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List of awards and honours received by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the 3rd president of the Maldives has been recognized with numerous honors throughout his distinguished political career and long presidency spanning from 1978 to 2008.

National honors

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Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 Maldives 26 July 2013 Order of the Ghazi[1] NGIV
26 July 2015 Golden Jubilee Shield of Honour

Foreign honors

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Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 South Korea 12 October 1984 Grand Order of Mugunghwa GOM
 United Kingdom 1997 Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George[2] GCMG
 Sri Lanka 13 February 2008 Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana[3]

Awards

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Location Year Institution Award
 United States 1988 United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Roll of Honour
 Italy 1991 Lega Navale Italiana Man of the Sea Award for 1990
 Germany 1998 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit International Environment Award
  Switzerland 1998 World Health Organization WHO Health-for-All Gold Medal
 United States 1999 World Bodybuilding Federation Gold Medal
 Egypt 2002 Al-Azhar University Shield of Al-Azhar University
 India 2008 The Energy and Resources Institute Sustainable Development Leadership Award

Honorary degrees

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Location Year School Degree
 United States 1988 International University Foundation Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
 India 1983 Aligarh Muslim University Doctor of Letters honoris causa doctorate
 India 1990 Jamia Millia Islamia Doctor of Letters honoris causa doctorate
 India 1994 Pondicherry University Doctor of Letters honoris causa doctorate

References

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  1. ^ "The Most Honourable National Award conferred to President Gayoom". The President's Office. July 26, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Honorary Knighthoods Awarded 1997-2006". data.parliament.uk. 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Two Palestinian Heads of State awarded Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana National Honour". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved January 10, 2014.