Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)

Most Exalted Order of the National Hero
Star of a Knight or Dame Companion
Awarded by Antigua and Barbuda
Type	Order of chivalry
Motto	Answering the Call of Duty
Eligibility	Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda
Awarded for	Pre-eminently distinguished service to Antigua and Barbuda or to humanity at large
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda
Grades	Knight/Dame Companion (KNH/DHN)
Statistics
Established	31 December 1998
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of the Nation
Ribbon of the Order of the National Hero

The Most Exalted Order of the National Hero is an Antiguan and Barbudan order of chivalry recognising pre-eminently distinguished service to Antigua and Barbuda or to humanity at large. The present Order was established and constituted by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda under the National Honours Act 1998. under the National Honours Act 1998 which received Royal Assent from the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda on 31 December 1998.

The Order of the National Hero was first established and constituted by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda under the National Heroes Act 1994. This Act was repealed and the Order was re-established and re-constituted under the National Honours Act 1998, which was amended in 2000, 2001 and 2015. Persons who were members of the Order before the 1998 Act came into force became Knights or Dames Companion of Order.

The Order is composed of the Grand Master and one single class of Knight Companion (KNH) or Dame Companion (DNH).

The Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda is ex officio Grand Master of the Order. Membership is open to only citizens of Antigua and Barbuda and there may be no more than three living members at any one time.

The Order has five officers who compose the Chancery of the Order, as follows:

Appointments to the Order are made by the Grand Master on the advice of the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the Honours Committee established under the 1998 Act. The Honours Committee consists of a person appointed by the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, two Members of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda and four Members of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda. The Governor General appoints the Chairperson of the Honours Committee from amongst its members.

Posthumous appointments to the Order may be made, but a deceased recipient does not appear on the current list of members of the Order.