Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018)

Indo-Pakistani novelist, playwright and writer (1912-1955)

Pakistani singer and actress (1920–2000)

German scholar of Islam (1922-2003)

Pakistani Sufi Muslim singer, composer and musician

Pakistani cricketer (born 1977)

Pakistani novelist

Pakistani writer

Pakistani singer (1927–2012)

Pakistani architect

English cricket player (1948-2007)

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi PP SI (; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani international cricketer and former cricket coach. Misbah captained Pakistan national cricket team in all formats and is former head coach and former chief selector of the national team. As captain, he led Pakistan to being the champions of the 2012 Asia Cup. Misbah was a member of the team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, two years after the defeat from the final in the previous tournament.

Pakistani qawwal, naat khawan and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition

Pakistani American author

Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq SI (; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players Pakistan has produced and one of the best middle-order batsmen of all time. He was the former chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team before resigning in 2023. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

Pakistani cricketer

Pakistani playback singer

Folk singer from Pakistan

Indian politician (1929–2008)

Pakistan Muslim scholar (1932–2010)

Pakistani novelist and poet (1910–1994)

Pakistani singer

Pakistani judge

Pakistan boxer

Pakistani historian

Pakistani actor (1931–2023)

Indian singer

The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural or other significant public endeavours".

cricketer

Pakistani cricketer

Pakistani singer

Pakistani general (1936–2015)

Pakistani writer (1916–2006)

Olympic field hockey player

Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer

Pakistani film actress

Pakistani actress

Pakistani writer (1931–2008)

Indian theorist, literary critic and scholar (1931–2022)

cricketer

Pakistani cardiologist, senator, CEO

Pakistani cricketer

field hockey player

Pakistani philosopher, novelist (1925-2004)

Neelo Begum (born Cynthia Alexander Fernandes; née Abida Riaz; 30 June 1940 – 30 January 2021) was a Pakistani veteran film actress. She made her film debut in 1956 with a Hollywood film Bhowani Junction. She was known as The Queen of Romance and The Princess of Romance for her portrayal of romantic roles. She worked in more than 134 Pakistani films including Urdu and Punjabi language films.

Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist (1920–2009)

Pakistani politician

Pakistani fiction writer (1923-2016)

Pakistani journalist

Playwrite and educator

Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi () (30 June 1930 10 February 1987), and often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a historical Pakistani artist and poet best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced, having painted around 15000 paintings. He is also recognised as the only artist in Pakistan to have received all four civilian awards such as the Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, and Pride of Performance.

Pakistani squash player

Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of Sindh Province (1920–1998)

Pakistani comedian (1950–2011)

Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer (1938–1983)

Pakistani nuclear physicist (1930–2013)

Pakistani writer

Anthropologist, bureaucrat, scholar, writer

Pakistani writer and actor

Pakistani scholar