The Order of the Star of Ghana is the highest award given by the Government of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

to any individual who had helped the cause of the country in one way or the other. Recipients of this award are decorated at a state function, chaired by the President of the Republic.

Grades

* Companion (CSG) - Honorary Division, Civil Division * Officer (OSG) - Honorary Division, Civil Division, Military Division * Member (MSG) - Honorary Division, Civil Division, Military Division, Police Division

Insignia

The ribbon is tricolor (green, yellow, red). The badge is a star with seven thick points, with in its center, an eagle and a five-pointed star.

Recipients

;Companions of the Star of Ghana (CSG) *

Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia (22 June 1921 – 13 March 2019) was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer. Considered Africa's premier musicologist, during his lifetime, he was called a "living legend" and "easily the most published and bes ...

(2000) *

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...

(2007) (Honorary) *

Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...

(2018) (Honorary) *Major Seth Anthony (2006) *

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...

(2008) * Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (2008) * Alhaji Aliu Mahama (2008) * Professor

John Evans Atta Mills John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...

(2008) * Dr.

Kwadwo Afari-Gyan Kwadwo Afari-Gyan (born 18 June 1945) is a Ghanaian academic, political scientist and election administrator. He was Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 1993 to 2015. Early life and education Afari-Gyan was born on 18 June 1945 a ...

(2015) * Michael Adenyi Ishola Adenuga Jnr (2016) *

Alassane Ouattara Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; ; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد السادس; born 21 August 1963) is the King of Morocco. He belongs to the 'Alawi dynasty and acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Moh ...

(2017) * Sun Baohong (2017) (Honorary division) * Giorgio Napolitano (2006) Honorary (President of Italy 2006-2015) *

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husba ...

(2008) Honorary *Eboue Wanyama (2016) *Bakayo Wanyama (2021) *Pepe Wanyama (2022)

References

* Royal Collection (UK)
Order of the Star of Ghana
Star of Ghana 1960 establishments in Ghana Awards established in 1960 {{Orders-medals-stub

Grades

Insignia

Recipients

See also

References