The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin (Dhivehi: ނިޝާން އިއްޒުއްދީނުގެ އިއްޒަތުގެ ވެރިކަން, romanized: Nishan Izzuddinge Izzathuge Verikan), or more informally the Order of Nishan Izzuddin, is the highest Maldivian honour which may be conferred upon a foreign national. The Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin is dedicated to Sultan al-Ghazi Hassan Izzuddin Sri Kula Ranmiba Kahthiri Bawana Maharadun.
| Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Maldives | |
| Type | Order |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grades | Collar |
| Post-nominals | NIIV |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 15 August 1952 |
| Total inductees | 35 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Ghazi |
Ribbon bar | |
Insignia
- The collar is made of gold with alternating eight-pointed gold stars with green centres, each with a gold upward-pointing crescent encircling a gold five-pointed star, and eight-pointed gold stars with white crescents.
- The badge is an eight-pointed gold star with a green centre, in the middle of which is a white upward-curving crescent encircling two crossed national flags in gold.
- The sash is worn passing from the right shoulder to the left hip, the badge being pinned on the sash at the left hip. The sash is red with a narrow centre stripe of dark green with white edges. A smaller version of the badge is worn on the collar.
Recipients
Some recipients have so far been awarded the honor. Including:
| Recipient | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Amin Didi | 15 August 1952 | |
| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | 15 March 1972 | |
| Lord Mountbatten | 15 March 1972 | |
| Chun Doo-hwan | 30 October 1984 | |
| Shridath Ramphal | 16 November 1989 | |
| Fathulla Jameel | 10 November 2008 | |
| Mohamed Zahir Hussain | ||
| Abdulla Hameed | ||
| Ali Umar Maniku | ||
| Abdulla Jameel | ||
| Umar Zahir | ||
| Ilyas Ibrahim | ||
| Ismail Shafeeu | ||
| Ahmed Zahir | ||
| Abdulla Kamaaludheen | ||
| Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim | ||
| Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud | 2 December 2009 | |
| Ibrahim Hussain Zaki | 26 July 2011 | |
| Ibrahim Rasheed | ||
| Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi | ||
| Moomina Haleem | ||
| Mohamed Zahir | ||
| Naseema Mohamed | ||
| Mohamed Nooraddin | ||
| Mohamed Zahir Naseer | ||
| Mahmoud Abbas | 5 June 2013 | |
| Abbas Ibrahim | 26 July 2013 | |
| Abdul Rasheed Hussain | ||
| Aneesa Ahmed | ||
| Ismail Fathee | ||
| Abdul Samad Abdulla | 9 November 2013 | |
| Abdul Sattar Adam | 23 April 2017 | |
| Ahmed Adam | 28 October 2019 | |
| Abdullah Sodiq | 28 October 2019 | |
| Narendra Modi | 8 June 2019 | |
| Abdulla Shahid | 6 October 2021 | |
| Ahmed Muthasim Adnan | 27 July 2025 | |
| Qasim Ibrahim | ||
| Hassan Sobir |
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