B. 25
C. 27
D. None of These
President Dr Arif Alvi presented the highest civil award of the country, Nishan-e-Pakistan, to Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani for his noteworthy services and sacrifices for the oppressed people of Indian occupied Kashmir. (14th August 2020)
The award was received by the Hurriyat (Azad Jammu Kashmir) AJK leaders on behalf of Syed Ali Geelani.
President Arif Alvi on 23rd June 2019 conferred Pakistan’s highest civil award — Nishan-e-Pakistan — on Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad.he became 26th Foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan
Vice President of China Wang Qishan was conferred with the Nishan-e-Pakistan on 26 May 2019 by President Dr Arif Alvi. he became 25th Foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan,
President Arif Alvi on 22 March 2019 conferred Pakistan’s highest civil award Nishan-e-Pakistan to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. he became 24th Foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the 23th Foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan.
Foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan:
S.NoYearNameFieldCountry
| 1. | 9 November 1959 | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | Shah of Iran | Imperial State of Iran |
| 2. | 1960 | Queen Elizabeth II | Queen of the United Kingdom (Former Queen of Pakistan) |
United Kingdom |
| 3. | 13 January 1961 | Josip Broz Tito | President of Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia |
| 4. | 1962 | Bhumibol Adulyadej | King of Thailand | Thailand |
| 5. | 7 December 1957 | Dwight Eisenhower | President of the United States | United States |
| 6. | 1 August 1969 | Richard Nixon | President of the United States | United States |
| 7. | 1983 | King Birendra | King of Nepal | Nepal |
| 8. | 23 March 1983 | Aga Khan IV | Leader of Ismaili Muslims | United Kingdom |
| 9. | 19 May 1990 | Morarji Desai | Prime Minister of India | India |
| 10. | 18 September 1992 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan of Brunei Darussalam | Brunei |
| 11. | 3 October 1992 | Nelson Mandela | President of South Africa | South Africa |
| 12. | 10 April 1999 | Li Peng | Premier of the People’s Republic of China | China |
| 13. | 6 April 1999 | Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani | Emir of Qatar | Qatar |
| 14. | 21 April 2001 | Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said | Sultan of Oman | Oman |
| 15. | 1 February 2006 | King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud | King of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| 16. | 24 November 2006 | Hu Jintao | President of the People’s Republic of China | China |
| 17. | 26 October 2009 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Prime Minister of Turkey | Turkey |
| 18. | 31 March 2010 | Emperor Akihito | Emperor of Japan | Japan |
| 19. | 31 March 2010 | Abdullah Gul | President of Turkey | Turkey |
| 20. | 22 May 2013 | Li Keqiang | Premier of the People’s Republic of China | China |
| 21. | 21 April 2015 | Xi Jing | President of the People’s Republic of China | China |
| 22. | 23 May 2018 | Fidel Castro | President of Cuba | Cuba |
| 23. | 18 February 2019 | Mohammad bin Salman | Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| 24. | 22 March 2019 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister of Malaysia | Malaysia |
| 25. | 26 May 2019 | Wang Qishan | Vice President of China | China |
| 26. | 23 June 2019 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Emir of Qatar | Qatar |
| 27. | 14 August 2020 | Syed Ali Shah Gilani | Kashmiri Hurriyat leader | Kashmir |