Nishan-e-Shujaat

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Nishan-e-Shujaat
نشانِ شجاعت
Medal for
Nishan-e-Shujaat
Awarded by

Government of Pakistan
TypeAward
Established19 March 1957[1]
CountryPakistan Republic of Pakistan
Ribbon
Nishan-e-Shujaat Ribbon
EligibilityPakistanis
Awarded forCivil Gallantry
StatusCurrently constituted
Statistics
First induction19 March 1957[1]
Precedence
Next (lower)
     Hilal-e-Shujaat


Nishan-e-Shujaat (Urdu: نشانِ شجاعت, lit.'Order of Bravery'; also spelled Nishan-i-Shujaat) is a civilian honour awarded by the Government of Pakistan for military and civilian acts of conspicuous gallantry, which are not always in the face of the enemy. The Nishan-i-Shujaat is worn as a breast badge suspended from a red ribbon threaded through a gold star and crescent.

Order of precedence[edit]

  • Nishan-e-Shujaat – Symbol of Bravery
  • Hilal-e-Shujaat – Crescent of Bravery
  • Sitara-e-Shujaat – Star of Bravery
  • Tamgha-e-Shujaat – Medal of Bravery

List of recipients[edit]

Recipient Year
Malik Saad 2007
Safwat Ghayur 2010
Aitzaz Hasan (Sitara-e-Shujaat) 2014
Naeem Rashid 2019

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The Decorations Act, 1975" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan.

External links[edit]