Order of Makarios III
Highest order of merit awarded by Cyprus
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The Order of Makarios III (Greek: Τάγμα Μακάριου Γ') is the senior order of knighthood awarded by Cyprus. Established in 1991, the order is named after the first President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III.
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Country
Cyprus
CyprusGrandmasterPresident of Cyprus
GradesGrand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Commander
Commander
Officer
Knight
Grand Cross
Grand Commander
Commander
Officer
Knight
| Order of Makarios III | |
|---|---|
_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg) Neck badge and breast star of Grand Commander | |
| Type | Order of knighthood |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Grandmaster | President of Cyprus |
| Grades | Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Commander Commander Officer Knight |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit of the Republic of Cyprus |
 Ribbon of the order | |
Grades
Notable recipients
- King Abdullah II of Jordan (Grand Collar)
- King Birendra of Nepal (Grand Collar)
- Isaac Herzog, President of Israel (Grand Collar)[3]
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal (Grand Collar)
- Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece (Grand Collar)
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany (Grand Collar)
- Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy (Grand Collar)
- Pranab Mukherjee, President of India (Grand Collar)[4]
- Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands (Grand Collar)
- Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Queen consort of the Netherlands (Grand Cross)
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (Grand Cross)[5]
- John Brademas[6] (Grand Cross)
- Sergey Lavrov[7] (Grand Cross)
- Paul Sarbanes[6][8] (Grand Cross)
- Bob Menendez[9] (Grand Cross)
- Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Grand Commander)
- Witold Dzielski (Commander)
- Vyron Polydoras (Officer)
- Dimitris Avramopoulos (Knight)
