Order of Merit (Egypt)

Order of Merit
Type	Order of merit
Awarded for	Valuable services to Egypt.
Presented by	Egypt
Established	1953
Ribbon bar of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Republic
Next (lower)	Order of the Virtues

The Order of Merit is an Egyptian order of merit.

History[]

The Order of Merit was founded by the Regent on behalf of King Ahmad Fuad in 1953 as a general award for meritorious service.^{[citation needed]}

Classes[]

The order is composed of the following classes of merit :

• Grand Cross
• Grand Officer
• Commander
• Officer
• Knight

Ribbon bars
Knight	Officer	Commander	Grand Officer	Grand Cross

Insignia[]

• The ribbon is red with narrow white edge stripes and black edges.

Sources[]

• World Medals Index, Republic of Egypt: Order of the Republic

References[]