Narendra Modi receives Kuwait’s highest honour, 20th international award by a country

KUWAIT: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday awarded Kuwait’s highest honour ‘The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer’. It is the 20th international award bestowed upon him by a country.

‘The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer’ is a knighthood order of Kuwait. It is awarded to Heads of State and foreign Sovereigns and members of foreign royal families in sign of friendship.

“I am honoured to be conferred the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Order by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah. I dedicate this honour to the people of India and to the strong friendship between India and Kuwait,” Modi posted on X.

It has been previously awarded to foreign leaders like Bill Clinton, Prince Charles and George Bush.

Last month, Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest national award of Guyana, ‘The Order of Excellence’ during his visit to nation. “I express my heartfelt gratitude to my friend President Irfaan Ali for conferring upon me Guyana’s highest

award.

This is a living proof of your deep commitment to our relations which will continue to inspire us to move forward in every field,” PM Modi had said.

The Indian premier was also conferred the “Dominica Award of Honour” by President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica.

“Honoured to be conferred with highest national award by Dominica. I dedicate it to the 140 crore people of India,” Modi said in a post on X.