Order of Islamic Republic

Order of the Islamic Republic
Type National order
Country Islamic Republic of Iran
Ribbon
Eligibility Foreign nationals
Awarded by President of Iran

The Order of the Islamic Republic (Persian: نشان جمهوری اسلامی‎, Nešān-e Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye ) is Iran's state decoration of honour, established 1990, awarded by President of Iran to foreign nationals .[1]

It comes in three classes:

  • 1st Class - sash with gold star, for heads of state and prime ministers
  • 2nd Class - with silver star, for other ministers
  • 3rd Class - breast badge with a ribbon, for ambassadors.

Recipients

Recipient Country Office Date Awarded By Ref
Hugo Chávez
(1954–2013)		 Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela		 President
(2002–2013)		 29 July 2006
(1st class)		 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [2][3]
Bashar al-Assad
(1965– )		 Syria
Syrian Arab Republic		 President
(2000– )		 2 October 2010
(1st class)		 [4][5]
David Nieves Velásquez Caraballo Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela		 Ambassador to Iran
(2009–2012)		 5 September 2012
(3rd class)		 [6]

References

  1. ↑ آیین‌نامه اعطای نشان‌های دولتی [Regulations of Governmental Orders]. Iranian Parliament (in Persian).
  2. ↑ "Highest Badge of Honor Granted to Chavez". Fars News Agency. 30 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Syrian President Awarded Iran's Medal of Honor". People's Daily. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Iran Awards Syrian Leader Highest Medal of Honor". Voice of America. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Syrian President Awarded Iran's Medal of Honor". CBN News. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dr.Ahmadinejad awarded the Excellent Order of Islamic Republic to Ambassador of Venezuela" (in Persian). Government of Iran. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


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