{{Refimprove|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox order |title = National Order of Chad |image = Insigne de commandeur de l'ordre national du Tchad-Musée de la Légion d'honneur.jpg |caption = Commander |awarded_by = <br/>35px<br>President of Chad |type = Order |motto = |day = |eligibility = |for = |status = Currently constituted |head_title = Grand Master |head = President of Chad |chancellor = |commander = |grades = |former_grades = |date = 1960<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.piasa.fr/node/35907/lot/past|title=PIASA|website=www.piasa.fr}}</ref> |first_induction = |last_induction = |total = |recipients = |individual = |higher = |lower = |image2 = 100px |caption2 = Ribbon bar of the order }}
The '''National Order of Chad''' is the preeminent order of merit of the Republic of Chad. It is also featured on the Coat of arms of Chad. The Grand Master of the order is the President of Chad.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20230901060158/http://www.presidencetchad.org/affichage_news.php?id=389&titre=%20Les%20Lacs%20d%EF%BF%BDOunianga Les Lacs d’Ounianga]}} ''www.presidencetchad.org'' 19 July 2012, archived at {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081340/http://www.presidencetchad.org/affichage_news.php?id=389&titre=%20Les%20Lacs%20d%92Ounianga web.archive.org]}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center; width:60%;" !colspan=6|'''Ribbon bars''' |- |width=20% valign=top |100px|center<small>Knight</small> |width=20% valign=top |100px|center<small>Officer</small> |width=20% valign=top |100px|center<small>Commander</small> |width=20% valign=top |100px|center<small>Grand Officer</small> |width=20% valign=top |100px|center<small>Grand Cross</small> |- |}
==Recipients== * Paul Biya * Levi Eshkol * Mordechai Namir * Bernard Rogel * Michel Sidibé * Oumar Bikimo * Félix Tshisekedi <ref>{{cite web | url=https://actualite.cd/2024/06/25/felix-tshisekedi-eleve-la-dignite-de-grand-croix-dans-lordre-national-du-tchad#google_vignette | title=Félix Tshisekedi élevé à la dignité de Grand Croix dans l'Ordre national du Tchad | date=25 June 2024 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Chad Category:Awards established in 1960 Category:1960 establishments in Chad
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