Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa

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Most Excellent Order
of the Pearl of Africa
TypeSingle grade order
Country Uganda
Ribbon Order of the Pearl of Africa (Uganda) - ribbon bar.gif
StatusCurrently constituted
Statistics
Total inductees8
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]

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History

The award was instituted in 2001 with the National Honours and Awards Act, 2001 along with other awards. [1]

Recipients

NameCountryTitleYear
Julius Nyerere (1965).jpg
Julius Nyerere (posthumous) [2] Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1st President2007
Jakaya Kikwete 2011 (cropped).jpg
Jakaya Kikwete [3] Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4th President2007
Paul Kagame 2014.jpg
Paul Kagame [4] Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda President2012
Teodoro Obiang.png
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [5] Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea President2012
Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (cropped).jpg
Armando Guebuza [6] Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique President2013
His Highness the Aga Khan (15760993697) (cropped).jpg
Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Imam2017
Abiy Ahmed during state visit of Reuven Rivlin to Ethiopia, May 2018.jpg
Abiy Ahmed [8] Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Prime Minister2018
Emmerson Mnangagwa Official Portrait.jpg
Emmerson Mnangagwa [9] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe President2019
Aga Khan V.jpg
Shah Rahim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan V Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Imam2025

References

  1. 1 2 The National Honours and Awards Act (PDF)
  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.
  8. ↑ "Prime Minister Abiy leaves for Uganda - display page - ebc". www.ebc.et. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Uganda at 57: Zimbabwe president, Mnangagwa honoured with highest civilian medal", www.nilepost.co.ug, 9 October 2019, retrieved 31 January 2023
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