Order of the Golden Eagle

The Order of the Golden Eagle or "Altyn Kyran" Order (Алтын Қыран ордені, 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. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan becomes a Commander special class of the Order of Altyn Kyran.

Notable recipients

 * Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Federation (1997)
 * Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1997)
 * Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of the 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)
 * Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea (2009)
 * Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2009)
 * Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2012)
 * Abdullah Gul, President of Turkey (2012)
 * Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (2013)