Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa

Most Excellent Order of the
Pearl of Africa
Type Single grade Order
Country Uganda
Ribbon
Status Currently constituted
Statistics
Total inductees 5
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 awarded to Heads of State and Government.[1]

History

The award was instituted in 2005.

Recipients

NameCountryTitleYear
Julius Nyerere (posthumous)[2] Tanzania1st President2007
Jakaya Kikwete[3] Tanzania4th President2007
Paul Kagame[4] RwandaPresident2012
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[5] Equatorial GuineaPresident2012
Armando Guebuza[6] MozambiquePresident2013
Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV[7] Nizari IsmailismImam2017

References

  1. ↑ "Medals should be cherished". New Vision. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ↑ John Musinguzi (24 February 2013). "Understanding Museveni's medals". The Observer (Uganda). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Museveni honours Nyerere". New Vision. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "President Kagame and Nguema receive prestigious awards". State House (Uganda). 26 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "President Guebuza Honoured in Uganda". Mozambique News Agency. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mawlana Hazar Imam presented with Uganda's highest honour". The Ismaili. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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