PM Modi receives Egypt’s Highest State honour

• After the US tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Egypt on his two-day state visit. He was awarded the highest state honor of Egypt in the capital Cairo. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi conferred the ‘Order of the Nile’ award on PM Modi.
• Started in the year 1915, this honor is given to heads of state, princes and vice-presidents who have rendered invaluable service to Egypt or humanity. This is the 13th highest state honor given to Prime Minister Modi.
• The ‘Order of the Nile’ is made of pure gold, consisting of three square gold units, which contain the emblems of the pharaohs who ruled Egypt.

Prime Minister Modi has been honored with many awards in the last nine years

1. Highest civilian award of Papua New Guinea
2. Companion of the Order of Logohu
3. ‘The Companion of the Order of Fiji’
4. Abakal’ Award of the Republic of Palau
5. Order of the Druk Gyalp, Bhutan’s highest civilian award
6. Legion of Merit by the US Government
7. King Hammad Order of the Renaissance by Bahrain
8. The Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin by Maldives
9. Russia’s highest civilian award, the Order of St. Andrew
10. Order of Zayed Award, the highest civilian honor of the United Arab Emirates
11. The Grand Collar of the State of Palestine Award
12. The State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan, the highest civilian award of Afghanistan
13. Saudi Arabia’s highest honor Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud