Order of Makarios III explained

Order of Makarios III
Type:	Order of knighthood
Date:	1991
Head Title:	Grandmaster
Head:	President of Cyprus
Higher:	None
Lower:	Order of Merit of the Republic of Cyprus

The Order of Makarios III (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orders and Distinctions: Order of Makarious III . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092310/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/protocol08_en/protocol08_en?OpenDocument . 2016-03-04 .
2. Web site: Orders and Distinctions: Order of Makarious III . Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus . 2015-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171104041224/http://www.presidency.gov.cy/presidency/presidency.nsf/prc27_en/prc27_en?OpenDocument . 2017-11-04 . dead .
3. Web site: staff . T. O. I. . Agencies . Herzog: Russian strike near Babyn Yar memorial 'epitomizes pain' of those in the war . 2022-08-17 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.
4. Congressional Record, V. 153, Pt. 15, July 25, 2007 to July 30, 2007. p. 20990. Retrieved March 5, 2015
5. Web site: Лаврову вручили высшую награду Кипра . 8 September 2020 .
6. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2007-pt15/html/CRECB-2007-pt15-Pg20990.htm www.govinfo.gov
7. Web site: The President of the Republic presented US Senator Menendez with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III. . 2023-09-25 . www.presidency.gov.cy . el.