Order of the Golden Eagle#Notable recipients
{{short description|Highest order of Kazakhstan}}
{{confuse|Golden Medal of the Eagle}}
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File:Insignia of order Gold eagle.jpg
The Order of the Golden Eagle or "Altyn Qyran" Order ({{langx|kk|Алтын Қыран ордені}}, Altyn Qyran ordenı; {{langx|ru|Орден Золотого орла}}) is the highest order of Kazakhstan. The order is awarded by the President of Kazakhstan. Established in 1995, the order recognizes outstanding service to Kazakhstan. The Order of the Golden Eagle may be awarded to individuals who have previously been awarded orders by Kazakhstan or the Soviet Union.{{cite web|title=Awards and orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan|url=http://egov.kz/wps/portal/Content?contentPath=/egovcontent/bus_int_property/culture_/article/nagrada_rk&lang=en|publisher=Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan|accessdate=7 January 2015}} The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan becomes a Commander special class of the Order of Altyn Kyran.{{cite web|title=Symbols of power|url=http://personal.akorda.kz/en/category/simvoli_vlasti/1273|website=Personal page of Nursultan Nazarbayev|accessdate=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709045400/http://personal.akorda.kz/en/category/simvoli_vlasti/1273|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}
Notable recipients
- Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Federation (1997)
- Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1997)
- Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China (1997)
- Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1999)
- Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2000)
- Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (2003)
- Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (2004)
- Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (2008)
- Akihito, Emperor of Japan (2008)
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE (2009)
- Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2009){{cite web|title=Елбасы Финляндияның жоғары ордендерімен марапатталды|url=http://ontustik.gov.kz/view.php?id=1193|website=ontustik.gov.kz|accessdate=20 December 2014|language=kk|date=25 March 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220233525/http://ontustik.gov.kz/view.php?id=1193|archivedate=20 December 2014}}
- Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea (2009)
- Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2009)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2012){{cite news |title=Erdoğan'a 'Altın Kıran Nişanı' verildi |url=https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/erdogana-altin-kiran-nisani-verildi-414748 |access-date=31 March 2022 |work=Yeni Şafak |date=11 October 2012 |language=tr-TR}}
- Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2012)
- Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (2013)
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan (2019)
- Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2022){{cite web |title=И.Г. Алиевті «Алтын Қыран» орденімен наградтау туралы |url=https://www.akorda.kz/kz/ig-alievti-altyn-kyran-ordenimen-nagradtau-turaly-2475618|website=akorda.kz|accessdate=24 August 2022|language=kk|date=24 August 2022}}
- Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China (2022){{cite web |last=Виктор Николаев |date=14 September 2022 |title="I value this order very much": how the award ceremony for Xi Jinping was held |script-title=ru:"Я очень дорожу этим орденом": как прошла церемония награждения Си Цзиньпина |url=https://www.nur.kz/politics/universe/1987795-ya-ochen-dorozhu-etim-ordenom-kak-proshla-tseremoniya-nagrazhdeniya-si-tszinpina/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029101603/https://www.nur.kz/politics/universe/1987795-ya-ochen-dorozhu-etim-ordenom-kak-proshla-tseremoniya-nagrazhdeniya-si-tszinpina/ |archive-date=29 October 2022 |website={{interlanguage link|Nur.kz|ru}}}}{{cite web|url= https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202209/15/WS63220e44a310fd2b29e77a75.html|title=Chinese leader awarded highest Kazakh honor|first=Qingyun|last=Wang|newspaper=China Daily|date=2022-09-15|access-date=2022-09-15}}
- Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (2022)
- Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (2023){{cite web|url=https://el.kz/en/kazakh-president-awards-emomali-rahmon-with-the-order-of-golden-eagle_73432 |title=Kazakh President awards Emomali Rahmon with The Order of Golden Eagle |language=en |publisher=el.kz |date=2023-05-04|access-date=2023-12-12}}
- Abdullah II of Jordan, King of Jordan (2024){{cite news |title=King, Kazakh president discuss bilateral ties, regional developments |url=https://jordantimes.com/news/local/king-kazakh-president-discuss-bilateral-ties-regional-developments |access-date=16 May 2025|newspaper=The Jordan Times|date=19 February 2024 |language=en}}
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan (2024){{cite web|url=https://en.inform.kz/news/kassym-jomart-tokayev-awards-shavkat-mirziyoyev-with-altyn-qyran-order-e4262f |title=Kassym-Jomart Tokayev awards Shavkat Mirziyoyev with Altyn Qyran Order |language=en |publisher=inform.kz |date=2024-08-08|access-date=2024-08-08}}