- Source: List of foreign recipients of the National Order of Merit
The National Order of Merit is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The order was established to replace the number of ministerial orders previously awarded by numerous ministries, and to create an award for French citizens as well as foreign nationals for distinguished civil or military achievements, though of a lesser level than that required for the award of the Legion of Honour.
Albania
Officier
Beqir Ajazi (2002) Editor-in-chief of the "Atdheu" newspaper
Knight
Ferit Hoxha
Valter Gjoni (2002)
Argentina
Officier
Commodore Herberto J. Vicentini. (1987) Argentina Air Force
Armenia
Ara Babloyan, politician, pediatrician, President of the National Assembly of Armenia
Narek Sargsyan, architect, Minister of Urban Development of Armenia, 1 February 2010
Vigen Sargsyan, politician, Defence minister of Armenia
Mher Shahgeldyan politician
Australia
Grand Cross
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Australian born member of the Danish royal family. Mary still holds Australian citizenship.
Grand Officer
Penelope Wensley, former Australian state governor
Commander
General Angus Campbell, Chief of the Defence Force
Vice Admiral Russ Crane, former Chief of Navy
Knight
Tina Arena Singer-songwriter, recording artist, musical theatre actress, record producer.
Commodore Timothy Brown Royal Australian Navy, Director General Submarines.
Professor Katherine Daniell BEng(Civil)(Hons)/BA (Adel.), PhD (ANU/AgroParisTech, France), MIEAust, Australian National University.
Chris Perrin Australian Naval Veteran. Investiture 25 April 2014
Serge Thomann, Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Port Phillip (2008-2016), entrepreneur, photographer. Investiture 7 March 2019 at Raheen by French Ambassador Mr Christophe Penot.
Austria
Felix Ermacora Austrian politician and human rights expert.
Sabine Herlitschka CEO of Infineon Technologies Austria
Andreas Maislinger, Founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service (Gedenkdienst).
Christian H. Schierer, Austrian Trade Commissioner and Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy
Bangladesh
Knight
AHM Mostafizur Rahman researcher in crop production, climate change and food security.
Belgium
Bruno Bernard Belgian writer and export expert
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Asim Behaderović criminologist and police officer (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Brazil
Prof. Nelson Maculan Filho, D.H.R., Brazilian scientist
Canada
Grand Officer
Roméo LeBlanc Former Governor General.
Officier
Vice-Admiral Maurice Frank Ronald "Ron Lloyd" CMM CD Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (Officer level of this medal) Awarded on 4 November 2017
Chevalier/Knight
Marlène Harnois Olympic medalist.
David R. Low (awarded in 1988) former Chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee on Space, Vice President of Spar Aerospace and inaugural General Manager of Radarsat International. Former Assistant Secretary to Cabinet in the Privy Council Office and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of State for Science and Technology.
Douglas T. Wright (1993) Engineer and civil servant. President, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo, 1981 to 1993. Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and of the Engineering Institute of Canada. Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and a founding member of the Prime Minister's National Advisory Board on Science and Technology.
Czech Republic
Jaroslav Šedivý
Michaela Šojdrová (2009)
Meda Mládková (2016)
Commander
Petr Pavel
Dominican Republic
Chevalier/Knight
Ana Rosa Amalia Berges Dreyfous (2009) Juris Doctor, university professor and judge of the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
Germany
Commander
Generalleutnant Franz Pöschl (11 April 1979), Commanding General of the Bundeswehr III.Korps, recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross during the Second World War.
Haiti
Gary Victor (2001) award-winning writer, playwright
Hong Kong
T. K. Ann, industrialist, legislator and sinologist
Iceland
Chevalier/Knight
Einar Hermannsson (2017)
Ágúst Válfells (father, born in 1934) (1965)
India
Chevalier/Knight
Narinder Kumar Mehra (2003)
Rajiv Singhal (2014)
Ilika Mann (2014)
Bharat Salhotra (2015)
Sivaji Ganesan
Biren Ghose (2021)
Ruchira Gupta (2017)
Aditya Ghosh (2023)
Aditya Surpal (2023)
Officier
Villoo Morawala-Patell (2008)
Indonesia
Grand Cross
Siti Hartinah, First Lady of Indonesia
Lieutenant General Sudharmono, Vice President of Indonesia
General Achmad Tahir, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to France
Prof Emil Salim, Minister of the Environment of Indonesia
General Umar Wirahadikusumah, Vice President of Indonesia
Adam Malik, Indonesia Minister of Foreign Affairs (1972)
Grand Officer
General Poniman, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army
General Rudini, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (1987)
Muhammad Noer, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to France
Lieutenant General Dading Kalbuadi, Chief of the General Staff of the Indonesian Army
Commander
Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Speaker of Regional Representative Council of Indonesia (1987)
Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto, Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command of Indonesia (1997)
General Tyasno Sudarto, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (1997)
Vice Admiral Amarulla Octavian, Rector of the Republic of Indonesia Defense University (2022)
General Andika Perkasa, Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (2022)
Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning of Indonesia (2022)
Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (2023)
Lieutenant General Muhammad Ismail, Governor of Central Java
R. Soeprapto, Governor of Jakarta (1987)
Officer
Prof. Sujudi, Rector of the University of Indonesia (1989)
Iran
Grand Cross
Safi Asfia, engineer and statesman
Ireland
Brigadier General Barney McMahon, Irish Air Corps officer, for his work in promoting Franco-Irish co-operation in military aviation.
Chevalier
Professor Kathleen O'Flaherty (1972), academic, writer and Professor of French at University College Cork
Italy
Commander
Maestro Goffredo Petrassi, Italian Composer and Conductor. Awarded on 12 December 1980 (awarded with Commander grade of this medal)
Jamaica
Chevalier
Paulette Ramsay, Author, Researcher and Professor at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
Japan
Empress Michiko of Japan
Chevalier/Knight
Mari Miura
Mizuho Fukushima
Kenya
Commander
Dr.Njoroge Mungai Kenya Foreign Affairs Minister and Businessman
Kosovo
Officer
Valon Murtezaj Professor in Paris and a Kosovan politician
Lebanon
Officier
General Ziad Haykal
Adnan Kassar
General Maroun Hitti
General shamel roukoz
Chevalier/Knight
Professor Sanaa Sabbah
Nada Sardouk
Nora Joumblatt
Malaysia
Chevalier / Knight
Alvin Michael Hew (2004) - L'Oreal Managing Director Malaysia & Taiwan - awarded by President Jacques Chirac
SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin - NAZA bizman.
Jamaliyah Ambia (1996) - She served as the Head of French bank, La Societe Generale for 15 years in Malaysia (1983-1998), was President of l'Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur (AFKL) for 10 years (1996-2006), member, treasurer and Deputy President of AFKL since 1978, former president of non profit NGO Soroptimist Malaysia, together with Tunku Dato’ Seri Utama Naquiyuddin they both were founding members of MAFRETA (Malaysia-France Economic & Trade Association) and was Director of Marketing at Airbus Group Malaysia for 14 years (2003-2017). Currently works as a consultant for various French defence companies in Malaysia and Singapore. She was awarded the Chevalier medal by Jacques Chirac in 1996 for promoting trade, investment and culture between France and Malaysia.
Commander
Ambassador Mohamed bin Haron
Airasia CEO Tony Fernandes
Officier
Datin Chan-Low Kam Yoke (2005), Group CEO, HELP University appointed by President Jacques Chirac for her contribution to the development of educational and cultural collaboration between France and Malaysia
Md Zabid Abdul Rashid, Vice Chancellor and President Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (Malaysia)
Mexico
Grand Officier
Lic. Víctor Manuel Villaseñor (1970), Mexican politician and industrialist. He manufactured Renault automobiles in Mexico from 1960 to 1970.
Officier
Mr. Ángel Barraza y del Toro (1975) Commercial attaché to the Mexican embassy in France from 1974 to 1975.
New Zealand
Officier
Professor Keith Val Sinclair, New Zealand born academic and Professor of French at the James Cook University of North Queensland.
Chevalier
Mr Reece Discombe (1966), New Zealand engineer and diver for re-locating Comte de la Perouse's two lost vessels in 1962. He was awarded by President Charles de Gaulle in 1966.
Mr Dermot Neill (1979).
Mr Robert Kingscote (1982).
Mr Lloyd Upton (1997).
Ms Beverley Randell Price (2005), in recognition of her role in the development of relations and friendship between New Zealand and France by offering Randell Cottage as a writer's residence.
Professor Emerita Jocelyn Harris (2006), French Honorary Consul to Dunedin.
Ms Martine Marshall-Durieux (2008), High School French teacher and President of the Alliances Francaises of Christchurch.
Ms Frances James (2010), French teacher and journalist in recognition of work to present a positive image of France and awaken people's interest and love for that country.
Ms Judith Trotter CMNZ (2010), New Zealand's Ambassador to France from 1987 to 1992, and chair of the France-New Zealand Friendship Fund from 2002 to 2008.
Ms Marie Brown (2010), teacher of French and French literature from 1977 and especially president of the Alliances Francaises of Wellington from 2002 to 2004.
Mrs Stephanie Richards (2011), for contributions to the strengthening of ties between France and New Zealand, especially during her time as the head of Thales NZ.
Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Caroline van Eck
Niger
Mariama Hima, ambassador of Niger in France between 1996 and 2003
North Macedonia
Commander
Radmila Šekerinska
Norway
Queen Sonja of Norway.
Jon Fosse
Pakistan
Riaz Piracha, foreign secretary
Major General Rehmat Khan
Commodore Suhail Hameed SI(M)
Shabir Ahmed, CEO of DL Nash (Pvt) Ltd
Marvi Memon, politician
Dr. Asad Asghar Ali, Regional Director GEC Alstom, Pakistan.
Palestine
Knight
Dr. Amal Daraghmeh Masri, businesswoman, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Business magazine and news, founding member of 'Palestine Accueil', President of Palestine-France Business Council. Awarded Feb 2017.
Paraguay
Officer
Concepción Leyes de Chaves
Portugal
Chevalier
Rogerio Walter Carreira, Directeur ALSTOM au Mozambique
António Rendas, medical researcher and academic
Romania
Chevalier
Ionela Băluță
Radu Mircea Berceanu
Commander
Nicolae Ciucă
Samoa
Officier
Vaimasenu'u Zita Sefo-Martel Honorary Consul of France, Business and Sports Woman
Norman Paul†‡ Former Honorary Consul of France and Businessman
Saudi Arabia
Grand Officier
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Senegal
Léopold Sédar Senghor Poet, politician, and cultural theorist.
Serbia
Grand Officer
Radomir Diklić, Diplomat.
Commander
Pavle Janković, Diplomat.
Officer
Ivan Vejvoda, Social scientist.
Colonel Slavoljub Dabić, Former military attache in Paris.
Knight
Predrag Marić, Civil servant.
Colonel Vojislav Krstović, Military officer.
Nataša Vučković, Parliamentarian.
Dubravka Stojanović, Historian.
Saša Janković, National Ombudsman
Tanja Miščević, Head of the Negotianting Team for the Accession of Serbia to the European Union.
Colonel Zoran Rašeta, Former military attache in Paris.
Stanislav Sretenović, Historian.
Gordana Janićijević, Deputy Public Prosecutor of Serbia.
Nataša Kovačević-Stojaković, former basketball player
Singapore
Officer
Major-General Kelvin Khong, Singapore Armed Forces, Chief of Air Force (Singapore)
Rear Admiral Aaron Beng, Singapore Armed Forces, Chief of Navy (Singapore)
South Africa
Carolyn Steyn, philanthropist and founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day.
Princess Dr Tebogo Modjadji-Kekana ( Global Philanthropist and Global Chairperson for Gender Equality)
David Kramer, educator
Rear Admiral Paul Alexander Wijnberg
Lieutenant General Maomela Moreti Motau(Conflict resolution in the Congo)
Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain.
Queen Sofia of Spain
Queen Letizia of Spain
Sweden
Eva Nordmark, President of TCO, the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees.
Fredrik Ljungström, engineer, inventor
Henrik Ekstrand
Karl Engelbrektson, General, Swedish Armed Forces.
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Switzerland
Yvette Jaggi, member of the National Council, the Council of States, and Mayor of Lausanne
Taiwan
Yu Mei-nu, legislator, human rights lawyer
Thailand
Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Princess of Naradhiwas.
Tunisia
= Chevalier / Knight
=Saïd Bouziri (1947–2009), human rights and immigrant rights activist whose activism helped shape French immigration policy in the late 20th century
Ukraine
Ihor Voronchenko, Ukrainian Vice Admiral and commander of the Ukrainian Navy.
United Arab Emirates
Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director-general of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar.
United Kingdom
Andrew P. Hibbert Lawyer.
John Barbirolli Conductor and cellist.
John McManners Clergyman and historian of religion.
Sir John Chalstrey Surgeon and former Lord Mayor of London
Capt. John Colin Rye, R.A. M.D. of Compagnie Française de l'Afrique Occidentale, U.K. Branch.
Ann Kenrick Secretary-General, Franco-British Council
Ian Reed, Director, Allied Air Forces Memorial, Elvington, York.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
John Rees, Welsh Development Agency
Martin John McCarthy, Former Director General of Total S.A.
United States
Virginie Askinazi, MBA, International School of Broward Board Liaison, received in 2013.
Thomas A. Benes, Major General, USMC, received 26 January 2007
William Bergman, US Army LtColonel, diplomat, scholar.
Katharine Branning, librarian, author and historian.
Chris Braun, adVINture, USA
Enrique Cadenas, scholar at the University of Southern California.
Wesley Clark, US Army General
Philip Hart Cullom, VADM, USN
Dan Daniel (1914–1988), American politician and 39th National Commander of the American Legion
Kelvin Davies, scholar at the University of Southern California.
James G. Foggo III, USN
Bruce Jackson, US scholar
James L. Jones, USMC General
Dave Karno, Journalist and War Correspondent, 1968
Thomas E. Kennedy, US Dept of Defense, 15 March 1991
Brian L. Losey, Rear Admiral, USN, received 9 December 2016
Martha Carolyn Matheny, The World Bank and IMF, received July 7, 2014
Theodor Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, Scholar, Judge
Mark A. Milley, USA
T. Michael Moseley, USAF
Helen Coley Nauts, Cancer Research Institute (CRI), 1981
Robert Neller, USMC
Dennis E. Petito, Honorary Chair, French American Chamber of Commerce Texas, 2022
John W. Raymond, USAF
Stewart Addington Saint-David, Marquis of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, university professor and author; received 30 June 2004
Steven M. Shepro, USAF
Sumner Shapiro, RADM, USN
Anthony Zinni, USMC General
James R Allen, (1925-1992) Air Force General
Uruguay
Hugo Batalla, Vice president of Uruguay
Maria Lorente, Journalist AFP
Yugoslavia
Marshal Josip Broz Tito
Jovanka Broz
Asllan Fazlija
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- List of foreign recipients of the National Order of Merit
- List of recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Order of Merit (Jamaica)
- National Order of Merit (Malta)
- Order of Merit (Portugal)
- Order of the Companions of Honour
- National Order of Scientific Merit
- Order of the Rising Sun
- Order of the British Empire
- Ordre national du Mérite
