H.H. the Emir was awarded decorations and orders by a number of Arab and foreign countries in appreciation of his efforts to boost bilateral relations and promote cooperation with these countries. These are as follows:

• Medal of Oman 1975.
• The Nile Sash, Egypt 1976.
• King Abdul-Aziz Medal, Saudi Arabia 1976.
• Diagam Tanda Kehormation, Indonesia 1977.
• Order Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela 1977.
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, UK 1979.
• Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, France 1980.
• Al Muhamadi Medal, Morocco 1981.
• Sash of Merit, Lebanon 1986.
• Al Hussain Bin Ali Necklace, Jordan 1995.
• Medal of Merit, 1st class, Sultanate of Oman 1995.
• Medal of 7th November, the highest decoration in the Republic of Tunisia 1997.
• Grand Croix De La Légion D'Honneur, France 1998.
• Ordre National du Lion, Senegal 1998.
• Nishan-i-Pakistan, the highest decoration in Pakistan 1999.
• Des Grosskreuzes, Germany 1999.
• Ordinul National Steaua Romaniei, Romania 1999.
• The National CEDAR Medal of the Order of the Greatest Sash, Lebanon 2000.
• Cavaliere di Gran Croce, Italy 2000.
• Order of Republic, Yemen 2000.
• Order of Jose Marti, Cuba 2000.
• Greater Star, Cote D'Ivoire 2002.
• Al-Mohammadi Medal, Kingdom of Morocco 2002.
• The IAAF Golden Order of Merit 2005.
• White Rose of Finland, 2007.
• The Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Greece,2007.
•  The Grand Cross of Merit, Dominican Republic, 2008. 
• The Grand Officer of the first class, Portuguese Republic, 2009.
• The Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star, Republic of Croatia, 2009.
• The National Order of Merit,Republic of Malta, 2009