From US and Russia to Ghana: Here’s the list of 24 foreign honours conferred upon PM Modi

PM Modi was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the Ghana’s national honour on Wedneday.

• By: Express Web Desk
• New Delhi | Updated: July 8, 2025 10:43 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering after being conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the country's national honour, during a ceremony in Accra. (PTI)

In the last ten years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest civilian honours by a host countries. PM Modi, who is visiting Ghana, was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’ Wednesday, the country’s highest national honour, for his “distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership”.

Here’s the list of the 24 international honours received by the PM to date:

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Country	Award	Year
Saudi Arabia	King Abdulaziz Sash	2016
Afghanistan	State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan	2016
Palestine	Grand Collar of the State of Palestine Award	2018
United Arab Emirates	Order of Zayed Award	2019
Russia	Order of St. Andrew the Apostle	2019
Maldives	Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin	2019
Bahrain	King Hamad Order of the Renaissance	2019
US	Legion of Merit	2020
Bhutan	Order of the Druk Gyalpo	2021
Papua New Guinea	Ebakl Award	2023
Fiji	Companion of the Order of Fiji	2023
Papua New Guinea	Order of Logohu	2023
Egypt	Order of Nile	2023
France	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour	2023
Greece	The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour	2023
Dominica	Dominica Award of Honour	2024
Nigeria	The Grand Commander of The Order of the Niger’	2024
Guyana	The Order of Excellence	2024
Barbados	Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados Award	2024
Kuwait	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Order	2024
Mauritius	The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean	2024
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana	2025
Cyprus	Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III	2025
Ghana	The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana	2025
Brazil	The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross	2025

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