PM Modi received Kuwait's highest honor

Why in the NEWS?

• Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Kuwait's highest honor.

Key points:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded Kuwait's highest honour, ‘The Order of Mubarak Al Kabir’.
• He was given this honour by Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
• Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to receive this honour.
• This is the 20th international honour given to Narendra Modi by any country.

Order of Mubarak Al Kabir

• The Order of Mubarak Al Kabir is a knighthood order of Kuwait.
• This award is given to heads of state and foreign rulers and members of foreign royal families as a mark of friendship.
• Earlier, this award has been given to foreign leaders like Bill Clinton, Prince Charles and George Bush.
• The Mubarak Al-Kabir order was established in 1974 in honour of Mubarak Al Sabah, also known as Mubarak the Great.
  • He was the ruler of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915.
  • During his rule, he worked towards giving Kuwait greater independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Kuwait

• Kuwait is a country located in the Arabian Peninsula.
• It shares its border with Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
• Capital – Kuwait City
• Currency – Kuwaiti Dinar