Fairuz Awards and Recognitions

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List of awards and recognitions awarded to the Lebanese singer Fairuz.

Contents 1 1957 2 1962 3 1963 4 1967 5 1968 6 1969 7 1970 8 1975 9 1988 10 1997 11 1998 12 2005

[edit] 1957

• Cavalier Order Medal of Honour, awarded by Lebanese President Camille Chamoun.

[edit] 1962

• Order of Merit, awarded by Lebanese President Fouad Chehab.

[edit] 1963

• Medal of Honour, awarded by King Hussein of Jordan.
• Order of Cedars, awarded by Lebanese President Fouad Chehab;

[edit] 1967

• Order of Merit First Class, awarded by Syrian President Nureddin al-Atassi.

[edit] 1968

• Key to the Holy City, awarded by Jerusalem Cultural Committee.

[edit] 1969

• Memorial Lebanese Stamp, issued by the Lebanese Government.

[edit] 1970

• Legion of Honour, awarded by Lebanese President Suleiman Frangieh.

[edit] 1975

• Gold Medal of Honour, awarded by King Hussein of Jordan.

[edit] 1988

• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by French President François Mitterrand

[edit] 1997

• Highest Artistic Distinction, awarded by Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
• Jerusalem Award, awarded by the Jerusalem Culture and Arts Committee.

[edit] 1998

• Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, awarded by French President Jacques Chirac
• Highest Distinction, awarded by King Hussein of Jordan

[edit] 2005

• Honorary Doctorate from the American University of Beirut