Who is the only person to be honoured with both 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Nishan-e-Pakistan'?

Question

These are highest civilian awards of India and Pakistan respectively ?

Answer 1

Morarji Desai

Morarji Desai (29 Feb 1896 – 10 April 1995) was a notable Indian independence activist and the fifth Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979. He held many important posts in the Government of India such as: Chief Minister of Bombay State, Home Minister, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India. Desai was the only Indian national to be conferred with Pakistan's highest civilian award, Nishan-e-Pakistan, which was conferred on him by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1990. In 1991 he was awarded Bharat Ratna (Highest Civilian Award of India) along with Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Rajive Gandhi.
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Answer 2

Morarji Desai. Morarji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and the Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979. He was also the first Prime Minister to head India's first non-Congress Government.

Answer 3

Morarji Desai