Order of Fatherland explained

Order of Otan Отан орден
Presenter:	Republic of Kazakhstan
Type:	Order
Awarded For:	Outstanding service to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Established:	1993
Higher:	Hero of Labour of Kazakhstan
Lower:	Order of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Order of Otan (Kazakh: Отан ордені, trans. Otan ordeni, Order of the Fatherland) is one of the highest orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan.The order is usually awarded to citizens for the following, but there have been several notable non-citizen recipients.^[1]

• Outstanding achievements in public and social activities
• Development of economy, social sphere, science and culture
• State, law enforcement and military service
• Development of democracy and social progress

A commemorative 50 tenge coin featuring the medallion of the award on the reverse side was issued in 2007.^[2]

Notable recipients

• Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
• Qairat Rysqulbekov
• Sagadat Nurmagambetov
• Kanat Saudabayev
• Khiuaz Dospanova
• Toktar Aubakirov
• Talgat Musabayev
• Roza Baglanova
• Shafik Chokin
• Mukhtar Altynbayev
• Yuri Malenchenko
• Mukhtar Aliyev
• Azerbaijan Mambetov
• Sholpan Zhandarbekova
• Qayrat Umbetov

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Awards and orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 22 January 2018.
2. Web site: Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Банкінің ресми интернет-ресурсы. nationalbank.kz. kk. 2018-01-22.