PM Modi presented with Order of the Rule of Izzudeen

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been presented with the Order of the Rule of Izzudeen – the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the State of Maldives.

Modi, who is currently on a state visit to Maldives, was presented with the honor by Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih in a ceremony held at the President’s Office this Saturday evening.

President’s Office reports that Modi was presented with the honor “in recognition of his services to cement the longstanding, amicable ties between Maldives and India, and for the magnanimous assistance that the Indian government has continued to provide Maldives under Modi’s stewardship”.

Previous foreign dignitaries and leaders presented with the Order of the Rule of Izzudeen are:

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on March 15, 1972
• Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma on March 15, 1972
• Then-President of South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan on October 13, 1984
• Then-Secretary-General of Commonwealth, Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal on November 16, 1989
• Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud on December 2, 2009
• President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas on June 4, 2013