Republic : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown : Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Defender of the Realm : Grand Cordon of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite. : First Class of the Order of Intellectual Merit : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau : Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal : Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav : Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta : Grand Cordon of the Nishan-e-Imtiaz : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star : Recipient of the 70th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf : Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon (1973) : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order : Grand Cordon of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia Honorary degrees and doctorates In 2002, Prince Hassan was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York, in recognition of his contribution to the field of post-war reconstruction and development. In 2004 he was awarded an honorary fellowship by York St John University, for his lifelong contribution to peace initiatives in the Middle East, humanitarian projects and inspirational leadership in interfaith dialogue. Honorary Degree of Science, Boğaziçi University, Turkey (1981) Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, Durham University, U.K. (1990) Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, U.S.A. (1995) Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland (1996) Honorary Doctorate, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia (1997) Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Birmingham, U.K. (1999) Honorary Doctorate, Bilkent University, Turkey (1999) Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLB), University of Hertfordshire, U.K. (2000) Honorary Doctorate of Theology, University of Tübingen, Germany (2001) Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, University of Oklahoma, U.S.A. (2002) Honorary Doctorate, University of York, U.K. (2002) Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Portsmouth, U.K. (2002) Honorary Doctorate of Laws, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan (2005) Honorary Degree of LLD Honoris Causa, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, U.K. (2005) Honorary Degree and the Medal of the World Academy, Old Dominion University, U.S.A. (2005) Doctorate Honoris Causa, Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM), Brazil (2006) Doctorate Honoris Causa, Institute of