{{Short description|Highest state decoration of UAE}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox order |title = Order of Zayed |image = 220px |caption = |awarded_by ={{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} |type = Order |motto = |day = |eligibility = |for = |status = Currently constituted |head_title = |head = |house = |chancellor = |commander = |grades = Collar |former_grades = |established = 15 August 1987<ref>{{Cite web | title=Order of Zayed | url=https://wawards.org/en/united-arab-emirates/order-of-zayed.html | access-date=2025-04-30 | website=wawards.org}}</ref> |first_induction = |last_induction = |total = |recipients = |individual = |higher = ''None'' |lower = |image2 = 150px |caption2 = Ribbon bar of the order |}} The '''Order of Zayed''' ({{langx|ar|وسام زايد}}) is the United Arab Emirates' highest civil decoration named after the first president of the UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uae-confers-order-of-zayed-to-pm-modi/articleshow/70817695.cms | title=UAE confers 'Order of Zayed' to PM Modi | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
The Order is a necklace made of pure gold, featuring an elaborate design that reflects luxury and appreciation. The main medal bears the name “''Zayed''”, the founder of the United Arab Emirates, surrounded by decorative details that express the cultural and heritage character of the Emirates. The necklace consists of a ring engraved with the flag of the United Arab Emirates and another ring engraved with the official emblem of the country, in addition to 14 other rings decorated with the most important historical and cultural landmarks in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=وكالة أنباء الإمارات |url=https://www.wam.ae/ar/details/1395303179470 |access-date=2024-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917002333/https://www.wam.ae/ar/details/1395303179470 |archive-date=17 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-22 |title=رئيس الدولة يمنح الرئيس الإندونيسي "وسام زايد" |url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/local-section/other/2024-07-18-1.1869182 |access-date=2024-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722002854/https://www.emaratalyoum.com/local-section/other/2024-07-18-1.1869182 |archive-date=22 July 2024 }}</ref>
== Recipients == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Recipient !Country !Date !References |- |{{Flagicon|Japan}} Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan |Japan |23 January 1995 |<ref>[http://www.yuko2ch.net/mako/imgbbs3jik/img-box/img20071009174105.jpg Yuko]</ref><ref>[http://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/01/23/Japanese-crown-prince-visits-UAE/8159790837200/ Upi]</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} Sepp Blatter |Switzerland |27 November 2003 |<ref name="SA">{{Cite web|date=November 28, 2003|title=Maktoum awards Zayed Order to Blatter|url=http://www.wam.ae/en/news/international/1395226346182.html|url-status=dead|publisher=Emirates News Agency|accessdate=19 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223141628/http://www.wam.ae/en/news/international/1395226346182.html|archivedate=23 February 2016}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Senegal}} Abdoulaye Wade |Senegal |22 February 2004 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 February 2004|title=Zayed receives Senegalese President|publisher=Emirates News Agency|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395226394839|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209183422/https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395226394839|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar |Qatar |13 June 2004 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 June 2004|title=Khalifa holds talks with Qatari Crown Prince|publisher=Emirates News Agency|url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395226465033|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209194426/http://wam.ae/en/details/1395226465033|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Bahrain}} Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain |Bahrain
|2 February 2005 |{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} |- |{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait |Kuwait |13 March 2006 | |- |{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pervez Musharraf |Pakistan |25 January 2007 |<ref>{{cite news|last=Musharraf|first=Pervez|date=2007-01-25|title=Khalifa confers Musharraf|newspaper=gulfnews.com|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/government/khalifa-and-musharraf-meet-in-bid-to-revive-peace-process-1.156527}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait |Kuwait |29 January 2007 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 January 2007|title=Khalifa receives Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Premier (updated)|publisher=Emirates News Agency|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395227783428|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209184311/https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395227783428|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Yemen}} Ali Abdullah Saleh |Yemen |30 January 2007 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 January 2007|title=Saleh starts UAE visit (updated)|publisher=Emirates News Agency|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395227783982|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209184829/https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395227783982|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Maldives}} Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |Maldives |3 November 2007 |- |{{Flagicon|Turkmenistan}} Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |Turkmenistan |26 August 2007 |<ref>[http://www.turkmenistan.ru/?page_id=3&lang_id=en&elem_id=10874&type=event&layout=print&sort=date_desc www.turkmenistan.ru]</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Vladimir Putin |Russia |10 September 2007 |<ref>[http://www.protocolo.com/web_files/noticias/Noticias/2007/Septiembre/25Sep07/putinemiratosarabes.htm Protocolo]</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|United States}} George W. Bush, President of the United States |United States |13 January 2008 |<ref>[http://wam.ae/en/details/1395228020389 Wam]</ref><ref>[https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2E7K7HT/us-president-george-w-bush-receives-a-gift-from-united-arab-emirates-president-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahayan-at-al-mushref-palace-in-abu-dhabi-january-13-2008-reuterskevin-lamarque-united-arab-emirates-2E7K7HT.jpg Alamy]</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Bashar al-Assad |Syria |31 May 2008 |<ref>{{cite news|date=1 June 2008|script-title=ar:رئيس دولة الامارات يقلد الرئيس السوري وسام زايد تعبيرا عن عمق العلاقات التي تربط البلدين|language=Arabic|publisher=Al Watan Voice|url=https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2008/06/01/129056.html|accessdate=16 September 2018}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Michel Suleiman |Lebanon |10 February 2009 |<ref> Lebanese Presidency website, [http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/President/Pages/Medals.aspx Decorations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413164821/http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/President/Pages/Medals.aspx|date=2012-04-13}} page, showing a [http://www.presidency.gov.lb/DecorationsAndMedals/26-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%20-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg photo] of the decoration</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Nursultan Nazarbaev |Kazakhstan |17 March 2009 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 August 2010|title=Kazakhstan to mark the 15th anniversary of Constitution Day|publisher=Emirates News Agency|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395228736504|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209185735/https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395228736504|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Germany}} Angela Merkel |Germany |26 May 2010 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 2010|title=Zayed order for Merkel|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uae/gulf-news/20100526/283828619756056|access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|UK}} Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms |United Kingdom |25 November 2010 |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.ae/mofa_english/portal/42ecc95b-fb75-4066-b7fd-c03dd28ea209.aspx |title=الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الخارجية لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة |access-date=22 February 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429030344/http://www.mofa.gov.ae/mofa_english/portal/42ecc95b-fb75-4066-b7fd-c03dd28ea209.aspx |url-status=bot: unknown }} - website of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Myung-bak |South Korea |14 March 2011 |<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|date=2011-03-14|title=Khalifa confers Zayed Order on South Korean President|newspaper=gulfnews.com|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/khalifa-confers-zayed-order-on-south-korean-president-1.776165}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|UAE}} Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai |United Arab Emirates |2 December 2012 |<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=3 December 2012|title=Khalifa honours Mohammed, Sultan|work=Khaleej Times|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/khalifa-honours-mohammed-sultan|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210211405/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/khalifa-honours-mohammed-sultan|archive-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|UAE}} Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah |United Arab Emirates |2 December 2012 |<ref name=":1"/> |- |{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Mohammed VI, King of Morocco |Morocco |6 May 2015 |<ref>{{Cite web|last=(Wam)|title=Morocco King honoured with Order of Zayed - Khaleej Times|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/government/morocco-king-honoured-with-order-of-zayed|access-date=2016-11-24|website=www.khaleejtimes.com}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia |Saudi Arabia |3 December 2016 |<ref>[http://www.arabnews.com/node/1018961/saudi-arabia Article]</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|China}} Xi Jinping |China |20 July 2018 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article|url=http://www.gulftoday.ae/portal/9d5bbba5-f531-4b60-a0ed-d10957e4bd53.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722113213/http://www.gulftoday.ae/portal/9d5bbba5-f531-4b60-a0ed-d10957e4bd53.aspx|archive-date=2018-07-22|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Abiy Ahmed |Ethiopia |24 July 2018 |<ref name="The National">[https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/leaders-of-ethiopia-and-eritrea-meet-in-abu-dhabi-presidential-palace-in-pictures-1.753546 The National]</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Eritrea}} Isaias Afwerki |Eritrea |24 July 2018 |<ref name="The National"/> |- |{{Flagicon|India}} Narendra Modi |India |24 August 2019 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=PM Modi Awarded Zayed Medal, UAE's Top Civilian Honour|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/zayed-medal-conferred-to-pm-narendra-modi-uae-top-civil-honour-2017770}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |Egypt |14 November 2019 |<ref>{{cite news|date=14 November 2019|title=Sheikh Mohamed ibn Zayed bestows 'Order of Zayed' on Egypt president|publisher=Khaleeji Times|url=https://khaleejtimes.com/news/government/sheikh-mohamed-bin-zayed-bestows-order-of-zayed-on-egypt-president}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia |Saudi Arabia |7 December 2021 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 December 2021|title=Mohammed ibn Zayed, Mohammed ibn Salman review bilateral ties, regional issues|work=Emirates News Agency|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303000602|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209022451/https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303000602|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|France}} Emmanuel Macron, President of France |France |18 July 2022 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 July 2022|title=UAE President meets with French Republic President|url=https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303067144}}</ref> |- ||{{Flagicon|Oman}} Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman |Oman |27 September 2022 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=UAE President, the Sultan of Oman exchange medals and gifts |url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395303087494 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=wam}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Turkey}} Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey |Turkey |19 July 2023 |<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 July 2023|title=President Erdoğan presented with Order of Zayed in United Arab Emirates|url=https://www.iletisim.gov.tr/english/haberler/detay/president-erdogan-presented-with-order-of-zayed-in-united-arab-emirates}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Khitam Al Amir |title=UAE President awards Order of Zayed to Turkish President Erdogan |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-president-awards-order-of-zayed-to-turkish-president-erdogan-1.1689787692425 |access-date=20 July 2023 |publisher=Gulf News |date=19 July 2023}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Jordan}} Abdullah II, King of Jordan |Jordan |1 November 2023 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=UAE President confers Order of Zayed upon King of Jordan |url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303216732 |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=wam}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait |Kuwait |5 March 2024 |<ref>{{cite news |title=President Sheikh Mohamed discusses regional security with Kuwait's Emir |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2024/03/05/kuwaits-emir-sheikh-meshal-arrives-in-abu-dhabi-for-state-visit/ |agency=The National |date=5 March 2024}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defence of Indonesia |Indonesia |13 May 2024 |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-05-13|title=UAE President discusses cooperation with Indonesian Defence Minister; awards him Order of Zayed|url=https://wam.ae/id/article/b34ruo7-uae-president-discusses-cooperation-with|website=wam|language=en|access-date=2024-05-14|archive-date=2024-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514065132/https://wam.ae/id/article/b34ruo7-uae-president-discusses-cooperation-with|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Turkey}} Fatih Birol |Turkey |22 May 2024 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=UAE President honours IEA Executive Director for contributions to major COP28 outcomes - News |url=https://www.iea.org/news/uae-president-honours-iea-executive-director-for-contributions-to-major-cop28-outcomes |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=IEA |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA Başkanı Fatih Birol, BAE'nin en yüksek sivil nişanıyla ödüllendirildi |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/iea-baskani-fatih-birol-baenin-en-yuksek-sivil-nisaniyla-odullendirildi/3227453 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia |Indonesia |17 July 2024 |<ref>{{Cite web|last=antaranews.com|date=2024-07-17|title=Indonesian President Jokowi gets state welcome in Abu Dhabi|url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/319038/indonesian-president-jokowi-gets-state-welcome-in-abu-dhabi|website=Antara News|language=en|access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Italy}} Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy |Italy |23 February 2025 |<ref>https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/128585/</ref> |- |{{flagicon|USA}} Donald Trump, President of the United States |United States |15 May 2025 |<ref>{{cite web | title=UAE honours US President Trump with Order of Zayed, invests $1.4 trillion in AI companies | date=15 May 2025 | url=https://www.intellinews.com/uae-honours-us-president-trump-with-order-of-zayed-invests-1-4-trillion-in-ai-companies-381353/ }}</ref> |- |{{Flagicon|Albania}} Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania |Albania |13 January 2026 |<ref>{{cite web |title=Rama nderohet nga presidenti i Emirateve të Bashkuara Arabe — kryeministri: vlerësimi dhe respekti më i madh |url=https://top-channel.tv/2026/01/13/rama-nderohet-nga-presidenti-i-emirateve-te-bashkuara-arabe-kryeministri-vleresimi-dhe-respekti-me-i-madh/ |website=Top Channel |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UAE President confers Order of Zayed on Albanian Prime Minister |url=https://www.arnnewscentre.ae/en/news/uae/uae-president-confers-order-of-zayed-on-albanian-prime-minister/ |website=ARN News Centre |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
Zayed, Order Category:Awards established in 1987 Category:Long stubs with short prose
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