Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa
# Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa

The Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa (Swahili: Nishani Ubora wa Lulu ya Afrika) is the highest civilian award of the Ugandan honours system and is awarded to heads of state and government leaders.

## History

The award was instituted in 2001 with the National Honours and Awards Act, 2001 along with other awards.

## Recipients

| Name | Country | Title | Year |
| - | - | - | - |
| Julius Nyerere (posthumous) | Tanzania | 1st President | 2007 |
| Jakaya Kikwete | Tanzania | 4th President | 2007 |
| Paul Kagame | Rwanda | President | 2012 |
| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Equatorial Guinea | President | 2012 |
| Armando Guebuza | Mozambique | President | 2013 |
| Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV | Imamate of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias | Imam | 2017 |
| Abiy Ahmed | Ethiopia | Prime Minister | 2018 |
| Emmerson Mnangagwa | Zimbabwe | President | 2019 |
