Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the 3rd president of the Maldives has been recognized with numerous honors throughout his distinguished political career and long presidency spanning from 1978 to 2008.
National honors Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters 26 July 2013 Order of Ghazi NGIV 26 July 2015 Golden Jubilee Shield of Honour
Foreign honors Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters 12 October 1984 Grand Order of Mugunghwa 1997 Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George GCMG 13 February 2008 Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana
Awards LocationYearInstitutionAward 1988 United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Roll of Honour 1991 Lega Navale Italiana Man of the Sea Award for 1990 1998 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit International Environment Award 1998 World Health Organization WHO Health-for-All Gold Medal 1999 World Bodybuilding Federation Gold Medal 2002 Al-Azhar University Shield of Al-Azhar University 2008 The Energy and Resources Institute Sustainable Development Leadership Award
Honorary degrees LocationYearSchoolDegree 1988 International University Foundation Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science 1983 Aligarh Muslim University Doctor of Letters honoris causa doctorate 1990 Jamia Millia Islamia Doctor of Letters honoris causa doctorate 1994 Pondicherry University Doctor of Letters honoris causa doctorate
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