PM Modi Receives Kuwait’s Highest Honour, the Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer Award

PM Modi Kuwait Visit, PM Modi receives Mubarak Al Kabeer: The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer is a Kuwaiti knighthood awarded to Heads of State, foreign sovereigns, and members of foreign royal families as a symbol of friendship.

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New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2024 10:33 PM IST

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PM Modi Receives Kuwait’s Highest Honour, the Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer Award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being conferred with Kuwait's highest honour 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer' by Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer’, the highest honour in Kuwait, by Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah Sunday. This is the 20th international honour bestowed on Modi.

The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer is a Kuwaiti knighthood awarded to Heads of State, foreign sovereigns, and members of foreign royal families as a symbol of friendship.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah during the former’s ceremonial welcome and Guard of Honour. (PTI Photo)

Modi kicked off his two-day Kuwait visit on Saturday with a visit to an Indian labour camp, with an aim to show solidarity with the Indian labour force employed in the country. The PM, who was invited by the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also held bilateral talks with the Emir, and Crown Prince Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, besides an interaction with the Indian diaspora.

The ‘Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer’ has been previously awarded to foreign leaders like Bill Clinton, Prince Charles and George Bush.

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