Order of Izzuddin


The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin, or more informally the Order of Nishan Izzuddin, is the highest Maldivian honour which may be conferred upon a foreign national. The Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin is dedicated to Sultan al-Ghazi Hassan Izzuddin Sri Kula Ranmiba Kahthiri Bawana Maharadun.

Insignia

  • The collar is made of gold with alternating eight-pointed gold stars with green centres, each with a gold upward-pointing crescent encircling a gold five-pointed star, and eight-pointed gold stars with white crescents.
  • The badge is an eight-pointed gold star with a green centre, in the middle of which is a white upward-curving crescent encircling two crossed national flags in gold.
  • The sash is worn passing from the right shoulder to the left hip, the badge being pinned on the sash at the left hip. The sash is red with a narrow centre stripe of dark green with white edges. A smaller version of the badge is worn on the collar.

    Recipients

Some recipients have so far been awarded the honor. Including:
RecipientDateRef
Mohamed Amin Didi15 August 1952
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh15 March 1972
Lord Mountbatten15 March 1972
Chun Doo-hwan30 October 1984
Shridath Ramphal16 November 1989
Fathulla Jameel10 November 2008
Mohamed Zahir Hussain10 November 2008
Abdulla Hameed10 November 2008
Ali Umar Maniku10 November 2008
Abdulla Jameel10 November 2008
Umar Zahir10 November 2008
Ilyas Ibrahim10 November 2008
Ismail Shafeeu10 November 2008
Ahmed Zahir10 November 2008
Abdulla Kamaaludheen10 November 2008
Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim10 November 2008
Al [Waleed bin Talal Al Saud]2 December 2009
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki26 July 2011
Ibrahim Rasheed26 July 2011
Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi26 July 2011
Moomina Haleem26 July 2011
Mohamed Zahir26 July 2011
Naseema Mohamed26 July 2011
Mohamed Nooraddin26 July 2011
Mohamed Zahir Naseer26 July 2011
Mahmoud Abbas5 June 2013
Abbas Ibrahim26 July 2013
Abdul Rasheed Hussain26 July 2013
Aneesa Ahmed26 July 2013
Ismail Fathee26 July 2013
Abdul Samad Abdulla9 November 2013
Abdul Sattar Adam23 April 2017
Ahmed Adam28 October 2019
Abdullah Sodiq28 October 2019
Narendra Modi8 June 2019
Abdulla Shahid6 October 2021
Ahmed Muthasim Adnan27 July 2025
Qasim Ibrahim27 July 2025
Hassan Sobir27 July 2025