Order of Makarios III

The Order of Makarios III (Greek: Τάγμα Μακάριου Γ') is the senior order of knighthood awarded by Cyprus. Established in 1991, the order is named after the first President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III.

Order of Makarios III
Neck badge and breast star of Grand Commander
Type	Order of knighthood
Country	Cyprus
Grandmaster	President of Cyprus
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of Merit of the Republic of Cyprus
Ribbon of the order

Grades

The Order of Makarios III is awarded in the following six grades:^[1][2]

• Grand Collar
• Grand Cross
• Grand Commander
• Commander
• Officer
• Knight

Notable recipients

• King Abdullah II of Jordan (Grand Collar)
• King Birendra of Nepal (Grand Collar)
• Isaac Herzog, President of Israel (Grand Collar)^[3]
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal (Grand Collar)
• Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece (Grand Collar)
• Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany (Grand Collar)
• Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy (Grand Collar)
• Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Grand Commander)
• Dimitris Avramopoulos (Knight)
• John Brademas^[4] (Grand Cross)
• Witold Dzielski (Commander)
• Sergey Lavrov^[5] (Grand Cross)
• Vyron Polydoras (Officer)
• Paul Sarbanes^[4][6] (Grand Cross)
• Bob Menendez^[7] (Grand Cross)

See also

• Archbishop Makarios III
• President of Cyprus

References

1. "Orders and Distinctions: Order of Makarious III". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
2. "Orders and Distinctions: Order of Makarious III". Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus. Archived from the original on 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
3. staff, T. O. I.; Agencies. "Herzog: Russian strike near Babyn Yar memorial 'epitomizes pain' of those in the war". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
4. Congressional Record, V. 153, Pt. 15, July 25, 2007 to July 30, 2007. p. 20990. Retrieved March 5, 2015
5. "Лаврову вручили высшую награду Кипра". 8 September 2020.
6. www.govinfo.gov
7. "The President of the Republic presented US Senator Menendez with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III". www.presidency.gov.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-09-25.