SettingsHonorary Officers of the Order of Australia
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (born 21 May 1936 in Miri, Sarawak) is the fourth and current Chief Minister of Sarawak.
Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (born 21 May 1936 in Miri, Sarawak) is the fourth and current Chief Minister of Sarawak.
Alf Morris
Alfred Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester, AO, QSO, PC (born 23 March 1928) is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.
Alfred Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester, AO, QSO, PC (born 23 March 1928) is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.
Ali Alatas
Ali Alatas (4 November 193211 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Hadhrami descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999.
Ali Alatas (4 November 193211 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Hadhrami descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999.
Azman Hashim
Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim (born July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur) is one of the richest people in Malaysia and his net worth is estimated by Forbes to be US$600 million, making him the 9th richest pe...
Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim (born July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur) is one of the richest people in Malaysia and his net worth is estimated by Forbes to be US$600 million, making him the 9th richest pe...
Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
Benno Charles Schmidt, Jr. is the Chairman of Avenues: The World School, a worldwide system of for profit, private K-12 schools, and Chairman of the Board of Trustes of the City University of Ne...
Benno Charles Schmidt, Jr. is the Chairman of Avenues: The World School, a worldwide system of for profit, private K-12 schools, and Chairman of the Board of Trustes of the City University of Ne...
Da'i Bachtiar
Da'i Bachtiar (born April 25, 1951 in Indramayu, West Java) was Chief of Indonesian National Police from 2001-2005.
Da'i Bachtiar (born April 25, 1951 in Indramayu, West Java) was Chief of Indonesian National Police from 2001-2005.
David E. Jeremiah
Admiral David Elmer Jeremiah, USN (Retired), (born February 25, 1934) is a former United States Navy Admiral, who served as Vice Chairman and also Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Admiral David Elmer Jeremiah, USN (Retired), (born February 25, 1934) is a former United States Navy Admiral, who served as Vice Chairman and also Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Dick Dusseldorp
Gerardus Jozef Dusseldorp AO (2 December 191822 April 2000) was a Dutch engineer and the founder of Civil and Civic, the financing arm of which later emerged as Lend Lease Corporation, one of Au...
Gerardus Jozef Dusseldorp AO (2 December 191822 April 2000) was a Dutch engineer and the founder of Civil and Civic, the financing arm of which later emerged as Lend Lease Corporation, one of Au...
Edo de Waart
Edo de Waart is a Dutch conductor, and the Music Director of both the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Edo de Waart is a Dutch conductor, and the Music Director of both the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Googie Withers
Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011) was an English theatre, film and television actress.
Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011) was an English theatre, film and television actress.
Helen Quinn
Helen Rhoda Quinn (born May 19, 1943 in Melbourne) is an Australian-born particle physicist.
Helen Rhoda Quinn (born May 19, 1943 in Melbourne) is an Australian-born particle physicist.
Hugh Templeton
Hugh Campbell Templeton QSO AO (born 1929) is a former New Zealand diplomat, politician and member of parliament for the National Party.
Hugh Campbell Templeton QSO AO (born 1929) is a former New Zealand diplomat, politician and member of parliament for the National Party.
I Made Mangku Pastika
Colonel General Police I Made Mangku Pastika is the governor of Bali for the 2008-2013 term.
Colonel General Police I Made Mangku Pastika is the governor of Bali for the 2008-2013 term.
Ieremia Tabai
Sir Ieremia Tienang Tabai GCMG AO was the first President of Kiribati.
Sir Ieremia Tienang Tabai GCMG AO was the first President of Kiribati.
James McWha
James Alexander McWha is a botanist who received the Order of Australia in 2011.
James Alexander McWha is a botanist who received the Order of Australia in 2011.
James Wolfensohn
Sir James David Wolfensohn KBE AO (born 1 December 1933) was the ninth president of the World Bank Group.
Sir James David Wolfensohn KBE AO (born 1 December 1933) was the ninth president of the World Bank Group.
Jeffrey Cheah
Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling is the founder and chairman of The Sunway Group of Companies in Malaysia.
Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling is the founder and chairman of The Sunway Group of Companies in Malaysia.
Jerzy Toeplitz
Jerzy Toeplitz AO was born in 1909 in Kharkiv.
Jerzy Toeplitz AO was born in 1909 in Kharkiv.
John Abizaid
John Philip Abizaid, AO is a retired General in the United States Army and former Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, ...
John Philip Abizaid, AO is a retired General in the United States Army and former Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, ...
Joseph Prueher
Joseph Wilson Prueher (; Pinyin: Pǔ Lǚ’è) (born November 25, 1942) served as United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1999 to 2001.
Joseph Wilson Prueher (; Pinyin: Pǔ Lǚ’è) (born November 25, 1942) served as United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1999 to 2001.
Kabun Mutō
Kabun Mutō was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for a brief period in 1993.
Kabun Mutō was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for a brief period in 1993.
Khoo Boon Hui
Tan Sri Khoo Boon Hui, born in 1954 in Singapore, is the Senior Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the current president of INTERPOL. He was appointed the Commissioner of the S...
Tan Sri Khoo Boon Hui, born in 1954 in Singapore, is the Senior Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the current president of INTERPOL. He was appointed the Commissioner of the S...
Laurence W. Lane Jr.
Laurence William Lane Jr. often known as Bill Lane (November 7, 1919 – July 31, 2010) was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist.
Laurence William Lane Jr. often known as Bill Lane (November 7, 1919 – July 31, 2010) was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist.
Maina Gielgud
Maina Gielgud (born London; 14 January 1945) is a former British ballet dancer and a veteran ballet administrator.
Maina Gielgud (born London; 14 January 1945) is a former British ballet dancer and a veteran ballet administrator.
Malcolm Williamson
Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson AO, CBE was an Australian composer.
Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson AO, CBE was an Australian composer.
Mechai Viravaidya
Mechai Viravaidya is a former politician and activist in Thailand who has popularized condoms in that country.
Mechai Viravaidya is a former politician and activist in Thailand who has popularized condoms in that country.
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Mel Sembler
Melvin Floyd Sembler (born May 10, 1930) is former United States Ambassador to Italy (2001–2005), and former Ambassador to Australia and Nauru (1989–1993).
Melvin Floyd Sembler (born May 10, 1930) is former United States Ambassador to Italy (2001–2005), and former Ambassador to Australia and Nauru (1989–1993).
Michael Hayden
Michael Vincent Hayden, (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency and Director ...
Michael Vincent Hayden, (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency and Director ...
Michael Hayden (general)
Michael Vincent Hayden is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Michael Vincent Hayden is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Michael Mullen
Michael Glenn "Mike" Mullen is a retired United States Navy admiral, who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2011.
Michael Glenn "Mike" Mullen is a retired United States Navy admiral, who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2011.
Qawwal Shahid Ali Khan
Shahid Ali Khan (Urdu: شاہد علی خان) is a Canada based singer in the Qawwali genre, a musical tradition that dates back over 700 years.
Shahid Ali Khan (Urdu: شاہد علی خان) is a Canada based singer in the Qawwali genre, a musical tradition that dates back over 700 years.
Robert F. Willard
Robert Frederick "Bob" Willard is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 22nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Command from October 19, 2009 to March 9, 2012.
Robert Frederick "Bob" Willard is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 22nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Command from October 19, 2009 to March 9, 2012.
Samuel Pisar
Samuel Pisar is a Polish-born American-Jewish lawyer, author, and Holocaust survivor.
Samuel Pisar is a Polish-born American-Jewish lawyer, author, and Holocaust survivor.
Sanduk Ruit
Dr. Sanduk Ruit is a Nepali eye surgeon whose small-incision cataract surgery with the use of inexpensive intraocular lenses has enabled hundreds of thousands of poor cataract patients of Nepal...
Dr. Sanduk Ruit is a Nepali eye surgeon whose small-incision cataract surgery with the use of inexpensive intraocular lenses has enabled hundreds of thousands of poor cataract patients of Nepal...
Shahid Ali Khan
Shahid Ali Khan born as Nawabzada Shahid Ali Khan is a British/Pakistani businessman, corporatist and an industrialist.
Shahid Ali Khan born as Nawabzada Shahid Ali Khan is a British/Pakistani businessman, corporatist and an industrialist.
Thomas B. Fargo
Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo (born June 13, 1948) served in the United States Navy during the late 20th century and early 21st century.
Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo (born June 13, 1948) served in the United States Navy during the late 20th century and early 21st century.
Tom Schieffer
John Thomas Schieffer, known as Tom Schieffer, is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2009 and as U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005.
John Thomas Schieffer, known as Tom Schieffer, is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2009 and as U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005.
Tony O'Reilly
Sir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly, Kt., is an Irish businessman and former international rugby union player.
Sir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly, Kt., is an Irish businessman and former international rugby union player.