Grand Order of Honour (Oman)

Grand Order of Honour
وسام الشرف الأعظم
Grand Order of Honour; وسام الشرف الأعظم
Awarded by Sultan of Oman
Type	State
Established	1982
Country	Oman
Royal house	Al Bu Sa'id
Status	Dormant
Founder	Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Sovereign	Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Order of the Renaissance
Next (lower)	Order of Merit
	; Ribbon bar of the order; ;

The Grand Order of Honour (Arabic: وسام الشرف الأعظم, romanized: Wisam al-Sharaf al-Aezam), also called the Honourable Order of Oman, is an Omani order.^[1]

History

The order was established in 1982 by Sultan Qaboos bin Said prior to his state visit to the United Kingdom. It is not divided into separate classes and appears to have fallen into disuse.^[2]

Insignia

The insignia was created by Asprey and includes a collar, sash, breast star, and miniature.^[2] The badge is a twelve pointed star in white gold with a geometric design. The center is red enamel surrounded by a green then white enamel border with twelve red enamel star points all set in yellow gold. The star is of the same design but with pearls at the end of each point. The ribbon is red with green borders.^[3]

Notable recipients

Ali bin Majid al Ma'amari (1985)^[2]

References

^ "Royal Decree 7/2011 Issuing the Law of Civil and Military Orders". Official Gazette. 24 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tinson, Col. Ashley R. (1995). Orders and Medals of the Sultanate of Oman (3rd ed.). Spink. ISBN 9780907605591.
^ Stair Sainty, Guy; Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal, eds. (2006). World Orders of Knighthood & Merit. Burke's Peerage Ltd. pp. 1433–1443. ISBN 0-9711966-7-2.

[1] "Royal Decree 7/2011 Issuing the Law of Civil and Military Orders". Official Gazette. 24 January 2011.

[tinson-2] Tinson, Col. Ashley R. (1995). Orders and Medals of the Sultanate of Oman (3rd ed.). Spink. ISBN 9780907605591.

[stair-3] Stair Sainty, Guy; Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal, eds. (2006). World Orders of Knighthood & Merit. Burke's Peerage Ltd. pp. 1433–1443. ISBN 0-9711966-7-2.

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