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flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar gets UAE’s First Class Order of Zayed II. Which other Indians have received it?

Key FactsMachchhar receives First Class Order of Zayed II

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On 30 September, Machchhar was seriously injured while helping foil the alleged cockpit terror attack aboard flight FZ1073.

The other honoured crew members have not been publicly identified; Machchhar is believed to be the group’s only Indian expatriate.

Machchhar is believed to be the third Indian recipient, after former ambassadors Navdeep Singh Suri (2019) and Sunjay Sudhir (2025).

The First Class Order of Zayed II is widely described as the UAE’s second-highest civilian honour, distinct from the top Order of Zayed.

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