PM Modi Gets 'Order Of Mubarak Al Kabeer'. What's This Kuwait Honour

By: EjazUlHaqBhat

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received Kuwait's highest honour 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer' during his visit to that country

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This is the 20th international honour given to PM Modi by a country

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The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer is the highest national award of Kuwait. Here's all you need to know about the award

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It is awarded to heads of state, foreign sovereigns, and to members of foreign royal families, as a sign of friendship

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It has been previously awarded to leaders such as Bill Clinton, King Charles, and George Bush

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy have also received this honour

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The award was instituted in 1974, in the memory of Mubarak Al Sabah - also known as Mubarak al-Kabeer - who ruled Kuwait from 1896 to 1915

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The design of the award changed in 1992, after Kuwait was liberated from Iraq the year before

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