Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Fourth-highest civilian award of Pakistan
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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: تمغۂِ امتیاز, lit. 'Medal of Excellence'), also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-bestowed honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces and worn on their uniform. It can also be awarded to foreign citizens who have performed great service to Pakistan.
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TypeAward
Established19 March 1957[1]
Country
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Civilian)
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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Civilian)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
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_Medal.png) Obverse Medals for Up: Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Civilian) Down: Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | |
Awarded by  Government of Pakistan | |
| Type | Award |
| Established | 19 March 1957[1] |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Ribbon | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Eligibility | Pakistanis and foreign citizens |
| Awarded for | Service to the state, and for services to international diplomacy. |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 19 March 1957[1] |
| Precedence | |
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Grades of the Order of Imtiaz
This award is the 4th Grade in the Order of Imtiaz (Excellence). The four Grades in the Order of Imtiaz are:
- Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence; Urdu: نشانِ امتیاز)
- Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; Urdu: ہلالِ امتیاز)
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; Urdu: ستارہ امتیاز)
- Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; Urdu: تمغۂِ امتیاز).[2]
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Service Ribbon Insignia
The ribbon for the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Civilian) is:
- Yellow with a white centre band and a narrow Pakistan Green stripe in the middle.
The ribbon for the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) is:
- White edges with Pakistan Green center band and three equal stripes in the middle, separated by two equal-sized Pakistan Green stripes.
Notable recipients
| Year | Recipient | Field / Occupation | State / Country | Ref. |
| N/a | Abdul Razzaq Anjum | Pakistan Air Force | Pakistan | [3] |
| N/a | Ishrat Fatima | Newsreader | Islamabad | [4] |
| N/a | Laiq Zada Laiq | Literature | Madyan, Pakistan | [5] |
| N/a | Shoaib Hashmi | Art | Pakistan | [6] |
| 1960 | Abul Rauf Seemab | Art | Peshawar, Pakistan | [citation needed] |
| 1960 | Sadequain | Art | Pakistan | [7] |
| 1962 | Shaukat Thanvi | Journalism | Lahore, Punjab | [8] |
| 1962 | Nabi Bakhsh Baloch | Education | Sindh | [9] |
| 1963 | Tariq Mustafa | Science | Faisalabad, Punjab | [citation needed] |
| 1965 | Mohini Hameed | Lahore, Punjab | [10] | |
| 1966 | Noor Jehan | Art | Karachi, Sindh | [11] |
| 1969 | Muslehuddin | Art | East Pakistan | [12] |
| 1979 | Qari Shakir Qasmi | Art | Punjab, Rawalpindi | [13] |
| 1986 | Jilani Kamran | Literature | Lahore, Punjab | [14] |
| 1989 | Muhammad Umer | Football (Sports) | Karachi, Sindh | [15] |
| 1992 | Dr. Maj. Farkhanda Sadiq | Amry Medical Corps | Lahore, Punjab | |
| 1998 | Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary | Science | Karachi, Sindh | [16] |
| 1998 | Mohini Hameed | Lahore, Punjab | [10] | |
| 2000 | Muhammad Asif Khan | Science | Chakwal, Punjab | [17] |
| 2001 | Mustafa Shameel | Science | Karachi, Sindh | [18] |
| 2002 | A. S. Nathaniel | Health care | Lahore, Punjab | [19] |
| 2003 | Anwar Khokhar | Philanthropy | Larkana, Sindh | [20] |
| 2003 | Muhammad Ali Shah | Services (Sports) | Pakistan | [21] |
| 2004 | Mian Muhammad Latif | Industrialist | Toba Tek Singh, Punjab | [22] |
| 2004 | Rahimullah Yusufzai | Journalism | Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| 2005 | Abrar-ul-Haq | Philanthropy, Art | Faisalabad, Punjab | [23] |
| 2005 | Manzoor Niazi Qawwal | Art | Karachi, Sindh | [24] |
| 2006 | Hadiqa Kiani | Art | Rawalpindi, Punjab | [25] |
| 2006 | Shuja Ud Din Malik | Weightlifting | Gujranwala, Punjab | [26] |
| 2007 | Junaid Jamshed | Art | Karachi, Sindh | [27] |
| 2008 | Atif Aslam | Art | Wazirabad, Punjab | [28] |
| 2009 | Kanwal Feroze | Literature | Punjab | [29] |
| 2011 | Nasreen Anjum Bhatti | Art | Sindh | [30] |
| 2011 | Ghulam Abbas | Art | Lahore, Punjab | [31] |
| 2012 | Raihan Merchant | Businessman | Karachi, Sindh | [32] |
| 2012 | Saba Qamar | Art | Hyderabad, Sindh | [33] |
| 2012 | Sami Khan | Art | Lahore, Punjab | [34] |
| 2012 | Dr. Majjida Bashir Ahmed | Medicine | Sindh | |
| 2013 | Faisal Mushtaq | Education | Kharian, Punjab | [35] |
| 2013 | Khalid Masud Gondal | Health, Education | Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab | [36] |
| 2014 | Mohammad Tahir Shah | Geology | Sirikot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | [citation needed] |
| 2014 | Nauman Niaz | Journalism | Lahore, Punjab | [37] |
| 2014 | Saadat Saeed | Literature | Lahore, Punjab | [38] |
| 2014 | Shakil Auj | Education | Karachi, Sindh | [39] |
| 2015 | Abdul Bari Khan | Health | Karachi, Sindh | [40] |
| 2015 | Zahid Ur Rashdi | Education | Gujranwala, Punjab | [39] |
| 2016 | Mohammad Hameed Shahid | Literature | Punjab | [41] |
| 2016 | Dadi Leela | Education | Hyderabad, Sindh | [42] |
2019
Source:[43]
| Seemin Jamali | Medicine | Sindh, Pakistan |
| Syed Sabihuddin Rehmani | Arts (Naat Recitation/ Literature) | Sindh, Pakistan |
| Ms. Mehwish Hayat | Art(Acting) | Sindh, Pakistan |
2020
| Mr. Abdul Majid Jahangir | Arts (Acting) | Sindh | [44] |
2021
| Rubina Mustafa Qureshi | Art (Singing) | Sindh, Pakistan | |
| Lt.Col Munazzam Jah (Retd) | Pakistan Army | Balochistan, Pakistan | [45] |
2023
Pakistan conferred a series of civil awards in 2023 to recognize exceptional contributions across various fields. The recipients demonstrated outstanding achievements in literature, arts, sports, social services, public service, and other domains. Further to the list provided below, a poignant tribute was paid to the healthcare sector, with 299 individuals posthumously awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz for their selfless sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic.[46] These awards serve as a testament to the nation's gratitude for the invaluable services rendered by these heroes.
| # | Recipient | Field / Occupation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Zubair Imam Malik | Philanthropy | [46] |
| 2 | Dr. Ghazala Shaheen (Martyr) | Medicine (COVID-19) | [46] |
| 3 | Mr. Abdul Hafeez Khan | Philanthropy | [46] |
| 4 | Mr. Asad Ullah Khalid | Gallantry | [46] |
| 5 | Dr. Mohammad Al-Arabi Bouazizi | Services to Pakistan | [46] |
| 6 | Dr. Javaid Ahmed Sheikh | Services to Pakistan | [46] |
| 7 | Mr. Salman Ilyas Khan | Services to Pakistan | [46] |
| 8 | Dr. Shaukat Saeed | Science (Materials Chemistry) | [46] |
| 9 | Prof. Dr. Sardar Khan | Science (Environmental Science) | [46] |
| 10 | Prof. Dr. Abdul Naeem Khan | Science (Chemistry) | [46] |
| 11 | Dr. Haider Abbas | Science | [46] |
| 12 | Mr. Abdul Aleem Haider | Science (Physics) | [46] |
| 13 | Dr. Muhammad Usman Akram | Engineering | [46] |
| 14 | Dr. Tahir Masood | Engineering | [46] |
| 15 | Dr. Salman Raza Naqvi | Engineering | [46] |
| 16 | Dr. Hammad Omer | Engineering | [46] |
| 17 | Mr. Murli Dhar | Engineering (Architect) | [46] |
| 18 | Syed Sabahat Hussain | Mechanical Engineering | [46] |
| 19 | Mr. Muhammad Amin Warraich | Project Management | [46] |
| 20 | Mr. Asif Iqbal | Mechanical Engineering | [46] |
| 21 | Dr. Manzoor Ikram | Science (Physics) | [46] |
| 22 | Dr. Muhammad Zamurad Shah | Electrical Engineering | [46] |
| 23 | Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bhatti | Electrical Engineering | [46] |
| 24 | Dr. Nasir Mehmood | Mechanical Engineering | [46] |
| 25 | Dr. Nadia Jamil | Genetics | [46] |
| 26 | Dr. Sajid Yaqub | Engineering (Mechanical) | [46] |
| 27 | Mr. Imran Sarwar | Satellite Communications | [46] |
| 28 | Dr. Muhammad Imran Afzal | Engineering (Mechanical) | [46] |
| 29 | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yar | Education (Chemistry) | [46] |
| 30 | Prof. Dr. Aamer Saeed Bhatti | Education (Chemistry) | [46] |
| 31 | Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir | Education | [46] |
| 32 | Dr. Waseem Azhar (USA) | Education | [46] |
| 33 | Dr. Talat Mehmood (Germany) | Education | [46] |
| 34 | Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Sawand (Shaheed) | Education (I.T. & Higher Management) | [46] |
| 35 | Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq | Education | [46] |
| 36 | Prof. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad | Education | [46] |
| 37 | Dr. Hassan Imran Afridi | Education | [46] |
| 38 | Mr. Anwar Amjad | Education | [46] |
| 39 | Dr. Syed Mehmood Raza | Education | [46] |
| 40 | Dr. Shagufta Jabeen | Medicine | [46] |
| 41 | Prof Sajjad Naseer | Education | [46] |
| 42 | Ms. Kanwal Ameen | Education | [46] |
| 43 | Dr. Shahid Hamid | Medicine | [46] |
| 44 | Dr. Rashid Siddiqui | Medicine | [46] |
| 45 | Dr. Shaukat Yousaf Khan | Medicine | [46] |
| 46 | Mr. Muhammad Arshad Chohan | Medicine | [46] |
| 47 | Prof. Rizwan Taj | Medicine (Psychiatry, Medical Education) | [46] |
| 48 | Dr. Nadeem Qamar | Medicine (Cardiologist) | [46] |
| 49 | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Afridi | Medicine (Psychiatry) | [46] |
| 50 | Dr. Umraz Khan | Medicine (Plastic Surgery) | [46] |
| 51 | Mr. Khalid Waheed | Medicine | [46] |
| 52 | Dr. Rizwan Jamil Rahman | Medicine | [46] |
| 53 | Prof. Dr. Irfan Manzoor Bakhshi | Medicine | [46] |
| 54 | Mr. Moquit Usman | Medicine | [46] |
| 55 | Dr. Ghulam Abbas | Medicine | [46] |
| 56 | Prof. Dr. Ali Raza Hashmi | Medicine | [46] |
| 57 | Dr. Yasir Arafat Gabol | Medicine | [46] |
| 58 | Dr. Awais Ahmed Lakhair | Medicine | [46] |
| 59 | Qari Waseem Ullah Amin | Arts (Qira'at) | [46] |
| 60 | Mr. Muhammad Shahbaz Qamar | Arts (Naat Khawani) | [46] |
| 61 | Ms. Sajal Ali | Arts (Acting) | [46] |
| 62 | Syeda Mehrbano Kazim (Alias Juggan Kazim) | Arts (Anchoring/Acting) | [46] |
| 63 | Mr. Abdul Batin Farooqi | Arts (Acting) | [46] |
| 64 | Mr. Almas Khan Khalil | Arts (Folk Pashto Singing) | [46] |
| 65 | Mr. Fazal Wahab Dard | Arts (Singing) | [46] |
| 66 | Ustad Rustam Fateh Ali Khan | Arts (Classical Singing) | [46] |
| 67 | Mr. Imran Aziz Mian | Arts (Qawwali) | [46] |
| 68 | Mr. Arbab Khan Khoso | Arts (Alghoza Playing) | [46] |
| 69 | Mr. Jehanzeb Malik | Arts (Painting) | [46] |
| 70 | Mr. Jamil Ahmed Baloch | Arts (Painting, Sculpturing) | [46] |
| 71 | Mr. Gulraiz Ghouri | Arts (Photography) | [46] |
| 72 | Prof. Dr. Gul Rahim Khan | Arts (Archaeology & Numismatics) | [46] |
| 73 | Dr. Asma Ibrahim | Arts (Archeology) | [46] |
| 74 | Syed Ghalib Baqar | Arts (Painting) | [46] |
| 75 | Mr. Ghulam Abbas Khaskheli | Arts (Egg Shell Painting) | [46] |
| 76 | Mr. Mushtaque Ali Lashari | Arts (Painting) | [46] |
| 77 | Mr. Bandah Ali | Arts (Folk Artist/Painting) | [46] |
| 78 | Mr. Rahmatullah Khan | Arts (Photography) | [46] |
| 79 | Dr. Khalid Bin Shaheen | ActingProduction | [46] |
| 80 | Mr. Shahzad Rafique | Arts (Film Direction) | [46] |
| 81 | Mr. Khan Shahnawaz Malhi | Arts (Painting) | [46] |
| 82 | Mr. Muhammad Waseem | Arts (Calligraphy) | [46] |
| 83 | Mr. A.S Rind | Arts (PaintingCalligraphy) | [46] |
| 84 | Ms. Fizza Ali Meerza | Arts (ProductionScreen Writing) | [46] |
| 85 | Mr. Amjad Sheikh | Arts (Film Production Distribution) | [46] |
| 86 | Mr. Abdul Wasay Chaudhary | Arts (FilmDrama Acting) | [46] |
| 87 | Mr. Farooq Hassan | Arts (Host) | [46] |
| 88 | Mr. Misbah Uddin Qazi | Arts (Visual Arts) | [46] |
| 89 | Dr. Aqeel Abbas Jafri | Literature (Poetry & Linguistics) | [46] |
| 90 | Mr. Ali Dost Aajiz | Literature (Poetry/Writing) | [46] |
| 91 | Mr. Anwer Sen Roy | Literature (Poetry/Writing) | [46] |
| 92 | Dr. Mushtaq Ali Leghari | Literature (Poetry/Writing) | [46] |
| 93 | Mr. Shams ul Qamar (Late) | Literature (Poetry/Writing) | [46] |
| 94 | Dr. Muhammad Ismail | Literature (Writing) | [46] |
| 95 | Prof. Dr. Abdul Saboor Baloch | Literature (Writing) | [46] |
| 96 | Mr. Ahmed Ataullah | Literature (Poetry) | [46] |
| 97 | Mr. Aziz Ijaz | Literature (Poetry) | [46] |
| 98 | Mr. Ghulam Qadir Buzdar (Late) | Literature (Poetry) | [46] |
| 99 | Mr. Muhammad Salim Shahzad | Literature | [46] |
| 100 | Mr. Amjad Aziz Malik | Journalism | [46] |
| 101 | Mr. Fahad Saleem Malik | Journalism (Media/Technology) | [46] |
| 102 | Syed Naqi Haider Naqvi | Journalism | [46] |
| 103 | Ms. Shama Junejo | Journalism | [46] |
| 104 | Mr. Waqar Satti | Journalism | [46] |
| 105 | Mr. Farooq Adil | Journalism | [46] |
| 106 | Mr. Fahad Hussain | Journalism | [46] |
| 107 | Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed | Journalism | [46] |
| 108 | Mr. Usman Tajwar | Sports (Boxing) | [46] |
| 109 | Ms. Ushna Sohail | Sports (Lawn Tennis) | [46] |
| 110 | Mr. Danish Atlas | Sports (Squash) | [46] |
| 111 | Ms. Farzana Shoaib | Social Services | [46] |
| 112 | Syed FerozAlam Shah | Social Services | [46] |
| 113 | Ms. Fadia Kashif | Social Services | [46] |
| 114 | Molana Muhammad Maaz | Religious Scholar | [46] |
| 115 | Moulana Khabeer Azad | Religious Scholar | [46] |
| 116 | Lt. Col. Syed Maozzam Ali (Retd) | Public Service | [46] |
| 117 | Syeda Arooba Bilal Hussain Gillani | Public Service | [46] |
| 118 | Dr. Muhammad Salim Habib | Public Service | [46] |
| 119 | Dr. Syed Saif ur Rehman | Public Service | [46] |
| 120 | Mr. Fazal Karim Dadabhoy | Public Service | [46] |
| 121 | Syed Zafar Abbas Jafri | Public Service | [46] |
| 122 | Dr. Muhammad Quraish Khan | Public Service | [46] |
| 123 | Mr. Abdul Rauf Baloch | Public Service | [46] |
| 124 | Mr. Bashir Ahmed Bangulzai | Public Service | [46] |
| 125 | Mr. Muhammad Imtiaz Buzdar | Public Service | [46] |
| 126 | Mr. Amjad Hussain | Public Service | [46] |
| 127 | Mr. Irfan Saleem | Public Service | [46] |
| 128 | Mr. Saqib Sultan Al Mehmood | Public Service | [46] |
| 129 | Mr. Ijaz Shafi Gillani | Public Service | [46] |
| 130 | Mr. Musaddaq Zulqarnain | Public Service | [46] |
| 131 | Mr. Muhammad Asif Jameel | Public Service | [46] |
| 132 | Syed Murtaza Ali Shah | Public Service | [46] |
| 133 | Mr. Muhammad Mushtaq | Public Service | [46] |
| 134 | Mr. Farooq Mehboob | Public Service | [46] |
| 135 | Ms. Aisha Khan | Public Service | [46] |
| 136 | Mr. Basharat Mehmood Shehzad | Public Service | [46] |
| 137 | Syed Rizwan Mahboob | Public Service | [46] |
| 138 | Mr. Ali Tauqeer Shaikh | Public Service | [46] |
| 139 | Mr. Afaq Ahmed Qureshi | Public Service | [46] |
| 140 | Dr. Inayat Hussain | Public Service | [46] |
| 141 | Mr. Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh | Public Service | [46] |
| 142 | Mr. Rashid Mahmood Langrial | Public Service | [46] |
| 143 | Mr. Zulfiqar Younas | Public Service | [46] |
| 144 | Mr. Tanvir Butt | Public Service | [46] |
| 145 | Mr. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad | Public Service | [46] |
| 146 | Mr. Bilal Siddique Kamyana | Public Service | [46] |
| 147 | Mr. Shamim Ashraf Khawaja | Public Service | [46] |
| 148 | Mrs. Abida Malik | Public Service | [46] |
| 149 | Mr. Zubair Ali | Public Service | [46] |
| 150 | Haji Masood Parekh | Public Service | [46] |
| 151 | Mr. Maqsood Ahmad | Public Service (Heritage Management) | [46] |
| 152 | Ms. Sarah Ahmad | Public Service (Child Protection) | [46] |
| 153 | Dr. Mimpal Singh | Public Service (Inter-faith harmony) | [46] |
| 154 | Dr. Saud Anwar | Services to Pakistan | [46] |
| 155 | Dr. Mukhayo Abdurakhmonova | Services to Pakistan | [46] |
| 156 | Dr. Rizwana Chaudhary | Health (Gynecologist) | [46] |
| 157 | Lt Col Muhammad Maaz Abaid | Pakistan Army | [46] |
2024
TBD.
| # | Recipient | Field / Occupation | Ref. |
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| 1 | TBD | TBD | [46] |
2025
TBD.
| # | Recipient | Field / Occupation | Ref. |
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| 1 | TBD | TBD | [46] |
2026
| Recipient | Photo | Field of award | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukhsana Zuberi | — | Science (engineering) | Pakistan |
| Irfan Khoosat | — | Arts (performing arts) | Pakistan |
| Hadiqa Kiani |  |
Arts (singing) | Pakistan |
| Azra Aftab | — | Arts (television acting) | Pakistan |
| Samina Peerzada |  |
Arts (acting, direction and anchoring) | Pakistan |
| Fazila Qazi | — | Arts (performing arts) | Pakistan |
| Savera Nadeem |  |
Arts (acting) | Pakistan |
| Humaira Arshad | — | Arts (singing and anchoring) | Pakistan |
| Saira Naseem | — | Arts (singing) | Pakistan |
| Salima Hashmi |  |
Arts (painting, curating and art history) | Pakistan |
| Murtaza Barlas | — | Literature (poetry) | Pakistan |
| Yasmeen Hameed | — | Literature (poetry and editing) | Pakistan |
| Karrar Hussain | — | Literature (poetry and literary criticism) | Pakistan |
| Sana Mir |  |
Sports (cricket) | Pakistan |
| Haider Ali | — | Sports (discus throw) | Pakistan |
| Mohsin Nawaz |  |
Sports (shooting) | Pakistan |
| Sarmad Ali | — | Journalism | Pakistan |
| Shahjehan Syed Karim | — | Public service | Pakistan |
| Khurshid Ahmad Nadeem | — | Public service | Pakistan |
| Syed Deedar Hussain Shah | — | Public service | Pakistan |
| Shahab Uddin Khan | — | Public service | Pakistan |
| Rehan Zeb Khan | — | Public service | Pakistan |
| Frank Khalid |  |
Services to Pakistan (overseas Pakistani) |  United Kingdom |
| Ashraf Habibullah |  |
Services to Pakistan (overseas Pakistani) |  United States |