Meritorious Service Cross

• Awarded on: December 9, 1991
• Invested on: March 12, 1992

Mohammed Jaafar, M.S.C., Kuwait City, Kuwait
Meritorious Service Cross (civil division)

Mr. Jaafar, a Kuwaiti businessman, provided an extraordinary service to the Canadian Embassy and community in Kuwait during the crisis of 1990-91. At great risk to himself, he was responsible for providing a portable generator and ongoing deliveries of food to the Canadian Embassy until it was surrounded by troops. He offered safe hiding for Canadian nationals and embassy staff. In response to these great humanitarian acts, Mr. Jaafar was arrested and subjected to extremely difficult physical and psychological conditions by the Iraqi forces.