Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz ;
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Awarded by the Sovereign or President of Pakistan, on the advice of the Government
Type	Award
Eligibility	Pakistani or Foreign citizen
Awarded for	The highest degree of service to the state, and for services to international diplomacy.
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of Pakistan
Sovereign	Prime minister of Pakistan
Statistics
First induction	19 March 1957
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sitara-i-Imtiaz
	; Ribbon: military (only); ;

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz^[1] (Urdu: تمغہ امتیاز), (English: Medal of Excellence), is a state organised honour of State of Pakistan. It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While, it is a civilian award, it can also be bestowed upon military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces and worn on the uniform. The award is not limited to the citizens of Pakistan, and can be awarded to foreign citizens who have performed great service to Pakistan.

Recipients

Tahir Sulaiman Ansari
Zulfiqar Ali Baloch (saadi town)
Air Cdre Altaf Ahmed Toor
Gp Capt. Arif Bilal Taseer
Lt-Col Syed Asghar Ali Shah, (EME)
Lt-Col Ishrat Mehmood
Lt-Col Muhammad Saeed
Air-commodore Syed Shabbir Hussain Rizvi
Lt-Col Muhammad Maaz Abaid (FF)
Lt Col Syed Muhammad Salman Ali, Sind
Commander Farrukh Nadeem
Commander Faisal Azeem Siddique
Lt-Col Asim Pervez Chowdhury
LT Col Ijaz Khalid
Lt-Col Waqar Ahmed Khan
Commander Faraz Farooq Herekar
Shokat Ali Gold Medalist – Snooker Player
Lt Col Nasir Amin, FF
Norma Fernandes, sometime Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section, Karachi Grammar School
Lt-Col Syed Naseem Mahmud
Lt-Col Zahid Mehmood Abbasi
Air Chief Marshal Kaleem
Lt-Col Maqsood Ahmed Khan(AMC)
Lt-Col Muhammad Amanullah Khan Raja
Lt-Col Sahibzada Anees Ahmed Khan
Lt-Col Muhammad Tayyab
Lt-Col Nisar Ahmed Choudhary
Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun
Group Captain Syed Fayyaz Ahmed
Group Captain Syed Inam Ullah
Lt-Col Abrar Ismail
Lt-Col Malik Saeed Akhter
Lt-Col Muhammed Farooq Shah
Lt-Col Naveed Ahsan
Lt-Col Samina Azaz
Maj. Muhammad Amin
Maj. Ahmed Saeed (2005)
Maj. Dr. Nauman Ahmed
Maj. Syed Iqbal Hussain Shah
Maj. Shaukat Mahmood
Maj. Shazia Naz
Junaid Jamshed (2007)
Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik (2007) (Tibb)
Waseem Ahmad – 2015 – services Sports (Hockey)
Prof. Dr. Abdul Bari Khan – 2015 – services in medical and health sector
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Yousif A. Al-Draiweesh (Comparative Jurisprudence)
Prof. Dr. Shagufta Zulfiqar
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Shameel
Prof. Dr. Mir Hatam
Prof. Dr. Sikander Hayat Khan 1999
Prof. Khan Shah Zaman Khan (Health)
Dr. Abid Quddus Qazi 2000
Dr. Nauman Niaz 2014
Dr. Masroor Ikram (Science – Physics)
Dr. Pramila Lall
Dr Irfan Ahmad Baig (Literatur/Journalism)
Mr. Muhammad Usman Sadiq (2012)
Mr. Jamshed Masroor, (Jamshed Iqbal Rana) (Literature – Poetry)
Mr. Minhaj Muhammad Khan (Minhaj Barna) (late) (Journalism)
Al-Haj Molvi Rayazuddin Ahmed (late) (Education)
Shaukat Thanvi 1962 (journalist, humorist)^[2]
Sikandar H. Lodhi (Literatur/Journalism)
Shaukat Pervaiz (Literatur/Journalism)
Mian Muhammad Latif 2004 (industrialist)^[3]
Mohammad Aslam Khan (Literatur/Journalism)
Syed Mir Mehdi Shah Mehdi(Literatur/Journalism)
Rahimullah Yusufzai 2004- Journalist^[4]
Shahid Farooq 2014
Syed Ahmed Hassan Shah 2014
Fawad Sulaman Niazi 2014
Saeed Ajmal 2014 (cricketer)
Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq^[5]
Shakil Auj^[6] 2014– Education University of Karachi
Seema Mughal 2013
Faisal Khosa 2013
Riaz Ahmed – Wax Paint Artist from Peshawar 2012
Faisal Jahanzeb Mahsud 2012 (Electro Optics & Mechanical Engineering)
Faqir Muhammad Anjum 2011
Kanwal Feroze – 2009 – literature
Fasih Ur Rehman 2006
Faizaan Peerzada
Arbab Zafarullah Khan
Taj Mohammad Taji
Ishrat Saqib
Professor Shoaib Hashmi (playwright for PTV comedy shows 'Akkar Bakkar', 'Sach Gupp' and 'Taal Matol' in the 1970s)^[7]
Gulraiz Tabassum
Wazir Afzal (film music director)
Hakeem Nawaz Ahmed Khan Salik
Najamus Saqib Shabbir
Mohammad Tehzib
Sardar Sham Singh
Ali Anwar Khokhar^[8]
Din Gul
Shabana Akhtar – 1998 – athletics
Hadiqa Kiani 2006 (singer)
Atif Aslam 2008 (singer)
Ali Sajid
Ghayyur Akhtar (TV actor)
Dr. Muhammad Sadiq – 2015 – Physics
Dr. Javed Iqbal
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal- 2009
Engr. Anum Waheed 2016 ( For Watching Pak Movie Jaanaan)
Sehar Kamran – 2011
Manzoor Niazi Qawwal 2005 Karachi^[9]
Yasir Nazir 2016 – English/Urdu Literature
Haji Daraz Khan 2016 (Social Work)^[10]
Dr.Muhammad Tahir Shah 2014
Prof dr khalid masood gondal
Wing Commander Syed Shahzada Alam 2016 (Military)^[11]

References

^ It is also spelled as Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
^ http://www.dawn.com/news/1071157/dawn-features-may-06-2008, Biography and award info for Shaukat Thanvi on Dawn newspaper, Karachi, Published 6 May 2008, Retrieved 25 April 2016
^ http://www.dawn.com/news/135087/awards-for-civilians-announced, Award info listed for Mian Muhammad Latif (industrialist) on Dawn newspaper, Retrieved 8 July 2016
^ http://www.dawn.com/news/135087/awards-for-civilians-announced, Rahimullah Yusufzai's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2004) award info listed on Dawn newspaper, Published 14 Aug 2003, Retrieved 14 Sep 2016
^ "Tamgha-i-Imtiaz conferred on Faisal Mushtaq", The Nation, Islamabad, 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.
^ "Tamghae-i-Imtiaz conferred on Shakil Auj", The Nation, Islamabad, 23 March 2015. Retrieved on 18 April 2016.
^ https://www.dawn.com/news/689987, Shoaib Hashmi's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info listed on Dawn newspaper, Published 22 January 2012, Retrieved 2 March 2017
^ http://www.dawn.com/news/89069/president-to-confer-civil-awards-today, Ali Anwar Khokhar's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on Dawn newspaper, Published 23 March 2003, Retrieved 7 June 2016
^ http://www.dawn.com/news/184551/127-awards-conferred-on-pakistan-day, Manzoor Niazi Qawwal Award info on Dawn newspaper, Karachi, Published 24 March 2006, Retrieved 25 April 2016
^ http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/abu-dhabi-expat-wins-pakistan-s-top-civilian-award-1.1817851, Haji Daraz Khan's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on gulfnews.com website, Retrieved 7 June 2016
^ https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/08/13/military-awards-to-officers-men-of-armed-forces-announced/, Wing Commander Syed Shahzada Alam's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on pakistantoday.com website, Retrieved 20 Aug 2017

External links

Decorations and Medals of Pakistan

[1] It is also spelled as Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

[2] ttp://www.dawn.com/news/1071157/dawn-features-may-06-2008, Biography and award info for Shaukat Thanvi on Dawn newspaper, Karachi, Published 6 May 2008, Retrieved 25 April 2016

[3] ttp://www.dawn.com/news/135087/awards-for-civilians-announced, Award info listed for Mian Muhammad Latif (industrialist) on Dawn newspaper, Retrieved 8 July 2016

[4] ttp://www.dawn.com/news/135087/awards-for-civilians-announced, Rahimullah Yusufzai's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2004) award info listed on Dawn newspaper, Published 14 Aug 2003, Retrieved 14 Sep 2016

[5] "Tamgha-i-Imtiaz conferred on Faisal Mushtaq", The Nation, Islamabad, 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.

[6] "Tamghae-i-Imtiaz conferred on Shakil Auj", The Nation, Islamabad, 23 March 2015. Retrieved on 18 April 2016.

[7] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/689987, Shoaib Hashmi's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info listed on Dawn newspaper, Published 22 January 2012, Retrieved 2 March 2017

[8] ttp://www.dawn.com/news/89069/president-to-confer-civil-awards-today, Ali Anwar Khokhar's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on Dawn newspaper, Published 23 March 2003, Retrieved 7 June 2016

[9] ttp://www.dawn.com/news/184551/127-awards-conferred-on-pakistan-day, Manzoor Niazi Qawwal Award info on Dawn newspaper, Karachi, Published 24 March 2006, Retrieved 25 April 2016

[10] ttp://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/abu-dhabi-expat-wins-pakistan-s-top-civilian-award-1.1817851, Haji Daraz Khan's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on gulfnews.com website, Retrieved 7 June 2016

[11] ttps://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/08/13/military-awards-to-officers-men-of-armed-forces-announced/, Wing Commander Syed Shahzada Alam's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on pakistantoday.com website, Retrieved 20 Aug 2017

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v t e Pakistan honours and military decorations
Gallantry awards	Nishan-i-Haider Medal (Sign of the Lion; 1st highest award) Hilal-i-Jur'at Medal (Crescent of Courage; 2nd highest award) Sitara-i-Jur'at Medal (Star of Courage; 3rd highest award) Tamgha-i-Jur'at (Medal of Courage; 4th highest award) Imtiazi Sanad Medal (Mention in Despatches; 5th highest award)
Non-operational awards (without enemy engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct) Tamgha-i-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class I) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class II) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class III) (Medal of Service; military)
Civilian military awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; civilian) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Medal of Service; civilian)

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

Recipients

See also

See also

References

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