| Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa | |
|---|---|
| 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. [1]
The award was instituted in 2001 with the National Honours and Awards Act, 2001 along with other awards. [1]
| Name | Country | Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Julius Nyerere (posthumous) [2] |  Tanzania | 1st President | 2007 |
 | Jakaya Kikwete [3] | Tanzania | 4th President | 2007 |
 | Paul Kagame [4] |  Rwanda | President | 2012 |
 | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [5] |  Equatorial Guinea | President | 2012 |
 | Armando Guebuza [6] |  Mozambique | President | 2013 |
 | Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV [7] |  Imamate of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias | Imam | 2017 |
 | Abiy Ahmed [8] |  Ethiopia | Prime Minister | 2018 |
 | Emmerson Mnangagwa [9] |  Zimbabwe | President | 2019 |
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