Midalja ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika
The Medal Midalja ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika is the Maltese medal of merit established in 1975 with the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act .
The medal can be awarded to citizens of the Republic of Malta for outstanding service to their country. The award of the medal is not associated with a financial contribution or other privileges. A posthumous award of the medal is possible. Foreign citizens can receive the medal on an honorary basis. Individuals who have been awarded the medal are entitled to use the post-nominal M.QR after their name.
Award
The medal is awarded by the President of the Republic on the written proposal of the Prime Minister. In practice, however, all citizens of the republic and social organizations can submit a proposal for the award. The proposals are examined and submitted to a committee whose members are appointed by the Prime Minister.
The medal can be awarded to a maximum of ten Maltese citizens and institutions in one year, the number of living bearers of the medal is limited to one hundred. The medal can be awarded to foreign citizens on an honorary basis. Allocation to foreign citizens is not subject to any numerical restriction.
The medals are awarded by the President of the Republic in a solemn investiture . The names of the individuals awarded the medal are published in the government gazette , the Government Gazette .
Medal holder (selection)
- December 13, 1992: John Ripard
- December 13, 1996: Mary Spiteri
- December 13, 2000: Carmel Busuttil
- December 13, 2001: Joseph Muscat
- December 13, 2008: Ira Losco
- December 13, 2008: Maritime Squadron Armed Forces of Malta
- December 13, 2013: Air Wing Armed Forces of Malta
- December 13, 2013: Winner team of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- December 13, 2015: Winner team of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Honorary holder of the medal
- December 13, 1976: Abdulati el Obeidi
- December 13, 1976: Giuseppe Piovano
- December 13, 1976: Umberto Pellizzola
- December 13, 1976: Ernst Wolf Mommsen
- December 13, 1976: Robert Ellsworth
- December 13, 1976: Juliet Bingley
- May 30, 1977: Mansour Kikhia
- May 30, 1977: Francis C. Fabre
- August 12, 1977: Ali Treki
- August 23, 1979: Xu Huizhong (posthumous)
- August 28, 1979: Malik Nur Khan
- May 16, 1983: Filippo Maria Pandolfi
- December 16, 1985: Paul Rudolf Kraemer
- December 13, 1994: Barbara Helga Ellul
- March 31, 1998: Alfred Barbaro
- March 31, 1998: Claude Bietron
- March 31, 1998: Victor George Borg
- March 31, 1998: John Hogg
- March 31, 1998: Walter Höhmann
- June 15, 1999: Paola Bracco
- June 15, 1999: Mario Ciatti
- June 15, 1999: Cecilia Frosinini
- December 13, 2001: Barbara Patricia Burkey
- December 13, 2013: Annie Sciriha
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office of the Prime Minister, Honors and Awards (English)
- ↑ Office of the Prime Minister, Submit a Nomination (English)
- ↑ Office of the Prime Minister, Officers of the Orders and Members of the Nomination Committee (English)