This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours, and recognitions received by Narendra Modi, the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. As of , Modi has received more than two dozen civilian honours from various foreign nations, making him the most internationally decorated Indian leader in history.
State honours Ribbon Decoration Country Date Location Presenter Note Post-nominal letters Order of King Abdulaziz 3 April 2016 Riyadh KingSalman Special Class, the second-highest civilian honour of Saudi Arabia. Order of Amanullah Khan 4 June 2016 Herat PresidentAshraf Ghani The highest civilian honour of Afghanistan. Order of the State of Palestine 10 February 2018 Ramallah PresidentMahmoud Abbas Grand Collar, the highest civilian honour of Palestine. Order of Izzuddin 8 June 2019 Malé PresidentIbrahim Mohamed Solih Collar, the highest civilian honour of the Maldives awarded to foreign dignitaries. Order of Zayed 24 August 2019 (announced 4 April 2019) Abu Dhabi Crown PrinceMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Collar, the highest civilian honour of the United Arab Emirates. Order of the Renaissance 24 August 2019 Manama KingHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa First Class, the third-highest civilian honour of Bahrain. Legion of Merit 21 December 2020 Washington D.C. PresidentDonald Trump Chief Commander, the highest degree of the Legion of Merit. Order of Fiji 22 May 2023 Port Moresby Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka Honorary Companion, the highest civilian honour of Fiji. Order of Logohu Governor-GeneralBob Dadae Honorary Grand Companion, the highest civilian honour of Papua New Guinea. Order of the Nile 25 June 2023 Cairo PresidentAbdel Fattah al-Sisi Collar, the highest civilian honour of Egypt. Legion of Honour 14 July 2023 Paris PresidentEmmanuel Macron Grand Cross, the highest civilian honour of France. Order of Honour 25 August 2023 Athens PresidentKaterina Sakellaropoulou Grand Cross, the second-highest civilian honour of Greece. Order of the Dragon King 22 March 2024 (announced 17 December 2021) Thimphu KingJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck First Class, The highest civilian honour of Bhutan. Order of St. Andrew 9 July 2024 (announced 12 April 2019) Moscow PresidentVladimir Putin Grand Cross with Collar, the highest civilian honour of Russia. Order of the Niger 17 November 2024 Abuja PresidentBola Tinubu Grand Commander, the second-highest civilian honour of Nigeria. Dominica Award of Honour 20 November 2024(announced 13 November 2024) Georgetown PresidentSylvanie Burton The highest civilian honour of Dominica. Order of Excellence of Guyana 20 November 2024 PresidentIrfaan Ali Honorary Member, the highest civilian honour of Guyana. Order of Mubarak the Great 22 December 2024 Kuwait City EmirMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Collar, the highest civilian honour of Kuwait. Order of Freedom of Barbados 5 March 2025(announced 20 November 2024) Bridgetown PresidentSandra Mason Honorary Member, the highest civilian honour of Barbados awarded to foreign dignitaries. Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean 11 March 2025 Port Louis PresidentDharam Gokhool Grand Commander, the highest civilian honour of Mauritius. Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana 5 April 2025 Colombo PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake The highest civilian honour of Sri Lanka awarded to foreign dignitaries. Order of Makarios III 16 June 2025 Nicosia PresidentNikos Christodoulides Grand Cross, the highest civilian honour of Cyprus. Order of the Star of Ghana 2 July 2025 Accra PresidentJohn Mahama Honorary Officer, the highest civilian honour of Ghana awarded to foreign dignitaries. Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 4 July 2025 Port of Spain PresidentChristine Kangaloo The highest civilian honour of Trinidad and Tobago. Order of the Southern Cross 8 July 2025 Brasília PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva Grand Collar, the highest civilian honour of Brazil. Order of the Welwitschia 9 July 2025 Windhoek PresidentNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Grand Commander, the highest civilian honour of Namibia. Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia 16 December 2025 Addis Ababa Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed The highest civilian honour of Ethiopia. Order of Oman 18 December 2025 Muscat SultanHaitham bin Tariq First Class, the second-highest civilian honour of Oman. Medal of the Knesset 25 February 2026 Tel Aviv SpeakerAmir Ohana The highest parliamentary honour of Israel. Order of the Polar Star 17 May 2026 Gothenburg Crown PrincessVictoria Commander Grand Cross, the second-highest civilian honour of Sweden. Royal Norwegian Order of Merit 18 May 2026 Oslo KingHarald V Grand Cross, the second-highest civilian honour of Norway. Order of the White Double Cross 15 June 2026 Bratislava PresidentPeter Pellegrini First Class, the highest civilian honour of Slovakia. Star of the Republic of Indonesia 7 July 2026 Jakarta PresidentPrabowo Subianto Adipurna, the highest civilian honour of Indonesia. Order of Highest Friendship 30 August 2026 Tashkent PresidentShavkat Mirziyoyev The highest civilian honour of Uzbekistan.
Scholastic Modi has a policy of not accepting honorary degrees. He had refused to accept honorary doctorate from the Southern University of Louisiana that was offered to him in 2014, and honorary Doctor of Law from the Banaras Hindu University in 2016. Earlier, he had also turned down honorary doctorates offered to him by the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and several other state universities during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Key to the City Year Honour City Country Presenter 2018Key to the CityMayorBidya Sundar Shakya2019Key to the CityMayorSylvester Turner 2024 Key to the City AbujaMinisterNyesom WikeMayorAlfred Mentore2025ChiefJorge Macri
Honorary awards Year Award Country/Organisation Note 2011e-RatnaComputer Society of India 2018Champion of the Earth Award United Nations Environment ProgrammeThe highest environmental award given by the United Nations. Awarded, "for his policy leadership by pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action."Seoul Peace PrizeSeoul Peace Prize Cultural FoundationAwarded, "for his contribution towards regional and global peace through a proactive foreign policy with countries around the world under the Modi doctrine and the Act East policy." 2019Global Goalkeeper AwardBill & Melinda Gates FoundationAwarded, "in recognition of the Swachh Bharat Mission and the progress India has made in providing safe sanitation under his leadership."Philip Kotler Presidential AwardWorld Marketing Summit2021Global Energy and Environment Leadership AwardCambridge Energy Research Associates2022Lata Mangeshkar AwardMaster Deenanath Mangeshkar Smriti Pratishthan 2023Ebakl AwardPresented by President Surangel Whipps Jr.Lokmanya Tilak National AwardLokmanya Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust2024Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Global Peace Award for Minority UpliftmentAssociation of Indian American Minorities / Washington Adventist UniversityJointly awarded. 2026Agricola Medal Food and Agriculture OrganizationThe highest agricultural award given by the United Nations.Guardian of the Blue Horizon AwardPresented by President Patrick Herminie.
Competitive awards Association Year Category Work Result Grammy Awards2024Best Global Music PerformanceAbundance in Millets
Addresses to foreign legislatures Country Legislature Date Ref.Parliament of Bhutan16 June 2014Federal Parliament of Nepal3 August 2014Parliament of Australia18 November 2014Parliament of Fiji19 November 2014National Assembly of Mauritius12 March 2015Parliament of Sri Lanka13 March 2015State Great Khural17 May 2015Parliament of the United Kingdom12 November 2015National Assembly of Afghanistan25 December 2015United States Congress8 June 201622 June 2023Parliament of Uganda25 July 2018People's Majlis8 June 2019National Assembly of Guyana21 November 2024Parliament of Ghana3 July 2025Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago4 July 2025Parliament of Namibia9 July 2025Federal Parliamentary Assembly17 December 2025Knesset25 February 2026National Assembly of Seychelles28 June 2026People's Consultative Assembly7 July 2026
Recognition Year RecognitionOrganisation 2005 Best Chief Minister India Today200620072008 2009Asian Personality of the YearfDi Intelligence2010 Best Chief Minister India Today2011March 2012Cover of Time Magazine(Asia Edition)Time2012 Best Chief Minister India Today2013June 2014Cover of Time Magazine(Asia Edition)Time 2014Most Searched PersonalityYahoo IndiaIndian of the YearCNN-IBNAsian of the YearThe Straits TimesPerson of the YearThe Times of India7th Most Admired Person in the World YouGov15th Most Powerful Person in the WorldForbesTop 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish LifeAlgemeiner Journal100 Leading Global ThinkersForeign Policy100 Most Influential People in the World TimePerson of the Year(Online Readers Poll)June 2015Cover of Time Magazine 20155th Most Admired Man in the World YouGov6th Most Powerful Person in the WorldBusiness Insider9th Most Powerful Person in the WorldForbes13th Most Influential Person in the WorldBloomberg Markets30 Most Influential People on the Internet Time100 Most Influential People in the World 20169th Most Admired Man in the World YouGov9th Most Powerful Person in the WorldForbesPerson of the Year(Online Readers Poll)TimeWax figureMadame Tussauds 2017Most Searched PersonalityYahoo India3rd Top Leader in the WorldGallup International AssociationTop 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish LifeAlgemeiner Journal 100 Most Influential People in the WorldTime 2018Most Searched PersonalityYahoo India8th Most Admired Man in the World YouGov9th Most Powerful Person in the WorldForbesTop 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish LifeAlgemeiner Journal 2019Most Searched PersonalityYahoo India6th Most Admired Man in the World YouGov 2020Sabse Tez NetaAaj Tak4th Most Admired Man in the World YouGov100 Most Influential People in the WorldTime 2021Sabse Tez NetaAaj TakMost Searched PersonalityYahoo India5th Greatest Leader in the WorldFortune8th Most Admired Man in the World YouGov100 Most Influential People in the WorldTime 2022Sabse Tez NetaAaj TakTop 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish LifeAlgemeiner Journal2023Sabse Tez NetaAaj Tak
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See also List of recipients of the Legion of Merit List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country List of recipients of the Order of the Polar Star List of Indian Grammy Award winners and nominees
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