Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal Honored with France's Highest Civilian Award
Key Highlights
- Sunil Bharti Mittal receives Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur.
- Bharti Enterprises Chairman recognized for economic ties with France.
- Mittal to receive insignia at ceremony on Oct 28.
French President Emmanuel Macron has conferred the highest civilian award. Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur, on Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises. The Légion d’Honneur, established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, is the highest civilian award bestowed by the French Republic.
Mittal has been recognized for his longstanding commitment to deepening economic ties between India and France. As well as his outstanding achievements in telecommunications and digital infrastructure.
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Ambassador Thierry Mathou described Mittal as a "friend of France for more than thirty years" and praised his role in nurturing ties between the two countries. noting that he has unflaggingly nurtured these ties over the decades. And shown what French and Indian business endeavours can achieve together, Mathou shared.
"Today he advances these relations as Vice-Chairman of Eutelsat, at a time when our two countries are moving forward jointly in space and digital technology."
Mittal was conferred the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, in 2007. He became the first Indian citizen to be honoured as a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) by King Charles III in 2024.
The insignia will be conferred at a ceremony to be held on Wednesday (Oct 28) at the embassy of France in India, New Delhi.
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“I am moved and humbled by this gracious award from the Republic of France. My association with France began at Airtel’s inception in 1992. At that time, Compagnie Générale des Eaux joined hands with Bharti to introduce mobile telephony in India.
It continues today through my role as Co-Chairman of Eutelsat, the European satellite champion. I accept this honour with gratitude to the President of the French Republic. Emmamuel Macron and with a renewed commitment to further deepen the economic ties between India and France.”.
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