Mauritius, Nigeria and now Ghana | Check out PM Modi's international awards

He has a record-setting count of 29 international honours since 2016, including his recent recognition in Ghana.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received several top international honours over the decade for his global leadership. His total?

He has a record-setting count of 29 such honours since 2016, including his recent recognition in Ghana, according to reports.

In 2024, he was awarded Nigeria’s Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, followed by Mauritius’s highest civilian award in March 2025. Now, Ghana has honoured him too.

List of PM Modi's international awards

In 2021, Bhutan conferred him with the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, the country’s highest civilian honour.

In 2019, Russia awarded him the prestigious Order of St Andrew the Apostle, its highest state decoration.

In 2023, Papua New Guinea honoured him with both the Order of Logohu and the Ebakl Award, recognising his contributions to the Global South.

France presented him with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in 2023, the highest French order of merit. Greece followed with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour the same year.

In 2024, Kuwait honoured him with the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Order, one of its top state decorations.

That year, Nigeria also awarded him the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, its second-highest civilian honour.

Mauritius honoured Modi in March 2025 with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, the island nation’s highest civilian award.

In early 2025, Sri Lanka conferred the Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana, an honour reserved for friendly foreign leaders.

Cyprus awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III in 2025.

Most recently, Ghana recognised Modi with the Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana, one of its top civilian honours.

He has also received other notable honours and recognition from countries including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the Maldives, and several others, reportedly making him the most internationally decorated Indian Prime Minister to date.