Royal Order of Monisaraphon

Royal Order of Monisaraphon
Royal Order of Monisaraphon
Awarded by Cambodia
Type	Order
Awarded for	services in the fields of literature and the fine arts, education, justice, administration, and science.
Status	Currently awarded
Grades	Grand Cross (GCM); Grand Officer (GOM); Commander (CM); Officer (OM); Knight (KOM)
	; Ribbon of the Royal Order of Monisaraphon (Knight Class)

The Royal Order of Monisaraphon (Khmer: គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសមុនីសារាភ័ណ្ឌ) is a medal presented by the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia by Royal Decree of the King of Cambodia. It is conferred for services in the fields of literature and the fine arts, education, justice, administration, and science.^[1]

History[]

The Order of Monisaraphon (or Muni Isvarabarna): founded by king Sisowath of Cambodia on 1 February 1905 (first statutes issued 18 April 1905) and awarded in a single class limited to Cambodians, French protected subjects and other Asians. Reformed by King Norodom Sihanouk on 9 September 1948 and extended to three classes. Extended again to five classes in 1961. Awarded for services in the fields of literature and the fine arts, education, justice, administration, and science. Revived by King Norodom Sihanouk on 5 October 1995.^{[citation needed]} Conferred in five classes:

Maha Sirivudha (មហាសេរីវឌ្ឍន៍) or Knight Grand Cross
Mahasena (មហាសេនា) or Knight Grand Officer
Adipati (ធិបឌិន្ទ) or Knight Commander
Sena (សេនា) or Knight Officer
Askararidha (អស្សឫទ្ធិ) or Knight or Chevalier

Recipients[]


Year	Class	Name
unknown	Commander	Fortunato Abat
unknown	Grand Officer	Hor Namhong
unknown	Commander	Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
unknown	Commander	Norodom Arunrasmy
unknown	Commander	Norodom Yuvaneath^[2]
unknown	Grand Cross	Norodom Sihamoni^[3]
unknown	Grand Cross & Commander	Haruhisa Handa^[4]
2003	Commander	Yōhei Sasakawa^[5]
2003	Knight & Officer	Dr. Kao Kim Hourn^[6]
2006	Commander	Dr. Kao Kim Hourn^[6]
2007	unknown	Horst Posdorf
2007	Night Grand Officer	Siddhartha Kaul
2008	Grand Cross	Dr. Rikhi Thakral^[7]
2009	Knight Grand Officer	Okhna Mengly J. Quach^[6]
2011	Officer	Zahng Gil-jah^[8]
2012	Knight Commander	Dr. Sriram Bhagut Mathe^[9]
2014	Commander	Allen Dodgson Tan
2014	Commander	Len Leon Austin
2015	Grand Cross	George Reiff^[10]
	Grand Officer	Mahmood Abdul Kader Alshahwarzi for Al-Serkal Mosque Phnom Penh
	Commander	Mustafa Shoeb Zalotrawala for Al-Serkal Mosque Phnom Penh
	Commander	Mohamed Muktar Ahmed for Al-Serkal Mosque Phnom Penh
	Grand Cross	Miki Watanabe^[11]
2017	Grand Cross	Khun-Neay Khuon
	Grand Cross	Anne Lemaistre
	Grand Officer	Patrick Paul Seger
	Grand Cross	Magnus Saemundsson
	Grand Cross	Allen Dodgson Tan
2018	Commander	Dr. Fraser Cameron
	Commander	Mr. Robert Cripps
	Commander	Mr. Thomas Cripps
	Commander	Rev. Franklin Graham
	Commander	Mr. James Kenneth Isaacs
	Commander	Mr. Patrick Paul Seger
	Commander	Mr. Bob Jacob
	Commander	Ms. Amy Tennent
2019	Grand Cross	Charles Wilson Matthews
	Grand Cross	Patrick Paul Seger
	2020	Knight Grand Cross	Mr. Rho Hyunjun, Country Director of KOICA
	2020	Knight Grand Officer	Mr. Kang Hwang Wook, Deputy Country Director of KOICA

Post-Nominals[]

Members of the Royal Order have used the following post-nominals to indicate their standing in the order:

GCM: Grand Cross
GOM: Grand Officer
CM: Commander
OM: Officer
KM: Knight

Example: John Doe, GCM

References[]

^ "ODM of Cambodia: Royal Order of Moniseraphon". www.medals.org.uk.
^ "Biography of His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Yuvaneath". His Magesty King-Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "Biographie De Sa Majesté Le Roi Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni". His Magesty King-Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia (in French). Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "Information" (in Japanese). Honorary Consulate of The Kingdom of Cambodia In Fukuoka, Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
^ Post, The Jakarta. "Yohei Sasakawa: A modern-day Gandhi". The Jakarta Post.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Welcome to The University of Cambodia (UC)". www.uc.edu.kh.
^ "Welcome to The University of Cambodia (UC)". www.uc.edu.kh.
^ "The International We Love U Foundation". web.archive.org. May 30, 2012.
^ "AITM". Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^ "Sastra Angkor". www.sastraangkor.com.
^ "ワタミグループが支援する公益財団法人 School Aid Japan がカンボジア王国から「モニサラポン勲章(大十字型章)」を受勲" (PDF) (in Japanese). Watami Co., Ltd. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

External links[]

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[1] "ODM of Cambodia: Royal Order of Moniseraphon". www.medals.org.uk.

[2] "Biography of His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Yuvaneath". His Magesty King-Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[3] "Biographie De Sa Majesté Le Roi Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni". His Magesty King-Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia (in French). Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[4] "Information" (in Japanese). Honorary Consulate of The Kingdom of Cambodia In Fukuoka, Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

[5] Post, The Jakarta. "Yohei Sasakawa: A modern-day Gandhi". The Jakarta Post.

[auto-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Welcome to The University of Cambodia (UC)". www.uc.edu.kh.

[7] "Welcome to The University of Cambodia (UC)". www.uc.edu.kh.

[8] "The International We Love U Foundation". web.archive.org. May 30, 2012.

[9] "AITM". Retrieved August 28, 2019.

[10] "Sastra Angkor". www.sastraangkor.com.

[11] "ワタミグループが支援する公益財団法人 School Aid Japan がカンボジア王国から「モニサラポン勲章(大十字型章)」を受勲" (PDF) (in Japanese). Watami Co., Ltd. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

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