Darjah Utama Nila Utama

Darjah Utama Nila Utama
(*Order of Nila Utama*)
Darjah Utama Nila Utama ; (Order of Nila Utama);
Type	Order of Honour
Established	1975
Country	Singapore
Awarded for	Service
Status	Active
Grades	Order of Nila Utama (With High Distinction); Order of Nila Utama (With Distinction); Order of Nila Utama;
Post-nominals	DUNU
Precedence
Next (higher)	Darjah Utama Temasek
Next (lower)	Sijil Kemuliaan
	; Ribbon after 1996; ; Ribbon prior to 1996;

The Darjah Utama Nila Utama (English: Order of Nila Utama) is Singapore's third most prestigious national honour instituted in 1975. It is an Order conferred by the President of Singapore and was originally intended to be the highest award to be conferred to a foreign dignitary. It was later awarded to mostly citizens of Singapore.

As of 1 August 2019, the Order has three different grades:

the Order of Nila Utama (With High Distinction),
the Order of Nila Utama (With Distinction), and
the Order of Nila Utama.

Recipients of the honour are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUNU.

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