PM Narendra Modi receives the National Honour of Ghana, Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana in Accra
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was conferred the National Honour of Ghana – Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana – by the President of Ghana His Excellency John Dramani Mahama on 02 July 2025.
» Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was given this honor in recognition of his distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership. It is Ghana’s highest civilian award.
This honour was conferred on the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, when he was on an official visit to Ghana from July 02-03, 2025. This State Visit of Prime Minister to Ghana is the first such visit in three decades.
PM’s visit to Ghana:
» Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with the President of Ghana, H.E. Dr. John Dramani Mahama.
Special session of Ghana’s parliament:
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed a special session of the Parliament of Ghana, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
Discussion:
- The two leaders met in restricted and delegation level formats and held wide-ranging talks. They agreed to elevate the relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership.
- Both leaders reaffirmed the warm and time-tested ties between India and Ghana and discussed ways to expand cooperation in key areas including trade & investment, agriculture, capacity building, digital technology, infrastructure, and people-to-people ties.
- The leaders also discussed strengthening defence and security partnership.
- They committed to further strengthening development cooperation partnership—especially through India-supported infrastructure and capacity-building projects. India offered to share its experiences in the fields of health, pharma, digital public infrastructure, UPI and skill development.
- The two sides agreed to strengthen global fight against terrorism.
MoUs:
» Following the delegation level talks, four MoUs in the fields of Culture, Standards, Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine, and Joint Commission Mechanism for engagement between Foreign Ministries were exchanged.
About the National Honour of Ghana- "Order of the Star of Ghana":
» The Order of the Star of Ghana is the second-highest national award given by the Government of Ghana.
- This award is given to those individuals who have made significant contributions in the interest of the country.
- It was once Ghana’s highest honour until June 23, 2008, when it was surpassed by the Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana.
- The Order is awarded in three classes: Companion (CSG), Officer (OSG), and Member (MSG), each with honorary and various divisions such as civil, military, and police.
- PM Modi was conferred the Officer grade.