- Maldive has conferred Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the country’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzudeen.
- Prime Minister Modi was conferred with the award by the President of the host country, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
- According to the Maldive Government, the award is in recognition of the many services Prime Minister Modi has offered to cement the longstanding and amicable ties between the two countries, and for the magnanimous assistance that the Indian government continues to provide to the Maldives under his stewardship.
- Prime Minister Modi is the only foreign leader to receive the prestigious award of the maritime nation as yet.
