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Order of Muhammad

Highest state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco

Highest state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco

FieldValue
titleOrder of Muhammad
imageOrder_of_Muhammad.jpg
image_size200
captionSpecial class of the Order
awarded_by[[File:Royal standard of Morocco.svg18px]] The King of Morocco
statusCurrently constituted
head_titleSovereign
headKing Mohammed VI
head2_titleGrand Master
gradesSpecial Class, 1st Class, 2nd Class
established
houseAlaouite
religionIslam
higherNone (highest)
lowerOrder of Ouissam Alaouite
ribbon[[File:Ribbon_Wissam_al_Mohamadi_Morocco.png100px]]

The Order of Muhammad, also referred to as Order of Sovereignty (, French: Ordre de la Souveraineté or Ordre de Mohammed), is the highest state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco. The Order was instituted on 16 November 1956 by King Mohammed V of Morocco, who reigned between 1927 and 1961.

Classes

The Order of Muhammad is issued in three classes, one special and two ordinary:

  • Special Class: who wears a diamonds and with rubies decorated collar around the neck. The chain has nineteen golden links in the form of stylized flowers in filigree gold and comes together in a large enamelled coat of arms in European style. A badge is suspended to this coat of arms and has the shape of a gold star with ten points. A part of the surface is green enamelled. The central disk of the badge shows the Moroccan coat of arms. Only the badge of the Special Class and the first class contains edged ring set with rubies and diamonds and an outer ring of 36 diamonds. The Special Class is awarded to monarchs and heads of state.

The ordinary classes:

  • First Class: who wears a badge in the shape of a star decorated with precious stones on the left chest.
  • Second Class: who wears a badge of the order in the shape of a star, but without gemstones, on the left chest.

Eligibility

The Order is only eligible for members of the Moroccan royal family, as well as foreign monarchs, princes and princesses, and foreign heads of state. Ordinary Moroccans can also be taken up in this order, although with great exception.

Recipients

Special class

1966

  • Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: Shah of Iran.

2002

  • Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani: Emir of Qatar.

2003

  • Pervez Musharraf: President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

2004

  • Ricardo Lagos: President of Chile.

2007

  • Nicolas Sarkozy: President of the French Republic.

2008

  • Akihito: Emperor of Japan.

2013

  • François Hollande: President of the Republic of France.
  • Alassane drama Ouattara: president of the Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: Emir of Qatar.

2014

  • Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta: President of the Republic of Mali.
  • Alpha Condé: President of Guinea.
  • Moncef Marzouki: President of the Republic of Tunisia.
  • Felipe VI and Leitizia: Spain's Sovereigns.

2015

  • Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
  • José Mario Vaz: President of the Republic of Guinée Bissau.

2016

  • Paul Kagame: President of the Republic of Rwanda.
  • Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa: President of the Republic of Portugal.
  • John Pombe Magufuli: President of Tanzania.
  • Hery Rajaonarimampianina: President of the Republic of Madagascar.

2017

  • Nana Akufo-Addo: President of the Republic of Ghana.

2021

  • Donald Trump: President of the United States.

2024

  • Emmanuel Macron: President of the French Republic

Second class

2007

  • Lalla Aicha: princess of Morocco.

  • Lalla Fatima: princess of Morocco.

  • Lalla Lamia: princess of Morocco.

  • Lalla Amina: princess of Morocco.

  • Haile Selassie

  • Albert II of Belgium

  • Queen Paola of Belgium

  • Hassanal Bolkiah

  • Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Elizabeth II

  • Faisal II of Iraq

  • Hussein of Jordan

  • Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

  • Idris of Libya

  • Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad

  • Moza bint Nasser

  • Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

  • Juan Carlos I of Spain

  • Queen Sofía of Spain

  • Prince Muhammad bin Talal

References

References

  1. Oudrhiri, Kaouthar. "Les dix types de wissams royaux accordés par Mohammed VI".
  2. (2014-03-05). "Guinean President Offers Official Dinner In Honor Of HM The King".
  3. "HM King Mohammed VI Decorates Spain's Sovereigns with Wissam Al-Mohammadi".
  4. "HM the King, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Chair Signing Ceremony of Several Bilateral Cooperation Agreements".
  5. (2016-11-07). "Guinea-Bissau's president will struggle to reform". Emerald Expert Briefings.
  6. "King Mohammed VI Holds Talks with Pres. Paul Kagame".
  7. (2016-06-28). "HM the King, Portuguese President Hold Tête-à-Tête Talks".
  8. "King Mohammed VI Holds Talks with Tanzania’s President – The North Africa Post".
  9. (2016-11-21). "HM the King Holds Tête-à-tête Talks with Malagasy President in Antananarivo".
  10. "HM the King gives Al Mohammadi Wissam to Ghanaian president".
  11. "Trump receives Morocco's highest award for Middle East work".
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