Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred France’s highest civilian award
Sunil Bharti Mittal has been awarded France's highest civilian honor, the Legion of Honour, by President Emmanuel Macron. The award recognizes his contributions to telecommunications and his role in strengthening economic ties between India and France.
Why it matters
This recognition highlights the deepening strategic and economic partnership between India and France in the technology and space sectors.
Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has been conferred the highest civilian award in France, Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour), by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Légion d'Honneur is the highest civilian award bestowed by the French Republic.
Mr. Mittal has been conferred the distinction in recognition of his longstanding commitment to deepening economic ties between India and France and his outstanding achievements in telecommunications and digital infrastructure, a company statement said.
Ambassador of France to India Thierry Mathou said Sunil Bharti Mittal has been a friend of France for more than thirty years, since the early days of Airtel in 1992.
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