Awardees of the Grand Cross with the Chain Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

The Grand Cross with the Chain Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary is the highest state decoration. It can be awarded to heads of state. Under the act on state decorations, the President of the Republic is an ex officio awardee of the decoration.

Awardees of the Grand Cross with the Chain Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary:

President Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, 2007

President Abdelaziz Buteflika of Algeria, 2007

President Edward Fenech-Adami of Malta, 2007

President Karolos Papulias of Greece, 2007

President Heinz Fischer of Austria, 2006

President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania, 2006

President Natsagiin Bagabandi of Mongolia, 2005

President Thomas Klestil of Austria, 2004

President Rudolf Schuster of Slovakia, 2003

President Constantinos Stephanopoulos of Greece, 2003

President Stjepan Mesic of Croatia, 2002

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom, 2002

President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi of Italy, 2002

His Most Eminent Highness Fra Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie of Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, 2002

His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium, 2002

Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium, 2002

President Tarja Halonen of Finland, 2002

President Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, 2002

President Jorge Sampaio of Portugal, 2002

President Ion Iliescu of Romania, 2002

President Ricardo Lagos Escobar of Chile, 2002

His Majesty King Harald V of Norwegian, 2002

President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland 2001

Former US President George Bush Sr., 2001

President Jacques Chirac of France, 2001

President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, 2001

President Václav Havel of the Czech Republic, 2001

President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia, 2001