Nepal Ratna Man Padavi

Nepal Ratna Man Padavi (Nepali: नेपाल रत्न मानपदवी, Order of the Jewel of Nepal) is the highest civilian award of Nepal. Instituted in 2010, the award is conferred for exemplary contributions to the nation of Nepal.^[1][2]

Nepal Ratna Man Padavi नेपाल रत्न मानपदवी
Type	Order
Awarded for	Valuable service to the country
Country	Nepal
Presented by	President of Nepal
Established	2010
First award	2010
Final award	2019
Total recipients	5
Precedence
Next (lower)	Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi

History

Order of Tri Shakti Patta was instituted by King Tribhuvan of Nepal in on 27 November 1937.^[3] It had 5 classes plus a medal. The first class "Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta" was regarded as the highest civilian award of that time.

After the end of monarchy in 2008, the new government adapted the award, "Nepal Ratna Man Padavi". The government makes the decision to whom to give the award and it is conferred by the President of Nepal on Republic Day, 29 May. The decoration is an octagon having 8.5 cm diameter and bejewelled with five diamond pieces on every corner.

Recipient

Key

Posthumous recipient

Year	Image	Laureates	Notes
2010		Ganesh Man Singh[1]	Known as the "Iron Man of Nepal".[4] Pro-democracy activist, leader of the Nepali Congress[4]
2015		Girija Prasad Koirala[5]	Prime Minister of Nepal from 1991-1994, 1998-1999, 2000-2001 and 2006-2008.[6] Acting Head of State from 2007 to 2008. Pro-democracy activist and former leader of the Nepali Congress.[7]
2016		Madan Kumar Bhandari[8]	Pro-democracy activist, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2018		Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala	First elected Prime Minister of Nepal and former leader of Nepali Congress.[9]
2019		Pushpa Lal Shrestha	Nepali politician[10]