Order of Friendship (North Korea)
State order awarded by the government of North Korea
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The Order of Friendship (Korean: 친선훈장) is a state order awarded by the government of North Korea. It is restricted only to non-nationals. The order has two classes.
| Order of Friendship | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Type | State order |
| Established | 25 July 1985 |
| Country | North Korea |
| Eligibility | Foreigners |
| Criteria | International friendship |
 | |
| Order of Friendship | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 친선훈장 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 親善勳章 |
| Revised Romanization | Chinseon hunjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'insŏn hunjang |
The order was established on 25 July 1985.[1]
Recipients
First Class
| Recipient | Date | Citizenship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Ravela | 1986 | Finland | [2] |
| Sakari Knuuttila | 1986 | Finland | [2] |
| Anna-Liisa Jokinen | 1986 | Finland | [2] |
| Hifikepunye Pohamba | 20 March 2008 | Namibia | [3] |
| Liu Xiaoming | February 3, 2010 | China | [4] |
| Antonio Inoki | September 2010 | Japan | [5] |
| German Hermin Ferras Alvarez | November 18, 2015 | Cuba | [6] |
| Aleksandr Matsegora | November 23, 2015 | Russia | [7] |
| Johnny Hon | 2007 | Hong Kong | [citation needed] |
| Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald | Australia | [citation needed] | |
| Jozef Servista | August 7, 2017 | Czech Republic | [8] |
| Li Jinjun | December 23, 2021 | China | [9] |
Second Class
| Recipient | Date | Citizenship | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensio Laine | 1986 | Finland | [2] |
| Matti Salminen | 1986 | Finland | [2] |
| Masako Yamashita | May 2, 1997 | Japan | [10] |
| Jan Langer | 1988 | Czechoslovakia | [11] |
| Ellsworth Culver | January 10, 2006 | United States | [12] |
| Norbert Vollertsen | 1999 | Germany | [13] |
| Alejandro Cao de Benos | Unknown | Spain | [14] |
| Nataša Weberová | Czech Republic | [11] | |
| Tony Michell | United Kingdom | [15][16] | |
| Pekka Leppänen | September 5, 2015 | Finland | [17] |
| Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald | Australia | [citation needed] | |
| Lukáš Vrobel | April 14, 2019 | Czech Republic | [18] |
| Miguel Alba | May 4, 1994 | Mexico | [19][20] |
| Mario Bogdanov | 2024 | Bulgaria | [21] |
| Michael Prewett | 2024 | United Kingdom | [21] |
