Order of Outstanding Merit

The Order of Outstanding Merit is made from 925 probe silver alloy plated with 0.25 micron thick gold.

The order itself is a ruby colored eight-pointed star with scattered green colored triangles in between each end of the star. In the center is a blue colored globe with the shape of Uzbekistan on the globe. The globe is surrounded by another white colored circle that says "for great services" on the top and a laurel wreath on the bottom.

The intermediate gilded block depicts Uzbekistan's national symbol, a Huma bird spreading its wings against the background of a rising sun.

The weight of the order is 65 grams and its height is 7 millimeters.

•   Juan Antonio Samaranch – President of the IOC (awarded on August 29, 1996)^[2]
•   Erkin Vohidov – National Poet of Uzbekistan (awarded on November 30, 1996)^[3]

•   Turgun Alimatov – Uzbek folk music player (awarded on August 26, 1997)^[4]
•   Said Ahmad - Playwright and writer (awarded on August 26, 1997)^[4]

•   Leonid Kuchma – President of Ukraine (awarded on February 16, 1998)^[5]
•   Ismail Dzhurabekov - First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (awarded on August 27, 1998)^[6]
•   Kozim Tulyaganov – mayor (Hokim) of Tashkent (awarded on August 27, 1998)^[6]
•   Rakhim Akhmedov – People's Artist of Uzbekistan (awarded on August 27, 1998)^[7]
•   Mutal Burhonov – musical composer (awarded on August 27, 1998)^[7]
•   Zikir Muhammadjonov – actor (awarded on August 27, 1998)^[7]
•   Nursultan Nazarbayev – President of Kazakhstan (awarded on October 31, 1998)^[8]
•   Chinghiz Aitmatov – Kyrgyz writer (awarded on December 11, 1998)^[9]

•   Ozod Sharafiddinov – editor-in-chief of the magazine Jahon adabiyeti (awarded on March 22, 1999)^[10]
•   Salizhan Sharipov – Russian cosmonaut of Kyrgyz descent (awarded on July 29, 1999)^[11]
•   Buribay Akhmedov – Uzbek scientist (awarded on August 25, 1999)^[12]
•   Fazila Sulaimonova – leading researcher at the Academy of Sciences (awarded on August 25, 1999)^[12]

•   Gʻafur Gʻulom – Soviet Uzbek academician (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Musa Tashmukhamedov – Soviet Uzbek poet and writer (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Abdulla Qahhor – Soviet Uzbek playwright (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Tuychi Tashmukhamedov – Soviet Uzbek folk musician (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Mukhitdin Kari-Yakubov – Soviet Uzbek actor and singer (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Yunus Rajabiy – Soviet Uzbek composer and academician (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Abror Hidoyatov – Soviet Uzbek theater actor (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Jurahan Sultanov – Soviet Uzbek actor, singer, and composer (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Mamurjon Uzakov – Soviet Uzbek singer (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Komiljon Otaniyozov – Soviet Uzbek singer and musician (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•   Botir Zokirov – Soviet Uzbek singer, writer, and actor (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2000)^[13]
•    Malik Nabiev – Soviet Uzbek artist (awarded on August 25, 2000)^[14]
•    Halima Nosirova – Soviet Uzbek opera singer (awarded on August 28, 2000)^[15]

•   Lutfi Sarimsoqova – Soviet Uzbek actress (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Mukarram Turgunbaeva – Soviet Uzbek ballet dancer (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Shukur Burkhanov – Soviet Uzbek actor (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Tamara Khanum – Soviet Uzbek actress of Armenian descent (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Sadriddin Ayni – Soviet Tajik writer and scholar (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Maqsud Shayxzoda – Soviet Uzbek poet and playwright (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Mirtemir Tursunov – Soviet Uzbek poet (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Mirkarim Osimov – Soviet Uzbek writer (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Ural Tansykbayev – Soviet Uzbek painter of Kazakh descent (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•    Chingiz Akhmarov – Soviet Uzbek artist of Tatar descent (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Khoji Abdurasulov – Soviet Uzbek artist (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Mannon Uyghur – Soviet Uzbek actor and playwright (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Maria Kuznetsova – Soviet Uzbek artist (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Abbas Bakirov – Soviet Uzbek actor and theater director (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Usta Shirin Murodov – Soviet Uzbek artist (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Nabi Ganiev – Soviet Uzbek actor, film director, and screenwriter (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•   Murojon Akhmedov – Soviet Uzbek artist (awarded posthumously on August 22, 2001)^[14][16]
•    Edvard Rtveladze – Soviet Uzbek academician of Georgian descent (awarded on August 22, 2001)^[14]
•    Saodat Kabulova – Soviet Uzbek opera singer and actress (awarded on August 24, 2001)^[17]
•    Oʻtkir Hoshimov – Soviet Uzbek writer (awarded on August 24, 2001)^[17]

•   Khabib Abdullaev – Soviet Uzbek academician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Sodiq Azimov – Soviet Uzbek physicist (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   To‘xtasin Jalilov – Soviet Uzbek composer (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Ubay Oripov – Soviet Uzbek academician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Igor Savitsky – Soviet Russian painter and archaeologist (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•    Tashmukhamed Sarymsakov – Soviet Uzbek mathematician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Sagdy Sirazhdinov – Soviet Uzbek politician and academician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Abid Sadykov – Soviet Uzbek chemist and politician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Hamid Sulaimonov – Soviet Uzbek scientist (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Olim Xoʻjayev – Soviet Uzbek actor and theater director (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Sabir Yunusov – Soviet Uzbek chemist (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Tashmuhamed Kara-Niyazov – Soviet Uzbek mathematician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Yahya Gulyamov – Soviet Uzbek archaeologist (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2002)^[18]
•   Galina Pugachenkova – Soviet archaeologist and art historian (awarded on August 26, 2002)^[19]
•    Abdukodir Khayitmetov – Soviet Uzbek scientist (awarded on August 26, 2002)^[19]
•   Valdas Adamkus – President of Lithuania (awarded on September 27, 2002)^[20]

•   Juan Carlos I of Spain – King of Spain (awarded on January 24, 2003)^[21]
•   Queen Sofía of Spain – Queen of Spain (awarded on January 24, 2003)^[22]
•   Aleksander Kwaśniewski – President of Poland (awarded on June 30, 2003)^[23]
•   Vasit Vakhidov – Soviet Uzbek surgeon and scientist (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•    Makhmud Mirzaev – Soviet Uzbek scientist (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•    Askad Mukhtar – Soviet Uzbek writer and poet (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Ibrohim Moʻminov – Soviet Uzbek scientist (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Rahim Pirmuhamedov – Soviet Uzbek actor (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Tolib Sodiqov – Soviet Uzbek composer and conductor (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Saib Khojaev – Soviet Uzbek actor (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•    Richard Schroeder – Russian and Soviet scientist (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Shuhrat – Soviet Uzbek poet and playwright (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Razzoq Hamroyev – Soviet Uzbek actor (awarded posthumously on August 25, 2003)^[24][25]
•   Eduard Shevardnadze – President of Georgia (awarded on October 9, 2003)^[26]
•   Georgi Parvanov – President of Bulgaria (awarded on November 18, 2003)^[27]
•   Matyakub Koshchanov – Uzbek academician (awarded on December 18, 2003)^[28]
•   Zhura Musaev – Uzbek academician (awarded on December 18, 2003)^[28]
•    Yalkin Turakulov – Uzbek scientist (awarded on December 18, 2003)^[28]

•   Khozhikhon Boltaev – Soviet Uzbek artist (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]
•   Muhammadzhon Mirzaev – Soviet Uzbek composer (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]
•   Hamid Olimjon – Soviet Uzbek writer and poet (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]
•   Nabi Rahimov – Soviet Uzbek actor (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]
•   Vsevolod Romanovsky – Soviet Russian mathematician (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]
•   Ayimkhan Shamuratova – Soviet Uzbek actress of Karakalpak descent (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]
•    Sora Eshontoʻrayeva – Soviet Uzbek actress (awarded posthumously on August 23, 2004)^[29]

•   Batyr Valikhodzhaev – Soviet Uzbek academician (awarded posthumously on August 24, 2005)^[30]
•   Shavkat Rakhmatullaev – Uzbek academician (awarded on August 24, 2005)^[30]
•   Mamadzhan Rakhmanov – Uzbek academician (awarded on August 24, 2005)^[30]
•   Yulduz Usmonova – Uzbek actress and singer (awarded on August 24, 2005)^[30]
•   Zokir Almatov – Uzbek politician (awarded on August 24, 2005)^[31]

•   Pirimqul Qodirov – Uzbek writer (awarded on August 25, 2006)^[32]
•   Rakhima Mavlanova – Uzbek academician (awarded on August 25, 2006)^[32]

•   Ruslan Chagaev – Uzbek professional boxer (awarded on April 17, 2007)^[33]
•   Timur Atakuziev – Uzbek scientist (awarded on August 27, 2007)^[34]
•   Albert Ataliev – Uzbek surgeon (awarded on August 27, 2007)^[34]
•   Orkhon Makhmudov – Uzbek politician (awarded on August 27, 2007)^[34]
•   Mahmud Salokhiddinov – Uzbek academician (awarded on August 27, 2007)^[34]
•   Abdulla Ubaidullaev – Uzbek politician (awarded on August 27, 2007)^[34]
•   Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow – President of Turkmenistan (awarded on October 17, 2007)^[35][36]

•   Vladimir Putin – President of Russia (awarded on February 20, 2008)^[37]
•   Suyima Gʻaniyeva – Uzbek scholar (awarded on August 25, 2008)^[38]
•   Hashimjon Ismailov – Uzbek director (awarded on August 25, 2008)^[38]
•   Mirzaatham Rakhimov – Uzbek scientist (awarded on August 25, 2008)^[38]
•    Artur Taymazov – Russian and Uzbek wrestler and politician of Ossetian descent (awarded on August 25, 2008)^[39]
•   Valdis Zatlers – President of Latvia (awarded on October 1, 2008)^[40]

•   Munojot Yoʻlchiyeva – Uzbek singer (awarded on August 24, 2011)^[41]
•   Muyassar Razzokova – Uzbek singer (awarded on August 24, 2011)^[41]

•  Haruhiko Kuroda – president of the Asian Development Bank (awarded on February 16, 2012)^[42]

•   Andris Berzins – President of Latvia (awarded on October 18, 2013)^[43]

•   Azizxon Qayumov – Uzbek scientist (awarded on August 22, 2014)^[44]

•   Ravshan Irmatov – Uzbek FIFA referee (awarded on December 31, 2015)^[45]

•   Bahodir Yoʻldoshev – Uzbek artistic director (awarded on August 28, 2019)^[46]

•   Abdulla Avloniy – Uzbek Jadid poet, playwright, journalist, and scholar (awarded on September 30, 2020)^[47]
•   Mahmudkhodja Behbudiy – Uzbek Jadid activist, writer, and journalist (awarded on September 30, 2020)^[47]
•   Munawwar Qari Abdurrashidkhan ogli – Uzbek Jadid author, poet, teacher, and journalist (awarded on September 30, 2020)^[47]