Military Order of Oman
Appearance
Military Order of Oman وسام عمان العسكري | |
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Awarded by Sultan of Oman | |
Type | Military |
Established | 1970 |
Country | Oman |
Royal house | Al Bu Sa'id |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Sultan Qaboos bin Said |
Sovereign | Sultan Haitham bin Tariq |
Classes | Five |
Precedence | |
Next (lower) | Order of the Special Royal Emblem |
![]() Ribbon of the order |
The Military Order of Oman (Arabic: وسام عمان العسكري, romanized: Wisam al-Oman al-Easkariu) is the highest military order awarded by Oman.[1]
History
[edit]The order was established in 1970 by Sultan Qaboos bin Said as a counterpart to the Civil Order of Oman. It is made up of five classes.[2]
Insignia
[edit]The insignia consists of a collar, riband, badge, and star. The ribbon is blue with red stripes depending on the class. The star has six dome shaped points in red enamel with the national emblem of Oman between each point.[3]
Ribbon | Class |
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First class |
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Second class |
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Third class |
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Fourth class |
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Fifth class |
Notable Recipients
[edit]First class
[edit]- King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia[4]
- Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran (1977)[5]
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1979)[citation needed]
- King Juan Carlos of Spain (1983)[6]
Second class
[edit]- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2000)[7]
- Major General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2000)[7]
- Lieutenant General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan (2015)[8]
- Lieutenant General Claudio Grasz (2015)[9]
- Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Sultan Al Sultan (2017)[10]
- Admiral Sir Philip Jones (2018)[11]
- Colonel Nigel Knocker (2018)[12]
- Major General Richard Stanford (2020)[13]
- Major General Felix Gedney (2024)[14]
- Major General Yousef Ahmed Al Hunaiti (2024)[15]
- Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said[citation needed]
- Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan[citation needed]
- Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmad[citation needed]
Third class
[edit]- Brigadier General Said bin Abdullah bin Humaid Al Hatmi (2022)[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Royal Decree 7/2011 Issuing the Law of Civil and Military Orders". Official Gazette. 24 January 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Owain Raw-Rees (1998). "King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, His Awards and the Saudi Order of King Faisal" (PDF). The Medal Collector. 49 (4).
- ^ Nourizadeh, Alireza (26 June 2022). "Half a century of Omani sultans paying homage to the king of Iran". Independent Persian (in Persian).
- ^ Ferrari, Gianni (October 1983). "Official visit of the King of Spain to Oman - The King Juan Carlos with the Sultan Qaboos Bin Said". Getty Images.
- ^ a b "A high Omani medal was awarded to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. Qaboos and Khalifa: We are seeking to build more advanced comprehensive relations". Al Bayan (in Arabic). 26 February 2000.
- ^ "Sultan Qaboos awards the Oman Military Order to the Chief of the General Staff". Al-Eqtisadiah (in Arabic). 9 February 2015.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan awards the Oman Military Order to the Italian Chief of Staff". Ramsat (in Arabic). 17 February 2015.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan awards the Commander of the Saudi Naval Forces the Oman Military Order, Second Class". Al Watan (in Arabic). 28 September 2017.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan awards the Oman Military Order, Second Class, to a British naval officer". Shuoon (in Arabic). 17 April 2018.
- ^ "His Majesty confers Oman Military Order on retired Col. Nigel Knocker". Times of Oman. 17 April 2018.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan awards the Oman Military Order". Oman News Network (in Arabic). 10 January 2021.
- ^ "H M Sultan Haitham confers Oman Military Order on British officer". Muscat Daily. 24 January 2024.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan awards the Oman Military Order, Second Class". Oman News Agency. 26 June 2024.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan awards the Oman Military Order to Colonel Saeed Al Hatmi". Al Roya (in Arabic). 25 January 2022.
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