“Dostlug” Order ( az, "Dostluq" ordeni) – translated as the ''Order of Friendship'', is the order of

Azerbaijan Republic Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country, transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Wester ...

. The order is ratified by

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

-the President of Azerbaijan Republic on 16 February 2007 by the Decree No. 248-IIIQ.

Status

The “Dostlug” Order of Azerbaijan Republic is given to the citizens of Republic of Azerbaijan, foreign nationals and non-citizens for the following services: *special contribution to development of friendly, economical and cultural relations between Azerbaijan and a foreign state; *special contribution to strengthening of international friendship; *special contribution to building of constructive relations among civilizations and carrying on a dialog among cultures; *special contributions to establishment of peace and stability among countries, regions and in the whole world. The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders and medals of Azerbaijan Republic is followed by them, and follows

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, Istiglal Order,

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Sheref Order Sharaf Order ( az, "Şərəf" ordeni) - translated as the ''Order of Honor'', is an order of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The order was ratified by Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, on 16 February 2007, by Decree No. 248-IIIQ. Status The ...

up to the “For service to the Fatherland” Order.

Elements

The order is made of gold and represents an eight-pointed star with sharp ends. A golden relief with the image of bird’s wings is mounted to the plate. A picture of the Earth made of lustrous platinum is depicted between the wings of the bird made of dark-yellow colored gold. The order is decorated with ribbon in the colors of the National Flag of Azerbaijan. The rear side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number in the center. The order set includes: *for hanging around the neck: the ribbon in the colors of the National Flag of Azerbaijan (width 23 mm) and the order (50 mm x 50 mm). *for pinning to the chest: the ribbon in the colors of the National Flag of Azerbaijan (21 mm x 50 mm) and the order (35 mm x 35 mm). *element for pinning to the chest: plate colored with the colors of the National Flag of Azerbaijan (1 mm x 15 mm).

Recipients

Ruslan Aushev Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev (russian: Русла́н Султа́нович А́ушев; inh, Руслан Султана Овшанаькъан; born 29 October 1954) is a former politician. He was the president of Ingushetia from March 1993 to ...

Alexander Dzasokhov Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dzasokhov (russian: Александр Серге́евич Дзасохов) is the former head of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. Biography He was born 3 April 1934, in Vladikavkaz, graduated in 1957 from the Nort ...

Murad Kajlayev Murad Magomedovich Kajlayev (russian: Мурад Магомедович Кажлаев, ''Murad Magomedovič Kažlajev'') is a Soviet and Dagestani composer and conductor, People's Artist of the USSR (1981), laureate of international premiums an ...

Joseph Kobzon Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich Kobzon (russian: link=no, Ио́сиф Давы́дович Кобзо́н; 11 September 1937 – 30 August 2018) was a Russian singer, known for his crooner style. Early life Kobzon was born to Jewish parents in th ...

* Krzysztof Krajewski *

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

Sergey Naryshkin Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin ( rus, Серге́й Евге́ньевич Нары́шкин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej jɪˈvɡʲenʲɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈrɨʂkʲɪn; born 27 October 1954) is a Russian politician and businessman who has served as the dir ...

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Roald Sagdeev Roald Zinnurovich Sagdeev (russian: Роальд Зиннурович Сагдеев, tt-Cyrl, Роальд Зиннур улы Сәгъдиев; born 26 December 1932) is a Russian expert in plasma physics and a former director of the Space Res ...

Mikhail Shvydkoy Mikhail Yefimovich Shvydkoy (russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й; born September 5, 1948, Kant, Chuy Region, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian theater critic, drama, social and political activ ...

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* Vitali Smirnov *

Olzhas Suleimenov Olzhas Omaruly Suleimenov ( kz, Олжас Омарұлы Сүлейменов, ''Oljas Omarūly Süleimenov''; russian: Олжа́с Ома́рович Сулейме́нов, ''Olzhas Omarovich Suleymenov'') is a Kazakh former Soviet dissident, ...

Aman Tuleyev Amangeldy Gumirovich "Aman" Tuleyev (russian: Амангельды (Аман) Гумирович Тулеев, kk, Амангелді Молдағазыұлы Төлеев, ; born 13 May 1944) is a Russian statesman. He served as governor of Ke ...

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* Vladimir Yakunin *

Alexander Zhilkin Alexander Alexandrovich Zhilkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Жи́лкин; born August 26, 1959) is a Russian politician who served as the Governor of Astrakhan Oblast between 2004 and 2018. He became acting g ...

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, Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 to 2021 *

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* Baghdad Amreyev

References

{{State awards of the Azerbaijani Republic Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan 2007 establishments in Azerbaijan Awards established in 2007