List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur
The Order of Légion d'Honneur is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
Membership in the Légion d'Honneur is restricted to French nationals. Foreign nationals who have served France or the ideals it upholds may, however, receive a distinction of the Légion, which is nearly the same thing as membership in the Légion. Foreign nationals who live in France are submitted to the same requirements as Frenchmen. Foreign nationals who live abroad may be awarded a distinction of any rank or dignity in the Légion.
A complete, chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honour nominated from the very first ceremony in 1803 to now does not exist. The number is estimated at one million. Among them about 3 000 were decorated with the Grand Cross (including 1 200 French).
Algeria was part of the French territory from 1830 to 1962.
He has been awarded all the previous French state awards : Chevalier Dans l'Ordre des Palmes Acsdemiques in 1976 .And Officer dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academieques & L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, au grade d'Officer in 1992. (The Ordre des Palmes académiques(Order of Academic Palms) is a national order of France for distinguished academics and figures in the world of culture and education.
French Ambassador to Bangladesh Michel Lummaux conferred the most distinguished order Chevalier de la Legion of d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of honour) on Nizam at a ceremony in Chittagong on 24 July.
French President Jacques Chirac announced Nizam's name for the award on 4 June.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Battle for the Liberation of France, the French Republic with Veterans Affairs Canada identified over 1000 surviving veterans. Eligible citizens had a short window of opportunity in 2014 to apply. After realizing that other deserving veterans were missed, nominations were reopened in 2015.
Of 1,500 non-French recipients, 1/10 are Japanese.
The precise reference for his award is: Republique Française – Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur – Président de la Republique Motivation: Ingegneur de Mines. Date: Decret du 3 July 1901. Vu, sélle et enregistré 19 April 1901. Décoration de Chevalier of 'Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur.
More than 400 Poles have received the award. Among the most notable "historic" recipients:
The Légion d'Honneur was awarded to 746 members of the British Armed Forces during the Crimean War (also known as the Russian War) which lasted from 1854 to 1856.
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