Awards and recognitions received by Alija Izetbegović

  • International “King Faisal Prize” for Service to Islam – 1993
  • “International Award for Democracy” by Center for Democracy, Washington DC, USA – 1995
  • “World Personality of the Year” by Madrid’s El Mundo – 1995
  • “Intellectual of the Year” Award by Ali Hafiz Osman Foundation in Medina – for year 1995
  • Honorary Doctorate from the University in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1996
  • The Sixth April Award by City of Sarajevo – 1997
  • “State Order of Freedom” of the Republic of Turkey – 1997
  • Honorary Doctorate from the Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh – 1997
  • “The Order of Independence” of the State of Qatar – 1997
  • The International League of Humanists Gold Badge – 1998
  • Honorary Doctorate in Law from Marmara University in Istanbul – 1998
  • Crans Montana Forum Award for advancement of democracy – 2000
  • “Personality of the Year” by United Arab Emirates – 2001
  • “Isa beg Ishakovic” Award for preservation of multiethnicism and multiculturalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina – 2014 (posthumously)
  • “The Honorary Mason of the Old Bridge – Monument of Peace” Charter from the Center for Peace in Mostar – 2019 (posthumously)