Order of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy the Great () is a state award of

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

established by President

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957) is a Turkmen politician and former dentist who is currently the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the second president of Turkmenistan from ...

in honour of his predecessor,

Saparmyrat Nyýazow Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006) was a Turkmenistani politician who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was the Secretary (title), first secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenist ...

. The decree constituting its establishment was signed on 29 November 2007.

Statute

This order is awarded only to outstanding state and public figures – the highest officials of foreign countries. The awarding of the order is made for the following reasons: * A significant contribution to strengthening peace in the region and the world, the development of friendly relations * Enhancing the international authority of Turkmenistan * Special merits in the development of political, economic and cultural relations of other states with Turkmenistan * Merits in the consolidation and strengthening of the country's independence and neutrality * Contributions in maintaining mutual harmony, cohesion and unity, peace, friendship and cooperation between peoples * Merits in the development and consolidation of inter-parliamentary and international relations

Description

The order is made in the form of a chain of 750 gold sample, consisting of 24 links, 12 of which are in the form of a

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of two intertwined

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s, and the other 12 are made in the form of stylised national patterns. All links are decorated with diamonds. In the center, against the background of white enamel, another hexagon is shown, consisting of two intertwined octahedrons, which depict divergent sun rays, a map of Turkmenistan made of glassy green enamel, and a relief image in gold profile of President Niyazov and the Independence Monument. Notable recipients have included: * Sheikh

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, serving from November 2004 until his death in May 2022. ...

, President of the United Arab Emirates *

Hu Jintao Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the president of China from 2003 to 2013, and chairman of the Central Military Comm ...

, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2008)

References

{{Reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkmenistan Awards established in 1992 Saparmurat Niyazov