Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Grades of the Order of Imtiaz

Main article: Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces

This award is the 3rd Grade in the Order of Imtiaz (Excellence). The four Grades in the Order of Imtiaz are:

1. Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence; )
2. Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; )
3. Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; )
4. Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; ).

[[Medal ribbon|Service Ribbon]] Insignia

The ribbon for the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Civilian) is:

• Yellow with a white centre band and a narrow Pakistan Green stripe in the middle.

The ribbon for the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) is:

• White edges with Pakistan Green band on each side, two equal white stripes separated by an equal sized Pakistan Green stripe in the middle.

Recipients of Sitara-e-Imtiaz

1950s

• Lieutenant Colonel Shaukat Syed (1959)

1960s

• Muhammad Enamul Huq (Bangladesh) (1962)
• Ahmad Hasan Dani (archaeologist, historian, and linguist)

1970s

1980s

• Ghulam Abbas Miana (1987, chemistry)
• Farman Fatephuri (linguist, writer, poet and editor) (1985)
• Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (film music director and musicologist) (1980)
• Brig. General Mian Muhammad Afzaal CGS (Shaheed) (later Lt. General) (1980)
• S. Muhib ur Rab (1980)
• Brig. Muhammad Salim (Army Medical Corps)
• Munier Choudhuri
• Ghulam Ali (singer)
• A. R. Kemal (economist)
• Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini (calligrapher)
• Muhammad Abdullah (Islamic scholar)
• Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi (Islamic scholar)
• Maulana Shamsul Haq Afghani (1980)
• Ayub Khan Ommaya (1981)
• A.Q Mughal
• Israr Ahmed (Islamic scholar & philosopher) 1981

1990s

• Misbah-Ud-Din Shami (1990), crystallography
• Salim Mehmud (1990), significant contributions to SUPARCO
• Charis Waddy, writer (1990) for promoting understanding of Pakistan, and particularly its women, in the West
• William Brown, Pakistan Army
• Bapsi Sidhwa (writer) (1991)
• Jansher Khan (squash player) (1993)
• Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi (1995)
• Group Capt Dr Muhammad Aslam Butt PAF (1997) for significant contribution to science & engineering education).
• Wazir Agha (writer)
• Abdul Majid (1999), significant contributions to SUPARCO
• Talib Jauhari (poet, philosopher, Muslim scholar of Shiite sect and orator )
• Munir Niazi (poet)
• Iqtedar Hussain Bhatti (1999)

2001

Professor Doctor Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai (23rd March 2001) In recognition of his vast literary and scholarly contributions,

2004

• Iftikhar Ahmad, PSP, (DIG Police, Multan) (Punjab)
• Riazul Islam (historian)
• M. Sultan Farooqui
• Kazi Abdul Shakoor
• Faiz Muhammad Khan
• Manzoor Hussain Khan (engineering/metallurgy & material education)

2005

• Inzamam ul Haq (former Test captain) in 2005
• Professor Dr. Tahir Shafi

2006

• Liaquat H. Merchant (banking litigation, services rendered in health and education sectors)
• Mohammad Hussain Dadabhoy (2006)
• Dr Faiz Mohammad Khan (2006)
• Sultan Ali Allana (2006)

2007

• Abdul Samad Lasi (Moondra)
• A. R. Kemal
• Brig. Muhammad Mansur Aslam
• Brig. Tughral Yamin

2008

• Azhar Mahmood (Federal Investigation Agency, Director FIA).

2009

• Brig. Ali Nasre Alam
• Brig Sohail Ahmed Qureshi
• Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
• Ayesha Jalal
• Asad Umar

2010

• Rahimullah Yusufzai
• Muhammad Amjad Saqib

2011

• Rao Maaz Khalid (car enthusiast)
• Rear Admiral Moazzam Ilyas
• Saeed Akhtar (portrait painter)
• Engr. M.P. Gangwani (bureaucrat & social worker)
• Mohammad Yousuf (former Test player) in 2011
• Siraj ul Haq Memon (literature and journalism)

2012

• Aslam Azhar (pioneer of Pakistan Television Corporation)
• Mohammad Qavi Khan
• Shaista Zaid (English newscaster - Pakistan Television Corporation))

2015

• Shahid Mahmood Baig (science: genetic disorders in Pakistan)
• Niaz Ahmad Akhtar (education: engineering & technology)
• Asif Mahmood Jah
• Masood Ashar, (literature)
• Zahid Pervaiz, (public service)
• Col(R) Ayyaz Nasir
• Yasmin Tahir (arts: Compering)
• Umar Saif (Education: information technology)
• Mujahid Kamran (education)
• Rahat Ali Khan (music: classical & semi classical international singer)
• Saeed Ajmal (sports: cricket)
• Abdul Rashid Seyal (public service)
• Muhammad Parvez Masud (social services)
• Muhammad Younas Sheikh (social work)

2016{{Cite web|title=PID|url=https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/4566|access-date=2022-01-03|website=pid.gov.pk}}

2017{{Cite web|title=23 awarded on 23rd|url=https://nation.com.pk/24-Mar-2017/23-awarded-on-23rd|date=24 March 2017|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=10 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=President to confer 145 Pakistan Civil Awards today|url=https://www.app.com.pk/president-to-confer-145-pakistan-civil-awards-today/|last=Uploader|date=23 March 2017|website=Associated Press Of Pakistan|language=en-US|access-date=10 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=President confers civil awards on Pak citizens, foreigners|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/142368-President-confers-civil-awards-on-Pak-citizens-foreigners|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=9 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Mustansar Hussain Tarar to receive Sitara-e-Imtiaz|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1162990/mustansar-hussain-tarar-receive-sitara-e-imtiaz/|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=15 August 2016|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=9 May 2020}}

• Raees Ahmed (arts, sitar)
• Yang Wei (China)
• Mustansar Hussain Tarar (travelogue writer, novelist)
• Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hoorani (physics)
• Muhammad Iqbal (biotechnology)
• Muhammad Aslam Noor (mathematics)
• Tariq Mahmood Fatik (engineering)
• Munir Ahmad (engineering)
• Ghulam Sarwar (engineering)
• Nadeem Ghaffar (engineering)
• Brig (R) Munawar Hussain (engineering)
• Aleem Arshad (engineering)
• Ayaz Ayub (engineering)
• Khalid Naseeruddin Shaikh (engineering)
• Nayyar Ali Dada (engineering)
• Syed Ather Enam (medicine)
• Dr Mahboob Ali (medicine)
• Eice Muhammad (medicine)
• Mrs. Shahnaz Wazir Ali (education)
• Mohammad Rasul Jan (science)

2018

• Zia Chishti (entrepreneur)
• Ashar Aziz
• Saira Afzal Tarar
• Ashtar Ausaf Ali
• Zahid Bashir
• Shahzad Roy
• Sarfraz Ahmed (cricketer)
• Shahid Afridi
• Misbah-ul-Haq

2019{{Cite web|title=PID|url=https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/11514|access-date=2022-01-03|website=pid.gov.pk}}{{cite press release|title=Conferment of Pakistan Civil Awards|date=14 August 2019|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/NewsEvents/civil-awardess-14-08-2019(1).pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021040953/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/NewsEvents/civil-awardess-14-08-2019(1).pdf|archive-date=21 October 2019|publisher=Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Secretariat}}

2020{{Cite web|date=August 14, 2020|title=CONFERMENT OFPAKISTAN CIVIL AWARDS - 14th AUGUST, 2020|url=https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Conferment%20of%20Civil%20Awards%202020.pdf|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN CABINET SECRETARIAT (CABINET DIVISION)}}

2021{{Cite web|date=August 14, 2021|title=CONFERMENT OE PAKISTAN CIVIL AWARDS - 14th AUGUST, 2021|url=https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Civil_Awards.pdf|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=Pakistan Cabinet}}

2023

• Raza Saqib Mustafai
• Babar Azam Pakistani cricketer
• Brig (R) Nasir Khan Jadoon
• Professor Mahfooz-ur-Rahman - for his lifelong service as a legendary educator, shaping countless leaders of Pakistan.

2025

• Ambreen Jan (Federal Secretary Information and Broadcasting)
• Asif Bashir Pakistani rescue hero
• Muhammad Afzal Tahir (military)
• Imtiaz Hussain (highest tax payer 2025)
• Colonel Muhammad Sajjad Anwar Bajwa
• Zia Ul Haq
• Salma Awan in recognition of her literary services.
• Syed Farman Hussain (POP), (SI), Member Materials PAEC

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