Order of Islamic Republic

Order of Islamic Republic
Approximate design of the Star of the Order of the Islamic Reublic of Iran
Award of Islamic Republic of Iran
Type	National order
Ribbon
Eligibility	Foreign nationals
Awarded by	President of Iran

The Excellent Order of Islamic Republic (Persian: نشان عالی جمهوری اسلامی‎‎) is Iran's state order for foreign nationals awarded by President of Iran.^[1]

Recipients

Recipient		Country	Office	Date	Awarded By	Ref
	Hugo Chávez (1954–2013)	Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	President (2002–2013)	29 July 2006 (1st class)	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	[2][3]
	Bashar al-Assad (1965– )	Syrian Arab Republic	President (2000– )	2 October 2010 (1st class)		[4][5]
	David Nieves Velásquez Caraballo	Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	Ambassador to Iran (2009–2012)	5 September 2012 (3rd class)		[6]

References

1. آیین‌نامه اعطای نشان‌های دولتی [Regulations of Governmental Orders]. Iranian Parliament (in Persian).
2. "Highest Badge of Honor Granted to Chavez". Fars News Agency. 30 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
3. "Syrian President Awarded Iran's Medal of Honor". People's Daily. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
4. "Iran Awards Syrian Leader Highest Medal of Honor". Voice of America. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
5. "Syrian President Awarded Iran's Medal of Honor". CBN News. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
6. "Dr.Ahmadinejad awarded the Excellent Order of Islamic Republic to Ambassador of Venezuela" (in Persian). Government of Iran. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.