Order of Makarios III
The Order of Makarios III is the senior order of knighthood awarded by Cyprus. Established in 1991, the order is named after the first President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III.
Grades
The Order of Makarios III is awarded in the following six grades:- Grand Collar
- Grand Cross
- Grand Commander
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
Notable recipients
- King Abdullah II of Jordan
- King Birendra of Nepal
- Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal
- Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
- Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
- Pranab Mukherjee, President of India
- Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands
- Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Queen consort of the Netherlands
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
- John Brademas
- Sergey Lavrov
- Paul Sarbanes
- Bob Menendez
- Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
- Witold Dzielski
- Vyron Polydoras
- Dimitris Avramopoulos