Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has been conferred the highest civilian award in France, Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour), by French President Emmanuel Macron.
“It continues today through my role as Co-Chairman of Eutelsat, the European satellite champion. Ambassador of France to India Thierry Mathou said that Sunil Bharti Mittal has been a friend of France for more than thirty years, since the early days of Airtel in 1992.
Mittal has been conferred the distinction in recognition of his longstanding commitment to deepening economic ties between India and France and his outstanding achievements in telecommunications and digital infrastructure, a company statement said. “In awarding him the Légion d’Honneur, the President of the Republic recognises an outstanding business leader who has contributed to making France a lasting partner in India,” he said. I accept this honour with gratitude to the President of the French Republic, HE Mr Emmanuel Macron and with a renewed commitment to further deepen the economic ties between India and France,” Mittal said.
