Order of the Virtues (Egypt)
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Order of the Virtues Nishan al-Kamal | |
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Type | Order |
Awarded for | To women as an award for merit |
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Established | 1915 Reestablished under the Republic: 1953 |
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Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Merit |
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The Order of the Virtues (or Nishan al-Kamal) is a female Egyptian order of knighthood, as an award for merit.
History[]
The Order was founded in 1915 and reestablished under the Republic in 1953.
Classes[]
The order is composed of the following classes of merit :
- Supreme Class
- 1st Class
- 2nd Class
- 3rd Class
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Insignia[]
- The ribbon is light grey with gold edges.
Notable recipients[]
- Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium : Supreme class.
- Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom : Supreme class (1948)
- Diana, Princess of Wales : Supreme class (1981)
- Queen Sofía of Spain : Supreme class (1997)
- Infanta Cristina of Spain : Supreme class (2000)
- Queen Aishwarya of Nepal : Supreme class (1974)
- Queen Noor of Jordan : Supreme class (1989)
- Princess Fawzia of Egypt : Supreme class (1939)
- Queen Nazli of Egypt : Supreme class (1917)
- Queen Farida of Egypt : Supreme class (1938)
- Queen Narriman of Egypt : Supreme class (1951)
- Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran : Supreme class (1939)
- Princess Faiza of Egypt : Supreme class
- Princess Faika of Egypt : Supreme class
- Princess Fathia of Egypt : Supreme class
- Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan : Supreme class
- Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt : Supreme class
- Huda Sha'arawi: Supreme Class[2]
References and sources[]
- World Medals Index, Republic of Egypt: The Order of the Virtues
- ^ Colecciones Militares (Antonio Prieto Barrio), Egypt decorations - p.1
- ^ Harem Years by Huda Shaarawi
Categories:
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt
- Orders of chivalry for women
- Orders of chivalry awarded to heads of state, consorts and sovereign family members
- Awards established in 1915
- 1915 establishments in Egypt