Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer:
The Prime Minister of India was awarded the Wisam Mubarak al-Kabeer, or the Order of Mubarak the Great, by Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait.
- Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer is the highest national award of Kuwait.
- It is conferred by the Kuwaiti government on Heads of State, Sovereigns of foreign countries, and on members of foreign royal families as a sign of friendship and goodwill.
- The award was instituted in 1974, in the memory of Mubarak Al Sabah also known as Mubarak al-Kabeer or Mubarak the Great — who ruled Kuwait from 1896 to 1915.
- Under his reign, Kuwait got more autonomy from the Ottoman Empire. In 1899, Mubarak signed a deal with Britain to guard his kingdom from Turkey, effectively becoming a British protectorate.
- Mubarak is known for playing a major role in shaping the future of Kuwait.
- The design of the award changed in 1992, after Kuwait was liberated from Iraq in the year before.