR DE LA CRISEKUALA LUMPURDes ambitions très réduitesTouchée par une crise boursière et monétaire gravissime, la Malaisie revoit à la baisse ses projets grandioses". 12 March 1998. Retrieved 12 March 1998. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ "50th Anniversary of the Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur". Alliance Francaise. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  11. ↑ 'Villaseñor, Víctor M. 1976, Memorias de un Hombre de Izquierda, vol. 2', Editorial Grijalbo, México, DF
  12. ↑ Correspondencia de la Embajada de Francia en México, Segunda Consejera - Asuntos Políticos, dated Oct, 29 2012
  13. ↑ Registry seal Nº 40 E 76 December 20, 1975
  14. 1 2 3 4 Letter Ambassade de France en Nouvelle-Zelande, Service de Presse et d'Information, dated 5 April 2000
  15. ↑ PACIFIC OCEAN SHIPWRECKS, http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/pacific-wrecks.html
  16. ↑ "French Ambassador His Excellency Jean-Michel Marlaud decorated Ms Beverley Randell Price with the French National Order of Merit". |access-date= requires |url= (help) http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/randellb.html
  17. ↑ "16 July 2006: Professor Jocelyn Harris decorated as Knight of the National Order of Merit". |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  18. ↑ "Martine Marshall-Durieux Decorated with the National Order of Merit". 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "Frances James: Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite". 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "French National Order of Merit to Judith Trotter and Marie Brown". 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "French National Order of Merit to Judith Trotter and Marie Brown". 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Inauguration of the SMLH and decoration of Mrs Stephanie Richards". 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  23. ↑ Moutari, Souley (13 May 2014). "Portraits des femmes pionnières du Niger" (in French). Nigerdiaspora. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Head of King Khalid Award announces names of winners". Ain Alyaqeen. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  25. ↑ https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000817755
  26. 1 2 https://news.usc.edu/34802/usc-professors-cadenas-and-davies-knighted-by-france-2/
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