Kemal Order of Ladies
The Kemal Order of Ladies (also called Nishan al-Kamal or Order of Virtues ), Arabic قلادة كمال العظمى, DMG qilādat al-kmal al-ʿuẓmā , 'greatest bond of Kemal', is an order of women in Egypt and is awarded for extraordinary services, but mostly only to the wives of important statesmen.
history
It was introduced in 1915 by Sultan Hussein Kamil . The band is gray with two gold vertical lines on each side.
After the military coup in 1952 , the order was retained, only changes were made to the statutes.
Order classes
The order consists of four classes:
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Supreme class -
1st Class
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2nd Class -
3rd grade
Famous bearers of the order
- Elisabeth Gabriele in Bavaria
- Sophia of Greece
- Elizabeth II
- Princess Diana
- Cristina of Spain
- Maria von Teck
- Fausia of Egypt
- Only from Jordan
- Umm Kulthum
literature
- Anne Commire: Women in World History . Gale Cengage Learning 2001, ISBN 0-787-64073-5