Recipients of the Istiglal Order

Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014)

the second president of Ukraine

9th President of the Republic of Turkey (1924-2015)

King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005

President of Romania (1990–1996; 2000–2004)

Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007)

6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Soviet-Azerbaijani singer

Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian artist (1928-2021)

Azerbaijani singer, actor and politician

Azerbaijani singer

Azerbaijani historian (1921-1997)

Azerbaijani writer (born 1938)

Soviet and Azerbaijani composer (1933-2019)

Soviet economist (1911-2008)

Azerbaijani poet (1925–2009)

Azerbaijani painter (1921–2002)

Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000)

Azerbaijani Grand Mufti

Azerbaijani poet (1912–2001)

Azerbaijani writer

Azerbaijani actor (1948–2026)

Azerbaijani actress (1920–1999)

Azerbaijani politician

Azerbaijani folk dancer (1919–2010)

Azerbaijani poet (1932-1994)

Azerbaijani writer and politician (1943-2025)

composer (1935–2006)

Azerbaijani singer (1938–2025)

Azerbaijani musician (1927–2015)

Azerbaijani film director and actor

Azerbaijani writer (1935-2016)

Azerbaijani artist (1930-2013)

Azerbaijani opera singer (1928–2008)

Azerbaijani academic

Turkish pediatrician (1915–2010)

Soviet scientist, academician and politician (1928-2016)

Azerbaijani writer (1933–2004)

Azerbaijani politician (1928-2012)

Azerbaijani writer and poet (1924-2007)

Azerbaijani-Soviet film director

Azerbaijani painter (1921-2005)

Azerbaijani singer and composer

actor

Azerbaijani Soviet writer (1928-2014)