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| Order of Highest Friendship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | State honour |
| Awarded for | personal contribution to the development of mutually beneficial partnership relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and foreign countries, strengthening mutual respect and trust |
| Presented by |  Uzbekistan |
| Eligibility | heads of state and government |
| Established | 2020 |
| First award | 2022 |
| Final award | 2026 |
| Total | 8 |
 Collar of the order | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Hero of Uzbekistan |
| Next (lower) | Order of Independence |
The Order of Highest Friendship Uzbek: Oliy Darajali Doʻstlik ordeni, also translated as the Order of Supreme Friendship and the Order of Friendship of the Highest Degree, is the highest civilian honour of Uzbekistan. It is restricted to foreign heads of state and government. The order was established on the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a session of the Oliy Majlis held on 11 March 2020.[1]
Recipients
[edit]| Recipient | Date | Citizenship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xi Jinping | 15 September 2022 |  China |
[2] |
| Vladimir Putin | 6 October 2022 |  Russia |
[3] |
| António Guterres | 1 July 2024 |  Portugal |
[4] |
| Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | 24 April 2025 |  Turkmenistan |
[5] |
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | 15 November 2025 |  Kazakhstan |
[6] |
| Serdar Berdimuhamedow | 17 November 2025 | Turkmenistan |
[7] |
| Ilham Aliyev | 23 August 2026 |  Azerbaijan |
[8] |
| Narendra Modi | 30 August 2026 |  India |
[9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Tergov departamenti boshlig'i bilan bog'lanish logo Bosh sahifa Press-markaz Yangiliklar «Oliy Darajali Doʼstlik ordenini» taʼsis etish toʼgʼrisida" (in Uzbek). Tergov. 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Xi receives friendship award from Uzbek president". China Daily. 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "Mirziyoyev awards Putin with Highest Degree Friendship Order". The Tashkent Times. 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "UN and Uzbekistan strengthen cooperation over UN Secretary General Guterres visit in Tashkent". Italy–Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce. 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "The National Leader of the Turkmen People has been awarded the "Highest Degree of Friendship Order"". UZA. 24 April 2025.
- ↑ "Kazakh Leader Receives Uzbekistan's Highest Friendship Order from President Mirziyoyev". The Caspian Post. 15 November 2025.
- ↑ "President of Turkmenistan awarded the "Order of High-Level Friendship"". Xalq Soʻzi. 17 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ilham Aliyev awarded Uzbekistan's Order of Supreme Degree of Friendship - PHOTO". Operativ Media. 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "'Order of Oliy Darajali Dustlik': Uzbekistan confers its highest state honour on PM Modi". The Times of India. 30 August 2026.