Order of Muhammad Ali

Order of Muhammad Ali

The Muhammad Ali Order was one of the highest Egyptian orders of merit in the Kingdom of Egypt and was awarded to individuals for great civil or military service to the nation.

history

The order was introduced in 1915 by Sultan Hussein Kamil , and abolished after the military coup of 1952 . The name was in honor of the Khedive Muhammad Ali Pasha . The ribbon is green with two silver vertical lines on each side.

Order classes

The order consists of five classes:

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

Famous bearers of the order

• Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
• Ahmet Zogu
• Mulai Yusuf
• Paul Hymans
• Amha Selassie I.
• Miklós Horthy
• Hussein ibn Ali
• Abdallah ibn Husain I.
• George VI.
• Edward VIII
• Rainier III.
• Reza Shah Pahlavi
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• Ahmad Shah Qajar

See also

• List of Egyptian orders and decorations

Web links

• medals.org.uk , accessed August 29, 2012