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ĠIEĦ IR-REPUBBLIKA ACT (CAP. 251)

IT is hereby notified that in terms of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has made the following appointments to the National Order of Merit as well as the following awards of the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika and of the Distinguished Service Medal:

The National Order of Merit

Officer

Mr Mario Cutajar

Dr Stephen C. Spiteri

Member

Prof. Joseph Borg

Dr Louis Buhagiar

Mr Victor Fenech

Dr Lawrence Scerri

Dr Charles Swain

Prof. Alfred J. Vella

Dr Theresa Zammit Lupi

Honorary Member

Mr Emanuele Grimaldi

Dr Fabio Gualandris

Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika

Mro Joe Brown

Mr Felix Busuttil

Mr Tony Camilleri

Prof. Alexander E. Felice (awarded posthumously)

Dr Edwin Lanfranco (awarded posthumously)

Mr Fabio Spiteri

Ms Sonia Young

Dar tal-Providenza

Prof. Max Gibbons on an honorary basis (awarded posthumously)

Distinguished Service Medal

Captain Mark Anthony Cassar

Captain Darren Debono

13th December, 2025

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