Question

The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna was??????????

Answer 1

There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian citizens. It has been awarded to a naturalised Indian citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987 and the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1990.

Answer 2

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987.
Nelson Mandela of South Africa in 1990.