Dr AQ Khan Gold Medal

Dr AQ Khan Gold Medals ڈاکٹر عبدالقدیرخان گولڈمیڈل

Awarded for	Excellence in literarure, science, technology, invention, linguistics achievements
Country	Pakistan
Presented by	Nazriya Pakistan Council
First awarded	23 March 2005
Official website	Nazriya Pakistan Council

Group photo of receipents of Dr AQ Khan Gold Medals & Awards 2015

The Dr AQ Khan Gold Medal Awards (Urdu: ڈاکٹر عبدالقدیرخان گولڈمیڈل ایوارڈز‎) are the official awards of Pakistan and are the oldest awards to honour the distinguished personalities of Pakistan. The awards were first introduced in 2005 by Mr Zahid Malik, Chairman Nazriya Pakistan Council Islamabad and the editor of Daily Pakistan Observer Newspaper, with a purpose to recognize the achievements of those who worked for Pakistan's ideology. The first award distribution ceremony was held on 17 July 2005 at Islamabad. Since then, the awards were presented annually.

Dr AQ Khan Gold Medals are state organized honour of State of Pakistan. It is the highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. The award is limited to the citizens of Pakistan who have done great services to Pakistan.^[1]

List of Recipients

Muhammad Uzair Awan (2015)
Rehmat Aziz Chitrali(2015)^[2]

References

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Pakistan honours and military decorations

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Non-operational awards (outwith enemy engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct) Tamgha-e-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)

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Dr AQ Khan Gold Medal

List of Recipients

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