<P> The Nishan - e-Pakistan (Urdu: نشان پاکستان ‎, English: Order of Pakistan) is the highest of civil awards and decorations given by the Government of Pakistan for the highest degree of service to the country and nation of Pakistan . The award was established on 19 March 1957 . </P> <P> The Nishan - e-Pakistan, unlike other honours, is a highly restricted and most prestigious award and is only conferred for the merit and distinguished services to the country, international community, and foreign relations . This award, like other civilian awards, is announced on 14 August each year and its investiture takes place on following 23 March . Recipients are entitled to the post-nominal NPk . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Field </Th> <Th> Country </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 November 1959 </Td> <Td> Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi </Td> <Td> Shah of Iran </Td> <Td> Imperial State of Iran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Queen Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Queen of the United Kingdom (Former Queen of Pakistan) </Td> <Td> United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 January 1961 </Td> <Td> Josip Broz Tito </Td> <Td> President of Yugoslavia </Td> <Td> Yugoslavia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Bhumibol Adulyadej </Td> <Td> King of Thailand </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 December 1957 </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> President of the United States </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 August 1969 </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> President of the United States </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> King Birendra </Td> <Td> King of Nepal </Td> <Td> Nepal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 March 1983 </Td> <Td> Aga Khan IV </Td> <Td> Leader of Ismaili Muslims </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 May 1990 </Td> <Td> Morarji Desai </Td> <Td> Prime Minister of India </Td> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 September 1992 </Td> <Td> Hassanal Bolkiah </Td> <Td> Sultan of Brunei Darussalam </Td> <Td> Brunei </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 October 1992 </Td> <Td> Nelson Mandela </Td> <Td> President of South Africa </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 April 1999 </Td> <Td> Li Peng </Td> <Td> Premier of the People's Republic of China </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 April 1999 </Td> <Td> Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani </Td> <Td> Emir of Qatar </Td> <Td> Qatar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 April 2001 </Td> <Td> Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said </Td> <Td> Sultan of Oman </Td> <Td> Oman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 February 2006 </Td> <Td> King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud </Td> <Td> King of Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 November 2006 </Td> <Td> Hu Jintao </Td> <Td> President of the People's Republic of China </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 October 2009 </Td> <Td> Recep Tayyip Erdoğan </Td> <Td> Prime Minister of Turkey </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Emperor Akihito </Td> <Td> Emperor of Japan </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 March 2010 </Td> <Td> Abdullah Gul </Td> <Td> President of Turkey </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 May 2013 </Td> <Td> Li Keqiang </Td> <Td> Premier of the People's Republic of China </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 April 2015 </Td> <Td> Xi Jinping </Td> <Td> President of the People's Republic of China </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 May 2018 </Td> <Td> Fidel Castro </Td> <Td> President of Cuba </Td> <Td> Cuba </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Field </Th> <Th> Country </Th> </Tr>

Who have received nishan-e-pakistan recently on 23 may 2018