Date of Award Honour/Award Title Reason for Award Awarding Body
1 1973 Lenin Peace Prize USSR
2 1980 Frederic Joliot Curie Gold Medal
3 1984 Medaglia Pontificia (Pope's Medal) Anno VI The Vatican City,Italy
4 1988 Grant Master Order Merit: The Grant Cruz (Highest Order) Brazil
5 1988 Ho Chi Minh Peace Award Vietnam
6 1988 The Namibia Freedom Award For his leadership role in the struggle against apartheid California State University, USA
7 1988 Honorary Citizenship of the City of Atlanta For his leadership role in the struggle for freedom, national independence and social justice Atlanta, USA
8 1988 Recognition granted City and County of San Francisco
9 1988 Recognition granted City of Chicago
10 1988 Recognition granted City of East Palo Alto
11 1990 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Disarmament and Development In recognition of his outstanding contribution in leading the people of Namibia to freedom India
12 1991 Medaglia Pontificia (Pope's Medal) Anno XIII The Vatican City, Italy
13 1991 Order of José Marti Cuba
14 1991 Ordre du Merite Congo Republic of Congo
15 1992 Chief of Golden Heart Kenya
16 1992 Order of the National Flag (First Class) Democratic People's Republic of Korea
17 1994 "Grand Cordon" Decoration Tunisia
18 1995 Grand Master of the Order of Welwitschia Namibia
19 1995 Order of Liberty (Highest Cross) Portugal
20 1995 Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger The Hunger Project
21 1996 Order of Good Hope (Gold) South Africa
22 2002 Order of Friendship Award Vietnam
23 2003 O.B.F.F.S. Romania
24 2003 Fellowship Award of the Institute of Governance and Social Research In recognition of his contribution to the liberation of his country, the establishment of Democratic foundation, peace and Political stability in Namibia, and the enhancement of the dignity of the Black Man Institute of Governance and Social Research, Nigeria
25 2004 Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana (Ghana National Highest Award) As an expression of respect and admiration of the Government and people of Ghana Ghana
26 2004 Founding President of the Republic of Namibia and Father of the Namibian Nation In recognition of his dedication to his selfless sacrifice to the national liberation struggle and nation building Namibian Parliament
27 2004 Lifetime Conservation Award Cheetah Conservation Fund (Nujoma is the international patron of this organisation since 1991)[18]
28 2008 International KIM IL Sung Prize Certificate India
29 2010 Sir Seretse Khama SADC Meda SADC