President Arif Alvi on Friday conferred civil awards to 184 Pakistanis and foreigners in recognition of their services to Pakistan and showing excellence in their respective fields.
The list is announced every year on August 14 while the awards are bestowed upon on the next Pakistan Day (March 23).
Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil, Dr Jameel Jalibi, late Ahmed Faraz, Abida Parveen and Prof Shakir Ali are some of the prominent names among the recipients.
The complete list of the recipients of this year’s civil awards is given below:
Nishan-i-Imtiaz
Sadeqain Naqvi Arts (Painting/Sculpture)
Prof Shakir Ali Arts (Painting)
Zahoor ul Haq (Late) Arts (Painting/ Sculpture)
Abida Parveen Arts (Singing)
Dr Jameel Jalibi
Muhammad Jameel Khan (Late) (Sindh) Literature (Critic/Historian)
Ahmad Faraz (Late) (KP) Literature (Poetry)
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Prof D. Anwar ul Hassan Gillani (Sindh) Science (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Dr Asif Mahmood Jah (Punjab) Public Service
Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam
Jack Ma (China) Services to Pakistan
Sitara-i-Pakistan
Kyu Jeong Lee (Korea) Services to Pakistan
Salma Ataullahjan (Canada) Services to Pakistan
Sitara-i-Shuja’at
Jawwad Qamar (Punjab) Gallantry
Safia (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Hayatullah (KP) Gallantry
Malik Sardar Khan (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Mumtaz Khan Dawar (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Hayat Ullah Khan Dawar Hurmaz (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Malik Muhammad Niaz Khan (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Sepoy Akhtar Khan (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Muhammad Naveed Sadiq (Punjab) Gallantry
Mahar Muhammad Yasir Manzoor (Shaheed) (Punjab) Gallantry
Shafqat Ullah Malik (KP) Gallantry
Prof Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha (Shaheed) (Punjab) Gallantry
Prof. Hafiz Maqsood Ahmad (Shaheed) (Punjab) Gallantry
Dr. Bashir Ahmad (Shaheed) (Punjab) Gallantry
Dr Khalid Masood Qaisrani (Shaheed) (Punjab) Gallantry
Dr Muhammad Asif (Shaheed) (Punjab) Gallantry
Dr Shafqatullah (Shaheed) (Sindh) Gallantry
Dr Younas Channa (Shaheed) (Sindh) Gallantry
Dr Wilayat Ali Gopang (Shaheed) (Sindh) Gallantry
Prof Dr Muhammad Javed (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Dr Munir Khan (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Dr. Usama Riaz (Shaheed) (Gilgit-Baltistan) Gallantry
Malik Ashder (Shaheed) (Gilgit-Baltistan) Gallantry
Dr Muhammad Ikhlaq (Shaheed) (Azad Jammu & Kashmir) Gallantry
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Abdul Hamid (Punjab) Science (Physics)
Raja Shahid Nazir (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical)
Abdul Majeed Tilokar (Punjab) Engineering (Metallurgy)
Dr. Sajid Baloch (Punjab) Engineering (Electronics)
Naeem Ullah Dar (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical)
Haider Ali Bhatty (Punjab) Engineering (Aerospace)
Muhammad Saleem (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical)
Amin Bahadur (KP) Engineering (Mechanical)
Faizan Mansoor (Islamabad) Engineering (Nuclear Safety Regulation)
Muhammad Aniq (Sindh) Engineering (Civil)
Prof. Dr. Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui (Late) (Sindh) Education
Prof. Dr. Farhan Saif (Punjab) Education
Bushra Ansari (Sindh) Arts (Acting)
Talat Hussain (Sindh) Arts (Acting)
Muhammad Imran Qureshi (Punjab) Arts (Miniature/ Painting)
Sultana Siddiqui (Sindh) Arts (Drama Writer/Director/Producer)
Syed Farooq Qaiser (Punjab) Arts (Puppeteer/Writer)
Naeem Altaf Bukhari (Punjab) Arts (Anchorperson)
Abdul Qadir (Late) Sports (Cricket)
Sr. Ruth Lewis (Late) Public Service
Brig. Rana Arfan Shakeel Ramay (Punjab) Public Service
Lt. Col. Farooq Shahbaz (Punjab) Public Service
Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood (Sindh) Public Service
Sabina Khatri Public Service
Ahmed Irfan Aslam Public Service
Adnan Asdar Ali (Sindh) Philanthropy
Pir Syed Lakht e Hassanain (Punjab) Philanthropy
President’s Award for Pride of Performance
Ruth Wenny Lekardal (Sweden) Services to Pakistan
Liaqat Ali (Punjab) Science (Laser & Optics)
Dr Muhammad Fuzail (KP) Science (Chemistry)
Dr Kiran Iqbal (Sindh) Science (Chemistry)
Dr Qurrat-ul-Ain (KP) Science (Plasma Physics)
Inam Ur Rehman (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear)
Munir Ahmed (Punjab) Engineering (Process Control & Aging Management)
Dr Shakeel Abbas Rofi (Sindh) Engineering (Nuclear)
Umar Asghar (Punjab) Engineering (Electrical)
Dr Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical)
Dr Amir Shahzad (Punjab) Engineering
Zahid Noor Peracha (Sindh) Engineering (Electronics)
Saleem Akhtar (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical)
Prof Dr Khalid Masud Gondal (Punjab) Education
Prof Dr Raisa Begum Gul (KP) Education (Nursing)
Naimatullah alias Naimat Sarhadi (KP) Arts (Film Acting)
Saima Shah alias Resham (Punjab) Arts (Film Acting)
Humayun Saeed (Sindh) Arts (Acting)
Sakina Samo (Sindh) Arts (Acting)
Muhammad Ali Shyhaki (Sindh) Arts (Singing)
Soraiya Khan (Mahjabeen Qazalbash) (KP) Arts (Singing)
Krishan Gee (Late) (Punjab) Arts (Singing)
Ali Zafar (Punjab) Arts (Singing)
Ms. Hina Nasrullah (Punjab) Arts (Sufi Singer/ Naat Khuwan)
Daryan Khan (Balochistan) Arts (Musical Instruments Maker)
Zulfiqar Ali Lund (Sindh) Arts (Instrumentalist)
Dr. Abdul Qudoos Arif (Dr. A.Q. Arif) (Sindh) Arts (Painting)
Muhammad Baqir (Punjab) Arts (Fresco Painting)
Shafique Farooqi (Punjab) Arts (Painting/Calligraphy)
Muhammad Faheem (KP) Arts (Wood Lacque)
Sarmad Sehbai (Islamabad) Arts (Play Writer/ Director/Poet)
Asif Ali Khan (Santoo) (Punjab) Arts (Qawwali)
Indu Mariam Mitha (Punjab) Arts (Choreography)
Muhammad Yousuf (Yousuf Gichki) (Balochistan) Literature (Writer)
Mahtab Mahboob (Sindh) Literature (Writer)
Mirza Athar Baig (Punjab) Literature (Writer)
Abaseen Yousufzai (KP) Literature (Writer)
Taj Muhammad Joyo (Taj Joyo) (Sindh) Literature (Poetry/Writer)
Dr Muhammad Aslam Ansari (Punjab) Literature (Poetry/Writer)
Farhan Mehboob (KP) Sports (Squash)
Muhammad Irfan (Punjab) Sports (Kabaddi)
Haider Ali (Punjab) Sports (Paralympic Athlete)
Maulana Tariq Jamil (Punjab) Religious Scholar
Abdul Majid Qureshi (KP) Social Work
Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam
Ying Yong (China) Services to Pakistan
Li Fangron (China) Services to Pakistan
Lei Mingshan (China) Services to Pakistan
Prof Dr Celal Soydan (Turkey) Services to Pakistan
Dr Tariq Shafi (Late) (UK) Services to Pakistan
Mian Faisal Rashid (UK) Services to Pakistan
Sitara-i-Khidmat
Richard Geary Horwitz (USA) Services to Pakistan
Tamgha-i-Pakistan
Jane Teller (Denmark) Services to Pakistan
Tamgha-i-Shuja’at
Muhammad Rafiq (Pakistan) Gallantry
Fida Hussain (Gilgit-Baltistan) Gallantry
Ali Aftab Tarar (Punjab) Gallantry
Syed Shahzad Hassan (Punjab) Gallantry
Haroon Rashid Khan (KP) Gallantry
Fakhr u Din (Punjab) Gallantry
Mian Khan (Punjab) Gallantry
Muhammad Faheem Raza Khan(Sindh) Gallantry
Malik Wasid Khan (KP) Gallantry
Molvi Gul Dad Khan (KP) Gallantry
Malik Aslam Noor Khan (KP) Gallantry
Muhammad Rafi (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Daud Khan (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Alam Zeb (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Allah Rakha (Late) (Azad Jammu & Kashmir) Gallantry
Shakeela Naz (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Guncha Sartaj (Shaheed) (KP) Gallantry
Atezaz Ahmed Goraya (Balochistan) Gallantry
Sajid Khan Mahmond (KP) Gallantry
SIP Shahid Ali (Shaheed) Gallantry
Muhammad Iftikhar (Shaheed) Gallantry
Khuda Yar (Shaheed) Gallantry
Hassan Ali (Shaheed) Gallantry
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Muhammad Suleman Mahsud (Pakistani) Services to Pakistan
Muhammad Junaid (Pakistani) Services to Pakistan
Muhammad Tahir Javed (USA) Services to Pakistan
Dr Navida Nasir (Punjab) Science (Chemistry)
Zafar Iqbal Baig (Punjab) Science (Chemistry)
Dr Manzoor Hussain (Punjab) Agriculture Science
Prof Dr Asif Ali (Punjab) Agriculture/Plant Breeding & Genetics
Dr Faisal Shahzad (Punjab) Material Sciences
Dr Syed Shabbar Abbas Rizvi (Islamabad) Engineering (Material Sciences)
Muhammad Iqbal Qureshi (Punjab) Engineering (Mining)
Muhammad Rizwan Ul Haq (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical)
Muhammad Ajmal (Punjab) Engineering (Electronics)
Dr Ali Kamran (KP) Engineering (Aerospace)
Dr Nasir Majid Mirza (Punjab) Education
Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi (Punjab) Education
Prof Dr Nouman Ahmed (Sindh) Education
Prof Dr Muhammad Saeed Quraishy (Sindh) Education & Health Sciences
Dr Yasar Mehmood Yousafzai (KP) Medicine
Zeba Shahnaz (Sindh) Arts (Acting)
Abdul Majid Jahangir (Sindh) Arts (Acting)
Javed Mansoor Babar (KP) Arts (Drama Acting)
Habib-ur-Rehman Panezai (Balochistan) Arts (Drama Acting)
Fayaz Khan Khweshgi (KP) Arts (Singing)
Prof Dr Muhammad Ashraf Khan (KP) Arts (Archeology)
Hameed Ullah Shah Hashmi (Punjab) Literature (Writer)
Dr Yar Mohammad Maghmoom Khattak (KP) Literature (Writer)
Shah Mirza (Gilgit-Baltistan) Literature (Translation of Holy Qur’an in Shina Language)
Prof Rehmatullah Dard (Late) (KP) Literature (Poetry)
Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood (Sindh) Public Service
Muhammad Ilyas Ayub (AJ&K) Public Service
Syed Aamir Mahmood (Punjab) Public Service
Zubair Ali (KP) Public Service
Dr Shahzad Akbar (KP) Public Service
Dr Muhammad Farooq Uyghur (Balochistan) Public Service
Manzoor Ahmad (Gilgit-Baltistan) Public Service
Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (Azad Jammu & Kashmir) Public Service
Faisal Edhi (Sindh) Social Welfare
Prof Dr Shereen Khan (Balochistan) Social Welfare
Ghazala Juma Khan (Balochistan) Social Welfare
Suleman Khan Mehtarzai (Balochistan) Social Work/ Philanthropy
Capt (r) Muhammad Ilyas (Islamabad) Gallantry
Javaid Iqbal (Punjab) Gallantry
Zahid Latif Malik (Punjab) Gallantry
Farid Ahmed Khan (Punjab) Gallantry
Omar Saeed (Islamabad) Gallantry
Muhammad Aslam (Sindh) Gallantry
Tamgha-i-Quaid-i-Azam
Anumat Amat (Thailand) Services to Pakistan