Star of Mahaputera

{{Infobox order

| name = Star of Mahaputera
{{lang|id|Bintang Mahaputera}}

| image = 250px

| awarded_by = President of Indonesia

| country = {{INA}}

| type = Order

| eligibility = Civilian

| status = Currently awarded

| head_title = Grand Master

| head = President of Indonesia

| established = 1959

| first_induction = 1959{{Cite web|title=Daftar WNI yang Mendapat Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Mahaputera tahun 1959 s.d. 2003|url=https://cdn.setneg.go.id/_multimedia/document/20180910/41462-Bintang_Mahaputera_tahun_1959-2003.pdf|website=Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia|access-date=2021-01-20}}

| last_induction = 2023

| higher = Star of the Republic of Indonesia

| lower = Star of Service
Star of Humanities
Star of the Upholder of Democracy
Cultural Merit Star
Guerilla Star
The Sacred Star
Military Distinguished Service Star

| image2 = 85px
Ribbon bar of Adipurna class
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Ribbon bar of Adipradana class
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Ribbon bar of Utama class
85px
Ribbon bar of Pratama class
85px
Ribbon bar of Nararya class

}}

Star of Mahaputera (Indonesian:Bintang Mahaputera) is the second highest honorary award awarded by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, one level below the Star of the Republic of Indonesia.{{Cite web|last=Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia|title=Undang-Undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2009 Tentang Gelar, Tanda Jasa, dan Tanda Kehormatan|url=https://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/UU_2009_20.pdf|website=Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia|access-date=2021-04-20|archive-date=2021-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613142735/https://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/UU_2009_20.pdf|url-status=dead}} This honorary award was officially established in 1959.{{cite web|date={{date|1959}}|title=Undang-Undang Darurat No. 6 Tahun 1959 tentang Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Mahaputera|url=https://anri.sikn.go.id/index.php/uud-no-6-1959|publisher=Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia|access-date=2021-08-12}}

This star is given to those who extraordinarily maintain the integrity, continuity and glory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.{{Cite web|last=Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia|title=Bintang Mahaputera|url=https://cdn.setneg.go.id/_multimedia/document/20171031/585158512._bintang_mahaputra.pdf|website=Kementerian Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia|access-date=2018-02-25}} As the giver of the honorary badge, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, directly becomes the owner of the first class of this honorary badge, namely the "Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna". Just like the President, the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia.{{cite web|date=10 May 2019|title=Tanda Kehormatan yang dimiliki Presiden|url=https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/muspres/tanda-kehormatan-yang-dimiliki-presiden/|publisher=Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia|accessdate=2019-08-23}}

Classes

The Mahaputera Star is awarded in five classes as follows.

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! Adipurna
{{small|(1st class)}}

! Adipradana
{{small|(2nd class)}}

! Utama
{{small|(3rd class)}}

! Pratama
{{small|(4th class)}}

! Nararya
{{small|(5th class)}}

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| Adipurna
1st class

| Adipradana
2nd class

| Utama
3rd class

| Pratama
4th class

| Nararya
5th class

Adipurna – wearing a star on the sash ribbon on the right shoulder and a patra on the left chest.
Adipradana – wearing a star on the sash ribbon on the right shoulder and a patra on the left chest.
Utama – wearing a star on a necklace ribbon around the neck and a patra on the left chest.
Pratama – wearing a star on a necklace ribbon around the neck and a patra on the left chest.
Nararya – wearing a star on a necklace ribbon around the neck and a patra on the left chest.

Recipients of the 1st Class

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!Name

!Title

!Legal Basis

!Year

!Ref.

Abdul Halim of Kedah

|Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia

|16 March 1970

|{{Cite web|title=malay2|url=https://www.royalark.net/Malaysia/malay2.htm|website=www.royalark.net|access-date=2024-01-17}}

Abdurrahman Wahid

|President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.16/TK/2001

|23 February 2001

Adam Malik

|Vice President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.13/TK/1978

|23 March 1978

Agus Salim

|National Hero of Indonesia

| -

|1961

B. J. Habibie

|President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.22/TK/1998

|12 March 1998

|{{Cite web|title=Penghargaan Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna Presiden Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie|url=https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/award/?box=detail&id=173&from_box=list&hlm=1&search_ruas=&search_keyword=&activation_status=&presiden_id=4&presiden=habibie|website=Kepustakaan Presiden-Presiden RI|publisher=Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425063139/https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/award/?box=detail&id=173&from_box=list&hlm=1&search_ruas=&search_keyword=&activation_status=&presiden_id=4&presiden=habibie|url-status=dead}}

Beatrix

|Queen of the Netherlands

Boediono

| rowspan="2" |Vice President of Indonesia

|2009

Gibran Rakabuming Raka

|Pasal 10 ayat (2) UU No. 20/2009

|{{Date|2024-10-20}}

Hamengkubuwono I

|Sultan of Yogyakarta, National Hero

|Keppres No.85/TK/2006

|3 November 2006

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

|President of Indonesia

Hamzah Haz

|Vice President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.67/TK/2001

|8 August 2001

Hasri Ainun Besari

|First Lady of Indonesia

|Keppres No.41/TK/1998

|28 May 1998

Imelda Marcos

|First Lady of the Philippines

|January 1968

|{{Citation|title=Video Kunjungan Presiden Filipina Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. di Indonesia Tahun 1968| date=14 January 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO-SlHyHC4g|accessdate=2024-02-15|language=id-ID}}

Joko Widodo

|President of Indonesia

Ki Hadjar Dewantara

|National Hero, Teacher, Politician

| -

|15 February 1961

Lee Soon-ja

|First Lady of South Korea

| -

|25 June 1981

|{{Cite book|last=Pewarta Departemen Luar Negeri RI|first=Indonesia|date=1981|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oL_f-JUzVqoC&q=adipurna|title=Pewarta Departemen Luar Negeri RI Volume 17-25|location=Indonesia|publisher=Pusat Dokumentasi dan Perpustakaan, Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Masalah Luar Negeri, Departemen Luar Negeri RI|pages=62}}

Ma'ruf Amin

|Vice President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.113/TK/2019

|22 October 2019

Megawati Soekarnoputri

|President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.17/TK/2001

|23 February 2001

Jusuf Kalla

|Vice President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.84/TK/2004

|27 October 2004

Pangeran Sambernyowo

|Adipati Praja Mangkunegaran

|Keppres No.48/TK/1988

|17 August 1988

Prabowo Subianto

|President of Indonesia

|Pasal 10 ayat (1) UU No. 20/2009

|{{Date|2024-10-20}}

Saleha

|Queen consort of Brunei

Empress Michiko

|Crown Princess of Japan

|31 January 1962

|{{cite web|date={{date|1962-01-31}}|title=Crown Prince And Crown Princess Visit Southeast Asia|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/crown-prince-akihito-receives-the-bintang-republik-news-photo/1145369687|publisher=The Asahi Shimun|trans-title=Pangeran Mahkota dan Putri Mahkota Mengunjungi Asia Tenggara|access-date={{date|2021-01-11}}|lang=en}}

Suharto

|President of Indonesia

|Keppres No.29/TK/1988

|27 May 1988

|{{Cite web|title=Penghargaan Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna Presiden Soeharto|url=https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/award/?box=detail&id=36&from_box=list&hlm=3&search_ruas=&search_keyword=&activation_status=&presiden_id=2&presiden=suharto|website=Kepustakaan Presiden-Presiden RI|publisher=Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425063137/https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/award/?box=detail&id=36&from_box=list&hlm=3&search_ruas=&search_keyword=&activation_status=&presiden_id=2&presiden=suharto|url-status=dead}}

Sukarno

|President of Indonesia

| rowspan="2" |Pasal 3 UU Darurat No. 6 Tahun 1959

|1959

|{{Cite web|title=Penghargaan Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna Presiden Soekarno|url=https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/award/?box=detail&id=31&from_box=list&hlm=1&search_ruas=&search_keyword=&activation_status=&presiden_id=1&presiden=sukarno|website=Kepustakaan Presiden-Presiden RI|publisher=Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425063139/https://kepustakaan-presiden.perpusnas.go.id/award/?box=detail&id=31&from_box=list&hlm=1&search_ruas=&search_keyword=&activation_status=&presiden_id=1&presiden=sukarno|url-status=dead}}

Hamengkubuwono IX

| rowspan="2" |Vice President of Indonesia

Sudharmono

|Vice Pres

|Keppres No.10/TK/1988

|29 March 1988

Sudirman

|Commander of the

Indonesian National Armed Forces

| -

|3 February 1961

Try Sutrisno