Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots

Mesrop Mashtots Order has been in effect since July 26, 1993. It is named after Mesrop Mashtots.

• Name — Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots • Native Name — Սուրբ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի շքանշան • Presenter — President of Armenia • Country — Armenia • Eligibility — Armenian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons • Awarded For — Significant achievements in economic development of Armenia, natural and social sciences, inventions, culture, education, healthcare, public service and activities promoting cooperation with foreign countries • Status — Active • Established — July 26, 1993 • Total Awarded — 44 • Caption2 — Service ribbon • Higher — Order of Saint Vardan Mamikonian • Lower — Order of Honour (Armenia) The Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots is awarded for significant achievements in economic development of Armenia, natural and social sciences, inventions, culture, education, healthcare, and public service, as well as for activities promoting scientific, technological, economic and cultural cooperation with foreign countries. The law on the St. Mesrop Mashtots Order has been in effect since July 26, 1993. It is named after Mesrop Mashtots.

• Name — Field — Year of award • Khoren Abrahamyan — Cinema / Theatre — 2000 • Valdas Adamkus — Politics — 2002 • Ivan Aivazovsky — Painting / Posthumous — 1997 • Nairuhi Alaverdyan — Music — 2001 • Levon Aronian — Chess — 2012 • Alexander Arutiunian — Music — 2001 • Yeghishe Astsatryan — Economy / Politics — 2004 • Charles Aznavour — Music / Diplomacy — 2001 • Zori Balayan — Publicism / Civic activity — 2010 • Nerses Bedros XIX — Religion — 2012 • Jacques Chirac — Politics — 2006 • Valery Gergiev — Music / Culture — 2009 • Gohar Gasparyan — Opera / Music — 1990 • Jivan Gasparyan — Music — 2001 • Rober Haddeciyan — Journalism / Literature — 2011 • Ofelya Hambardzumyan — Music — 2009 • Jon M. Huntsman Sr. — Philanthropy — 1998 • Iosif Kobzon — Music — 2004 • Samvel Karapetyan — Business / Charity — 2011 • Kirk Kerkorian — Business / Philanthropy — 2001 • Sergey Lavrov — Politics / Diplomacy — 2010 • Luzhkov, Yuri — Public service — 2003 • Tigran Mansurian — Music — 2017 • Ruben Matevosyan — Music — 2009 • Arthur Meschian — Music / Architecture — 2011 • Alexey Miller — Business / Energy — 2005 • Edvard Mirzoyan — Music — 2001 • Vladimir Movsisyan — Economy / Politics — — • Louise Manoogian Simone — Diaspora / Charity — 2001 • Frunzik Mkrtchyan — Cinema / Theatre — 2000 • Svetlana Navasardyan — Music — 2010 • Saparmurat Niyazov — Politics — 2000 • Yuri Oganessian — Science / Physics — 2019 • Konstantin Orbelyan — Music — 2003 • Ardem Patapoutian — Science / Neurobiology — 2022 • Arshak Petrosian — Chess — 2012 • Alla Pugacheva — Music — 2009 • Ryzhkov, Nikolai — Public service — 1998 • Eduard Shevardnadze — Politics — 1997 • Rita Vorperian — Journalist, Writer, Translator, and Researcher — — • Ruben Vardanyan — Business / Charity — 2011 • Varduhi Varderesyan — Theatre / Cinema — 2013 • Paul Guiragossian — Artist — — • Richard Hovannisian — historian — —