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List of awards and honours bestowed upon Muammar Gaddafi 
Summary
This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours and other recognitions bestowed on Muammar Gaddafi.
Honours edit
National honours edit
| Award or decoration | Country | Date | Place | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Order of the Republic |  Libya
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1 September 1969 | [1][2][3] | ||
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Order of Courage | Libya
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1 September 1969 | Military order, awarded to members of the armed forces active during and following the 1 September Revolution.[4] | [5][6][7] | |
|
Order of the Grand Conqueror | Libya
|
1 September 1969 | [8][9][10] | ||
Foreign honours edit
| Award or decoration | Country | Date | Place | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika |  Malta
|
5 December 1975 | Valletta | Former highest decoration of the Republic of Malta, now second highest honour. Revoked. | [11][12] |
|
Order of the Balkan Mountains |  Bulgaria
|
17 June 1978 | Sofia | Bulgarian highest order of merit. | [13] |
|
Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Poland |  Poland
|
June 1978 | Warsaw | [14] | |
|
Collar of the Order of the White Lion |  Czechoslovakia
|
1982 | Prague | Czechoslovakian highest order. | [15] |
|
Hero of the Republic |  North Korea
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1982 | Pyongyang | Second highest title of North Korea. | [16] |
|
Order of the National Flag, First Class | North Korea
|
1982 | Pyongyang | Second highest order of North Korea. | [16] |
|
Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic |  Nigeria
|
11 May 1997 | Abuja | Nigerian highest honour. | [17][18] |
|
Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope |  South Africa
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29 October 1997 | Tripoli | Former South African highest order. | [19][20] |
|
Great Chain of Badr |  Saudi Arabia
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3 June 1999 | Sirte | Highest honour of Saudi Arabia. | [21] |
|
Great Star of the Order of the Yugoslav Star |  Yugoslavia
|
18 November 1973 | Belgrade | Highest order of merit in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. | [22] |
 Yugoslavia
|
26 October 1999 | Tripoli | Second highest order of merit in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Only person to be awarded this decoration twice. | [23] | ||
|
Collar of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise |  Ukraine
|
11 October 2003 | Ukrainian third highest order. | [24][25] | |
|
Collar of the National Order of Merit | Malta
|
8 February 2004 | Republic of Malta highest order. Revoked. | [11][12] | |
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Order of Katonga |  Uganda
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20 May 2004 | Tripoli | Ugandan highest military order. | [26][27] |
|
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky | Ukraine
|
4 April 2008 | [28][29] | ||
|
Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of the Gambia |  Gambia
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22 July 2009 | Banjul | Gambian highest decoration. | [30] |
|
Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator |  Venezuela
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28 September 2009 | Isla Margarita | Former Venezuelan highest distinction. | [31][32] |
Honorary degrees edit
Sudan: University of Khartoum Honorary doctorate, 1996 (revoked on 7 March 2011).[33]
South Korea: Myongji University Honorary doctorate, 29 March 2000.[34]
Algeria: University of Algiers Honorary doctorate, 27 March 2005.[35]
Serbia: Megatrend University Honorary doctorate, March 2007.[36][37]
Tunisia: Carthage University-National Institute of Applied Science and Technology Honorary doctorate in Arabic and Islamic Civilisation, 12 October 2008.[38]
Belarus: Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Honorary doctorate, 2010.[39]
Eponyms edit
- Gaddafi National Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kampala, Uganda.
- Gaddafi Mosque, in Dodoma, Tanzania.[40]
- Gaddafi Mosque, in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[41]
- Gaddafi Mosque, in Kigali, Rwanda.[42]
- Gaddafi Barracks, an Ugandan Army military base in Jinja, Uganda.[43]
- Gaddafi Stadium, the fourth largest cricket stadium in Pakistan, situated in Lahore. The complex also has a mosque and a bus station named after Gaddafi.
- Gaddafi Hockey Stadium, the biggest field hockey stadium in the world, located in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Gaddafi Soccer Stadium, a soccer stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations, an international NGO.
- Gaddafi Gardens, a garden in Paola, Malta (renamed Mediterranean Garden in 2016)[44]
- Muammar Gaddafi Playground, a children's playground along the Miljacka river in Stari Grad, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Other honours edit
- In December 2007, Gaddafi was awarded the Golden Key to the City of Madrid by then-Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón.[45]
- In August 2008, an assembly of African monarchs and chieftains bestowed Gaddafi with the title "King of Kings" of Africa.[46]
References edit
- ^ "قرار لسنة 1972 بشأن الأوسمة والأنواط العسكرية" [1972 resolution on military medals and medals]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قرار لسنة 1978 بإعادة تنظيم الأوسمة العسكرية" [1972 resolution on military medals and medals]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قانون رقم (5) لسنة 1978 بشأن تعديل بعض أحكام القوانين العسكرية" [Law No. (5) of 1978 on amending some provisions of military laws]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Order of Courage". Medals of the World. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قرار لسنة 1972 بشأن الأوسمة والأنواط العسكرية" [1972 resolution on military medals and medals]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قرار لسنة 1978 بإعادة تنظيم الأوسمة العسكرية" [1972 resolution on military medals and medals]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قانون رقم (5) لسنة 1978 بشأن تعديل بعض أحكام القوانين العسكرية" [Law No. (5) of 1978 on amending some provisions of military laws]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قرار لسنة 1972 بشأن الأوسمة والأنواط العسكرية" [1972 resolution on military medals and medals]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قرار لسنة 1978 بإعادة تنظيم الأوسمة العسكرية" [1972 resolution on military medals and medals]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قانون رقم (5) لسنة 1978 بشأن تعديل بعض أحكام القوانين العسكرية" [Law No. (5) of 1978 on amending some provisions of military laws]. DCAF (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b Reply On Gaddafi being stripped of National Order of Merit awards expected soon The Malta Independent, 1 March 2011
- ^ a b "PERSUNI LI NGĦATAW SĦUBIJA ONORARJA FL-ORDNIJIET NAZZJONALI U D-DATA TA' META NGĦATAW L-GĦOTJIET" (PDF). opm.gov.mt (in Maltese). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Орденът на Кадафи бил от чисто злато (in Bulgarian). Standart. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Kaczyński odznaczył Mubaraka" (in Polish). Newsweek. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "From Libya, with love. Gaddafi's camels in Eastern Bloc". Expats.cz. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ a b Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, Issues 211-230. The Service. 1982. p. D–2.
- ^ "Nigerian Medal to Qaddafi". New York Times. 11 May 1997. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Atom Lim (17 November 2011). "How Gaddafi died bearing GCFR title". Daily Times of Nigeria. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ 1997 National Orders awards Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine South African government information
- ^ "Gaddafi defiant over Lockerbie bomb trial". BBC. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ سمو ولي العهد قلّد القذافي قلادة بدر الكبرى https://www.al-jazirah.com/ (in Arabic)
- ^ "СВЕЧАНА ВЕЧЕРА У ЧАСТ ПРЕДСЕДНИКА ЛИБИЈСКЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ". Borba: 3. 19 November 1973.
- ^ Gaddafi Given Yugoslavia's Top Medal By Milosevic Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Kosova Crisis Center (Reuters)
- ^ У К А З ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ Про нагородження орденом князя Ярослава Мудрого http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Последний герой джамахирии. Кучма наградил Каддафи орденом Ярослава Мудрого CentrAsia (Ria Novosti) (in Russian)
- ^ Grace Naisamura (22 May 2004). "Museveni decorates Qaddaffi". Mail-archive.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Wairagala Wakabi (7 June 2004). "War Debt: Gaddafi Gets Tough With Uganda". Mail-archive.com (The EastAfrican). Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ У К А З ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ Про нагородження М. Каддафі орденом Богдана Хмельницького http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Ющенко наградил ливийского лидера Каддафи орденом Богдана Хмельницкого Ria Novosti, 9 April 2008 (in Russian)
- ^ "Our disturbing relationship with Gaddafi". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Chávez impone a Gadafi el collar de la Orden del Libertador" (in Spanish). El Universal (Caracas). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Condecoró a Gadafi con la Orden del Libertador y le dio una réplica de la espada Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Noticias24.com, 28 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Khartoum University revokes honorary Gaddafi Phd". The New Age. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Qadafi to Be Given Honorary Doctorate by Myongji University. Highbeam.com (Korea Times), 11 April 2000
- ^ "Gaddafi awarded Doctorate Honoris Causa by Algiers University". China Daily. Reuters. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Gaddafi awarded an honorary doctorate of Megatrend University Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine megatrend-edu.net
- ^ "Serbian University Defends Qaddafi Honorary Doctorate". Radio Free Europe. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "'Dr. Muammar Gaddafi' Buys His Ways To A Ph. D . Degree In Islamic Studies". Esinislam.com. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Почетные доктора Белорусского государственного университета информатики и радиоэлектроники Archived from the original on 29 December 2010 (in Russian)
- ^ McCann Mission Today, Newsletter # 29 - October 2010 Mccannmission.org
- ^ "President Koroma Prays with Muslims at Gaddafi Mosque". State House - The Republic of Sierra Leone. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Ramadan: Islam in Rwanda". Theafricapaper.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Patriotism: 1,000 students camp in Gaddafi barracks". The Observer. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Corradino Road becomes Dom Mintoff Road, Gaddafi Gardens renamed". Times of Malta. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Al Gadafi recibe la llave de oro del Ayuntamiento de Madrid" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Adebajo, Adekeye (2011). "Gaddafi: the man who would be king of Africa". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2019.