So far 21 countries have honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the highest honour! Know with which awards PM Modi has been awarded

So far 21 countries have honored Prime Minister Modi with their highest honor, but do you know which are the 21 countries that have honored PM Modi? Let's take a look. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received many awards.

Mar 12, 2025 - 15:15

So far 21 countries have honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the highest honour! Know with which awards PM Modi has been awarded

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Germany. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean, the country's highest civilian award. PM Modi is the first Indian to receive this honour.

So far 21 countries have honored Prime Minister Modi with their highest honor, but do you know which are the 21 countries that have honored PM Modi? Let's take a look.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received many awards.

2016 - Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honor. King Abdulaziz Sash
2016 - Afghanistan's highest civilian honor. State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan
2018 - Palestine's highest honor given to foreign dignitaries. Grand Collar of the State of Palestine
2019 - The United Arab Emirates' highest civilian honor. Order of Zayed
2019 - Russia's highest civilian honor (announced in 2019, awarded in 2024) Order of St. Andrew the Apostle
2019 - Maldives' highest honour given to foreign dignitaries. Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin
2019 - Bahrain's highest honor. King Hamad Order of the Renaissance
2020 - America's highest honor given to foreign dignitaries. Legion of Merit (Degree Chief Commander)
2021 - Bhutan's highest civilian honour (announced in 2021, awarded in 2024) Order of the Druk Gyalpo
2023 - Fiji's highest honor. Companion of the Order of Fiji
2023 - Papua New Guinea's highest honor. Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu
2023 - The highest honor of Palau. Abacal Award
2023 - Egypt's highest state honor. The Order of the Nile
2023 - France's highest honor. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
2023 - The highest honor of Greece. The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour
2024 - National Award of Nigeria. Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
2024 - Guyana's highest national award. The Order of Excellence
2024 - Dominica's highest national award. The Dominica Award of Honour
2024 - The highest honor of Barbados. Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados
2024 - National Award of Kuwait. The Order of Mubarak al-Kabir
2025 - The highest honor of Mauritius. Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean

other major honours.

United Nations Champions of the Earth Award (2018) - the UN's highest environmental honour
Seoul Peace Prize (2018) - Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation
The first Philip Kotler Presidential Award (2019) - given annually to a leader of a nation - was given to PM Modi for his "outstanding leadership for the nation."
'Global Goalkeeper 'Award (2019) - by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award (2021) - by Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERA - for leadership commitment to the future of global energy and the environment