Skanderbeg's Order
Not to be confused with the abolished Order of Skanderbeg of the former Kingdom of Albania.
For other uses, see Skanderbeg (disambiguation).
| Skanderbeg's Order | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Current breast star of the order | |
| Awarded by President of Albania | |
| Type | Order (decoration) |
| Status | Order of Merit |
| President of Albania | |
Skanderbeg's Order with Albanian Flag
Skanderbeg's Order (Albanian: Urdhri "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu") or the George Kastrioti Skandberg Order is a high honorary state decoration given in Albania to Albanian and foreign citizens that have made an important contribution to the defence, reinforcement and development of Albania and is awarded by the Albanian President.[1][2]
So far the recipients are:
- Fatos Nano, former Prime Minister of Albania (decorated by proposal of President Alfred Moisiu).
- Colin Powell, retired US General, former Secretary of State (decorated on 1 May 2003 by proposal of President Alfred Moisiu).
- Azem Hajdari, assassinated Albanian politician (decorated posthumously by proposal of President Bamir Topi on 10 September 2008)
- Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (decorated by President Bamir Topi on 3 November 2008)
- Sabri Hamiti, Albanian writer and scholar from Kosovo (decorated by President Bamir Topi on 10 May 2010)
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (decorated by President Bamir Topi on 18 October 2011) [3]
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (decorated by President of Albania Bamir Topi on 27 May 2012) [4]
- Ramush Haradinaj, former Prime Minister of Kosovo[5]
- Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister (decorated by President of Albania Bujar Nishani on 14 March 2014)[6]
- Sir Anthony Bailey, interfaith campaigner.
- Aleksandar Stipčević, Croatian-Albanian historian and archaeologist.[7]
Skanderbeg's Order/ George Kastrioti Skandberg Order has replaced the Order of Skanderbeg which was abolished in 1990.
See also
References
- ↑ Archived September 27, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Archived October 10, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Archived October 22, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑
- ↑ "Presidenti Nishani dekoron zotin Ramush Haradinaj me Urdhrin “Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu” | President". President.al. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ↑ "Abdullah honoured with highest civilian order by Albanian President; Gulf Today". http://gulftoday.ae. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Ka vdekur Aleksandar Stipçeviq" [Aleksandar Stipčević passed away] (in Albanian). Zeri Online. 2015-09-01.
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