Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere

The Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili: Nishani ya Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere) is an award of the Tanzanian Honours System for retired presidents elected democratically.^[1][2] It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president.

Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere
Type	Single grade Order
Established	December 2011
Country	Tanzania
Ribbon
Status	Currently constituted
Statistics
Total inductees	5
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of the Uhuru Torch

History

It was instituted by President Jakaya Kikwete in December 2011 to honour the nation's past presidents during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the independence of Tanganyika (present day Tanzania Mainland).

Recipients

Year		Name	Title
2011		Julius Nyerere (posthumous)	1st President
2011		Ali Hassan Mwinyi	2nd President
2011		Benjamin Mkapa	3rd President
2024		Jakaya Kikwete[1]	4th President
2024		John Magufuli (posthumous)[1]	5th President