Q. The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was:
Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Notes: Though usually conferred on Indian citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 and former South African President Nelson Mandela in 1990.

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