The Grand Order of King Tomislav ( hr, Velered kralja Tomislava), or officially the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star (''Velered kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom''), is the highest state order of

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

. It is usually awarded to top foreign officials for their contribution to the improvement of Croatia's good standing internationally as well as achievements in developing international relations between Croatia and their respective countries. It is awarded by the President of Croatia. The order has one class. It is named after King

Tomislav of Croatia Tomislav (, la, Tamisclaus) was the first king of Croatia. He became Duke of Croatia and was crowned king in 925, reigning until 928. During Tomislav's rule, Croatia forged an alliance with the Byzantine Empire against Bulgaria. Croatia's strug ...

. It was designed by Mladen Veža, and made by the ''Radionica primijenjenih umjetnosti'' from

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

Notable recipients

* ''2022'' -

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)'' * ''2019'' -

Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...

''(as

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)'' * ''2018'' -

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (; born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended hi ...

'' (as

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)'' * ''2017'' - Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ''(as

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)'' * ''2016'' -

Rosen Plevneliev Rosen Asenov Plevneliev ( bg, Росен Асенов Плевнелиев ; born 14 May 1964) is a Bulgarian politician who was the 4th President of Bulgaria, holding the position from January 2012 to January 2017. He was the Minister of Regio ...

''(as

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)'' * ''2014'' - Margrethe II ''(as Queen of Denmark)'' * ''2013'' -

Bronisław Komorowski Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski served as Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm, Komorowski exercis ...

''(as

President of Poland The president of Poland ( pl, Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of Poland. Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Pola ...

)'' * ''2013'' -

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, D ...

'' (as

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)'' * ''2012'' - Andris Bērziņš ''(as President of Latvia)'' * ''2011'' - Harald V of Norway ''(as

King of Norway The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingd ...

)'' * ''2011'' - Giorgio Napolitano '' (as

President of Italy The president of Italy, officially denoted as president of the Italian Republic ( it, Presidente della Repubblica Italiana) is the head of state of Italy. In that role, the president represents national unity, and guarantees that Italian poli ...

)'' * ''2009'' -

Tarja Halonen Tarja Kaarina Halonen (; born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th president of Finland, and the first woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisa ...

''(as President of Finland)'' * ''2009'' -

Bamir Topi Bamir Myrteza Topi (; born 24 April 1957)CV at Albanian presidency website
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''(as

)'' * ''2009'' -

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...

''(as Emir of Qatar)'' * ''2009'' - Albert II ''(as

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)'' * ''2009'' -

Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin (; born 25 May 1941) is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. H ...

''(as

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)'' * ''2008'' -

Matthew Festing Fra' Robert Matthew Festing GCStJ OBE TD DL (30 November 1949 – 12 November 2021) was an English Roman Catholic official who was the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2008 until his resignation on 28 Ja ...

''(as Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller)'' * ''2008'' -

Ivan Gašparovič Ivan Gašparovič (; born 27 March 1941) is a Slovak politician and lawyer who was third president of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014. He was also the first and currently the only Slovak president to be re-elected. Biography Ivan Gašparovič was ...

''(as President of Slovakia)'' * ''2008'' -

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''(as President of Latvia)'' * ''2008'' -

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''(as

)'' * ''2007'' - Alfred Moisiu ''(as

)'' * ''2007'' -

Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

''(as

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)'' * ''2007'' -

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''(as

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)'' * ''2006'' - Tassos Papadopoulos ''(as President of Cyprus)'' * ''2006'' - Edward Fenech-Adami ''(as

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)'' * ''2005'' -

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''(as President of Croatia, presented to him by

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, the President of

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)'' * ''2004'' -

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''(as President of Chile)'' * ''2003'' -

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''(as

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)'' * ''2002'' - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ''(as King of Malaysia)'' * ''2002'' -

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''(as President of Hungary)'' * ''2002'' -

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''(as

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)'' * ''2001'' -

Milan Kučan Milan Kučan (; born 14 January 1941) is a Slovene politician who served as the first President of Slovenia from 23 December 1991 until 22 December 2002. Before being president of Slovenia, he was the 13th President of the Presidency of SR Slov ...

''(as

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)'' * ''2001'' - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ''(as

)'' * ''2001'' -

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''(as President of Slovakia)'' * ''2001'' -

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

''(as

President of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...

)'' * ''2001'' -

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''(as

)'' * ''2001'' - Rexhep Meidani ''(as

)'' * ''2001'' -

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''(as President of Austria)'' * ''2000'' - Emil Constantinescu ''(as

)'' * ''1998'' - Constantinos Stephanopoulos ''(as

)'' * ''1997'' -

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (; 9 September 1918 – 29 January 2012) was the president of Italy from 1992 to 1999. A member of Christian Democracy (DC), he became an independent politician after the DC's dissolution in 1992, and was close to the centr ...

''(as

)'' * ''1995'' - Franjo Tuđman ''(as the President of Croatia, presented to him by Nedjeljko Mihanović, the President of

)'' * ''1995'' - Carlos Menem ''(as President of Argentina)'' * ''1994'' -

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senator, fulfilling the role of President of the Senate from 2006 ...

''(as President of Chile)'' * ''1994'' - Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel ''(as

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)'' * ''1993'' -

Juan Antonio Samaranch Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch (Catalan: ''Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló'', ; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh P ...

''(as President of the International Olympic Committee)'' * ''1993'' - Francesco Cossiga ''(as lifetime senator and 8th

President of the Italian Republic President most commonly refers to: * President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

)''

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