Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz ;
	File:Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence).jpeg
Awarded by the Sovereign or President of Pakistan, on the advice of the Government
Type	Award
Eligibility	Pakistanis and foreign citizens
Awarded for	Service to the state, and for services to international diplomacy.
Status	Currently constituted
Statistics
First induction	19 March 1957[citation needed]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sitara-e-Imtiaz
	; Ribbon: military (only); ;

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Template:Lang-ur; transl. Award of Excellence, also spelled as Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces and worn on their uniform. It can also be awarded to foreign citizens who have performed great service to Pakistan.

Select Recipients

A. S. Nathaniel – nurse for Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his last days^[1]
Shaukat Thanvi (1962) – Journalist, humorist^[2]
Tariq Mustafa (1963), Worked for SUPARCO
Noor Jehan (1966) – Patriotic songs during 1965 war between Pakistan and India^[3]
Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary (1998) – Organic Chemistry^[4]
Muhammad Asif Khan (2000) – Geology
Ali Anwar Khokhar (2003)^[5]
Mian Muhammad Latif (2004) – Industrialist^[6]
Rahimullah Yusufzai (2004)- Journalist^[7]
Abrar-ul-Haq (2005) – Public Service/Music/Philanthropy^[8]
Manzoor Niazi Qawwal, Karachi (2005)^[9]
Lt Col Abid Qureshi TI(M), CMI (Artillery) (2005) – Military, During Service as Joint Director Anti Narcotics Force Punjab.Military^[10]
Hadiqa Kiani (2006) – Singing ^[11]
Junaid Jamshed (2007) – Singing^[12]
Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik (2007) (Tibb)^[13]
Atif Aslam (2008) – Singing^[14]
Muhammad Sharif (2008) – Cosmology^[15]
Kanwal Feroze (2009) – Literature^[16]
Qamar Shahbaz (2010) – Sindhi/Urdu Poetry^[17]
Shujauddin Malik (2010) – Weightlifting
Commander Farrukh Nadeem (2011)^[18]
Nasreen Anjum Bhatti (2011)^[19]
Raihan Merchant (2012)^[20]
Saba Qamar (2012)^[21]
Sami Khan (2012)^[22]
Professor Shoaib Hashmi – Playwright^[23]
Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq (2013)^[24]
Dr.Muhammad Tahir Shah (2014) – Geology
Dr. Nauman Niaz (2014)^[25]
Saadat Saeed (2014) – Literature^[26]
Shakil Auj (2014) – Education University of Karachi^[27]
Zahid Ur Rashdi (2015) – Education^[28]
Haji Daraz Khan (2016) – Social Work^[29]
Mohammad Hameed Shahid (2016)^[30]
Naweed Syed (2017) – Neurology^[31]
Wing Commander Syed Shahzada Alam (2016) – Military^[32]
Dr.Nadeem Jan (2018) for his extraordinary accomplishments in Health and Polio.^[33]
Dr. Seemin Jamali (2019) – Executive Director, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre^[34]
Mehwish Hayat (2019) – Actress^[35]
Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch – Scholar and writer^[36]
Ishrat Fatima Saqib^[37]
Jilani Kamran (1986) (literature)^[38]
Laiq Zada Laiq – poet
Fakeero "Fakeera" Solanki (2020) – Sculptor^[39]

References

^ "Quaid's nurse Nathaniel passes away". Dawn. 7 October 2013.
^ Biography and award info for Shaukat Thanvi in Dawn newspaper Published 6 May 2008, Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ Dawn (newspaper) Published 24 December 2008, Retrieved 1 January 2020
^ Geo TV Published 29 December 2020, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ Ali Anwar Khokhar's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 23 March 2003, Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ Award info listed for Mian Muhammad Latif (industrialist) on Dawn (newspaper) Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ Rahimullah Yusufzai's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2004) award info listed on Dawn (newspaper) published 14 August 2003, Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 14 May 2019
^ Manzoor Niazi Qawwal Award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 24 March 2006, Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ https://fp.brecorder.com/2015/08/201508151217730/ Retrieved 20 August 2017]
^ Business Recorder (newspaper) Published 5 July 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ Dawn newspaper, published 24 March 2007, Retrieved 2 January 2020
^ Dawn Images (newspaper) Published 24 March 2007, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ [1] Published 21 October 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ (newspaper) Published 31 December 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ [2] Published 5 November 2010, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ Qamar Shahbaz Award Info On Dawn (Newspaper) Published 24 March 2010
^ "Awards conferred on naval officials". The News International. Karachi. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ Report, Dawn (27 January 2016). "Punjabi poet Nasreen Anjum Bhatti is no more". DAWN.COM.
^ Rehman, Shoaib Ur (23 March 2012). "President confers 189 civil awards at Aiwan-e-Sadr". Brecorder. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ [3] Published 5 November 2020, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ [4] Published 1 April 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ Shoaib Hashmi's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info listed on Dawn newspaper, published 22 January 2012, Retrieved 2 March 2017
^ "Tamgha-i-Imtiaz conferred on Faisal Mushtaq" The Nation, Islamabad, 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.
^ [5] Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ [6] Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ "Tamghae-i-Imtiaz conferred on Shakil Auj" The Nation, Islamabad, 23 March 2015. Retrieved on 18 April 2016.
^ "President confers awards today". nation.com.pk. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ Haji Daraz Khan's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on gulfnews.com website Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ List of civil and military awards recipients on Pakistan Day Times of Islamabad (newspaper), Published 24 March 2017, Retrieved 11 November 2018
^ [7] Published 29 March 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ Wing Commander Syed Shahzada Alam's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on pakistantoday.com website, Retrieved 20 August 2017
^ Bhatti, M. Waqar (24 March 2018). "President confers 58 military, 73 civil awards". The News. Islamabad. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ Bhatti, M. Waqar (20 March 2018). "Three Karachi doctors to get Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day". The International News. Karachi. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
^ [https:// https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/03/172-people-including-mehwish-hayat-wasim-akram-conferred-national-awards/] SAMAA news (tv), Published 24 March 2019, Retrieved 1 January 2020
^ [8] Express Tribune, Published 7 April 2011, Retrieved 12 January 2021
^ "In conversation with PTV's yesteryear newscaster Ishrat Fatima". https://www.thenews.com.pk/. 23 October 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
^ "Prof Jilani Kamran passes away". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2003.
^ "All consulted on administrator's appointment: Governor Imran Ismail". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[1] "Quaid's nurse Nathaniel passes away". Dawn. 7 October 2013.

[2] Biography and award info for Shaukat Thanvi in Dawn newspaper Published 6 May 2008, Retrieved 11 November 2018

[3] Dawn (newspaper) Published 24 December 2008, Retrieved 1 January 2020

[4] Geo TV Published 29 December 2020, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[5] Ali Anwar Khokhar's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 23 March 2003, Retrieved 11 November 2018

[6] Award info listed for Mian Muhammad Latif (industrialist) on Dawn (newspaper) Retrieved 11 November 2018

[7] Rahimullah Yusufzai's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2004) award info listed on Dawn (newspaper) published 14 August 2003, Retrieved 11 November 2018

[8] 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 14 May 2019

[9] Manzoor Niazi Qawwal Award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 24 March 2006, Retrieved 11 November 2018

[10] ttps://fp.brecorder.com/2015/08/201508151217730/ Retrieved 20 August 2017]

[11] Business Recorder (newspaper) Published 5 July 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[12] Dawn newspaper, published 24 March 2007, Retrieved 2 January 2020

[13] Dawn Images (newspaper) Published 24 March 2007, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[14] [1] Published 21 October 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[15] (newspaper) Published 31 December 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[16] [2] Published 5 November 2010, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[17] Qamar Shahbaz Award Info On Dawn (Newspaper) Published 24 March 2010

[18] "Awards conferred on naval officials". The News International. Karachi. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[19] Report, Dawn (27 January 2016). "Punjabi poet Nasreen Anjum Bhatti is no more". DAWN.COM.

[20] Rehman, Shoaib Ur (23 March 2012). "President confers 189 civil awards at Aiwan-e-Sadr". Brecorder. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[21] [3] Published 5 November 2020, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[22] [4] Published 1 April 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[23] Shoaib Hashmi's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info listed on Dawn newspaper, published 22 January 2012, Retrieved 2 March 2017

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

[25] [5] Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[26] [6] Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 12 January 2021

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

[President_confers_awards_today-28] "President confers awards today". nation.com.pk. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[29] Haji Daraz Khan's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on gulfnews.com website Retrieved 11 November 2018

[30] List of civil and military awards recipients on Pakistan Day Times of Islamabad (newspaper), Published 24 March 2017, Retrieved 11 November 2018

[31] [7] Published 29 March 2019, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[32] Wing Commander Syed Shahzada Alam's Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award info on pakistantoday.com website, Retrieved 20 August 2017

[33] Bhatti, M. Waqar (24 March 2018). "President confers 58 military, 73 civil awards". The News. Islamabad. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[34] Bhatti, M. Waqar (20 March 2018). "Three Karachi doctors to get Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day". The International News. Karachi. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[35] [https:// https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/03/172-people-including-mehwish-hayat-wasim-akram-conferred-national-awards/] SAMAA news (tv), Published 24 March 2019, Retrieved 1 January 2020

[36] [8] Express Tribune, Published 7 April 2011, Retrieved 12 January 2021

[37] "In conversation with PTV's yesteryear newscaster Ishrat Fatima". https://www.thenews.com.pk/. 23 October 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[dawn.com-38] "Prof Jilani Kamran passes away". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2003.

[thenews.com.pk-39] "All consulted on administrator's appointment: Governor Imran Ismail". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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v t e Civil decorations of Pakistan
Nishaan (Order)	Order of Pakistan Order of Bravery Order of Excellence Order of Great Leader Order of Service
Hilal (Crescent)	Crescent of Pakistan Crescent of Courage Crescent of Excellence Crescent of Great Leader Crescent of Service
Sitara (Star)	Star of Pakistan Star of Valour Star of Excellence Star of the Great Leader Star of Service
Tamgha (Medal)	Medal of Pakistan Medal of Bravery Medal of Excellence Medal of the Great Leader Medal of Service
Others	Pride of Performance Abdus Salam Award
τ Military awards

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 Valour) Tamgha-i-Basalat (Medal of Valour) 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)

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See also

References