The Order of Zayed (Arabic: وسام زايد) is the United Arab Emirates' highest civil decoration named after the first president of the UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The Order is a necklace made of pure gold, featuring an elaborate design that reflects luxury and appreciation. The main medal bears the name “Zayed”, the founder of the United Arab Emirates, surrounded by decorative details that express the cultural and heritage character of the Emirates. The necklace consists of a ring engraved with the flag of the United Arab Emirates and another ring engraved with the official emblem of the country, in addition to 14 other rings decorated with the most important historical and cultural landmarks in the country.

Recipients

RecipientCountryDateReferences
Japan Naruhito, Crown Prince of JapanJapan23 January 1995
Switzerland Sepp BlatterSwitzerland27 November 2003
Senegal Abdoulaye WadeSenegal22 February 2004
Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Crown Prince of QatarQatar13 June 2004
Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of BahrainBahrain2 February 2005[citation needed]
Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of KuwaitKuwait13 March 2006
Pakistan Pervez MusharrafPakistan25 January 2007
Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of KuwaitKuwait29 January 2007
Yemen Ali Abdullah SalehYemen30 January 2007
Maldives Maumoon Abdul GayoomMaldives3 November 2007
Turkmenistan Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowTurkmenistan26 August 2007
Russia Vladimir PutinRussia10 September 2007
United States George W. Bush, President of the United StatesUnited States13 January 2008
Ba'athist Syria Bashar al-AssadSyria31 May 2008
Lebanon Michel SuleimanLebanon10 February 2009
Kazakhstan Nursultan NazarbaevKazakhstan17 March 2009
Germany Angela MerkelGermany26 May 2010
United Kingdom Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realmsUnited Kingdom25 November 2010
South Korea Lee Myung-bakSouth Korea14 March 2011
United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of DubaiUnited Arab Emirates2 December 2012
United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Ruler of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates2 December 2012
Morocco Mohammed VI, King of MoroccoMorocco6 May 2015
Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia3 December 2016
China Xi JinpingChina20 July 2018
Ethiopia Abiy AhmedEthiopia24 July 2018
Eritrea Isaias AfwerkiEritrea24 July 2018
India Narendra ModiIndia24 August 2019
Egypt Abdel Fattah el-SisiEgypt14 November 2019
Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia7 December 2021
France Emmanuel Macron, President of FranceFrance18 July 2022
Oman Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of OmanOman27 September 2022
Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of TurkeyTurkey19 July 2023
Jordan Abdullah II, King of JordanJordan1 November 2023
Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of KuwaitKuwait5 March 2024
Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defence of IndonesiaIndonesia13 May 2024
Turkey Fatih BirolTurkey22 May 2024
Indonesia Joko Widodo, President of IndonesiaIndonesia17 July 2024
Italy Sergio Mattarella, President of ItalyItaly23 February 2025
United States Donald Trump, President of the United StatesUnited States15 May 2025
Albania Edi Rama, Prime Minister of AlbaniaAlbania13 January 2026