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Royal Order of Sahametrei

Cambodian chivalric order

Field	Value
title	Royal Order of Sahametrei
image	[[File:Royal_Order_of_Sahametrei,_Commander.jpeg	200px]]
Commander Class Medal of the order
[[File:Royal Order of Sahametrei, Knight Class Medal.png	150px]]
caption	Knight Class Medal of the order
awarded_by	Cambodia
type	Order
for	Distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia
status	Currently awarded
grades	Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
established
image2	[[File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Knight.svg	105px]]
caption2	Ribbon bar

Commander Class Medal of the order Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight

The Royal Order of Sahametrei (, km) is a chivalric order conferred by the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Royal Order of Sahametrei was instituted in three classes on 9 September 1948 and was expanded to five classes on 23 August 1956. The order was not used during the Khmer Rouge period and was reinstated on 5 October 1995 by Royal Decree No. 1095/01. It is conferred primarily on foreigners who have rendered distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia, particularly in the field of external relations and diplomatic services or, as a token of friendship.

The Royal Order of Sahametrei is part of the Cambodia's honours system which currently includes the Royal Order of Monisaraphon, the Royal Order of Cambodia and the Royal Order of Sowathara. The Grand Cross and Grand Officer is presented as a sash worn over the right shoulder. The Commander class of the Royal Order of Sahametrei is a neck order and is suspended from a cravat that is worn around the neck. The badge of the Officer and Knight are worn on the left breast.

History

The Royal Order of Sahametrei was established by King Norodom Sihanouk on September 9, 1948. It was instituted in three classes but expanded on August 23, 1956, to five classes:

[[File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Cross.svg|60x60px]] Maha Sirivudha (មហាសេរីវឌ្ឍន៍) or Grand Cross
[[File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Officer.png|60px]] Mahasena (មហាសេនា) or Grand Officer
[[File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Commander.svg|60x60px]] Tepidin (ធិបឌិន្ទ) or Commander
[[File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Officer.svg|60x60px]] Sena (សេនា) or Officer
[[File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Knight.svg|60x60px]] Askararidha (អស្សឫទ្ធិ) or Knight

The order became dormant in 1975 under the government of Democratic Kampuchea. It was reinstituted by Royal Decree No.1095/01 on 5 October 1995 by King Norodom Sihanouk.

Recipients

Year appointed	Class	Name	Post-nominals
1956	Knight & Commander	J.M. Abdul Aziz
1973	Knight	Mr. Joseph A. Hazbun
1974	Officer	Mr. Louis Mason
1982	Commander	Mr. Colin pratt
1998	Knight	Mr. Giuseppe Di Bella
Officer	Mr. Christophe Peschoux
Officer	Ms. Rut Hugo
Officer	Mr. Christophe Horvath
1999	Grand Cross	Ali Alatas
Commander	Dr. Peter Schier
	Masaharu Kono
	Lakhan Mehrotra
2000	Commander	Mr. Glenn Denning
Grand Officer	Mr. Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon
2001	Grand Cross	Dr.Thaksin Shinawatra
2002	Grand Officer	Dr.Surakiart Sathirathai
Knight	Mr. Colin Poole
Knight	James McCabe
2003	Commander	Dr. Haruhisa Handa
	Dr. Gary Jacques
Officer	Dr. Graham J.Gumley
Knight	Mr. Nicolaas P. van Zalinge
Jorgen G. Jensen
Officer	Mr. Pierre Tami
2004	Officer	Mr. Maamar Ferkoun
Officer	Mr. Ian Marshall
2006		Mr. John McGeoghan
	M. S. Swaminathan
	Dr. Ronald Cantrell
	Ms. Lisa Filipetto
	Mr. Blair Exell
	Ms. Fleur Davies
	Rian Dixon
	Dr. Peter Core
	Ms. Shu Fukai
	Dr. John Skerritt
	Dr. Jung-Chaee Keng
	Dr. Ja-Ock Guh
Knight	Dr. M. C. Nandeesha
2007		Dr. Chris Barlow
Commander	Ong Keng Yong
2008		Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing
Commander	Lt. Gen. Peter Leahy
Commander	Mr. Andrew J. Malanga
2009	Commander	Mr. Kazuhiro Yoneda
Knight	Dr. Dirk Van Aken
2010	Officer	Dr. Jenny Daltry
Commander	Mr. Fernand Desmyter
Officer	Mr. Lodewijk Van Schel
	Mr. Steven Hyde
	Mr. Freddy Wens
	Mr. Jacques Dezeure
	Mr. Robert Kee
2011	Commander	Mr. Michael Kilburn
Grand Cross	Ms. Shi Dayuan
Grand Officer	Ms. Lin Hua
Officer	Mr. Karl Gerner
Grand Cross	Mr. Anthony Lisle
Knight	Ms. Lu Wang
2012	Commander	Pyone Maung Maung
Grand Officer	Mr. Anthony Lisle
Commander	Mr. Domenic Friguglietti
2013	Grand Cross	Mr. Steve Penfold
Commander	Ms. Usha Mishra
Commander	Ms. Megan Anderson
Commander	Mr. Freddy Wens
Officer	Mr. Janne Ritskes
Knight	Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan
Knight	Mr. Tony Langer
Knight	Mr. Robert Rice
Knight	Mr. Gerard Leenen
Knight	Ms. Megan McCoy
Knight	Mr. Leon Len Austin
Officer	Mr. Jan Erik Støa
Officer	Mr. Mike James
2014	Grand Officer	Mr. Preet Bharara
Grand Officer	Ms. Sharon Cohen Levin
Grand Officer	Mr. William E. Todd
Grand Officer	Datuk Leong Yeng Kit
Grand Officer	Ms. Christina Cronsioe
Commander	Lt. Colonel Kristen Means
Commander	Mr. Alexander Wilson
Commander	Ir. Mohd Nizam Bin Mohd Nawi
Commander	Ms. Sarah Paul
Commander	Ms. Christine Magdo
Commander	Ms. Sarah Krissoff
Commander	Mr. Eric Bourdonneau
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Commander	Mr. Leon Len Austin
Commander	Ms. Emma Atkinson
Commander	Mr. Stanley Brown
Commander	Ms. Julie Chung
Commander	Golden West Humanitarian Foundation
Commander	Mr. Roger Ray Hess
Commander	Ms. Andrea Acerbis
Commander	Ms. Shashi Dharan
Officer	Mr. Daniel Brazier
Officer	Mr. Nicholas Wolf
Officer	Mr. Tokyo Bak
Officer	Mr. Brenton Easter
Officer	Fong Tchan
Officer	Ms. Christina LoPresti
Officer	Mr. Thomas Wotka
Officer	Mr. Robert Rice
Officer	Mr. Marcel Durocher
Officer	Mr. Alistair Moir
Officer	Mr. Allan Vosburgh
Officer	Mr. Michael L. Trocino
Officer	Mr. Nicholas Street
2015	Grand Cross	Ms. Azedine Beschaouch
Grand Officer	Mr. Russell Schmieder
Grand Officer	Mr. Harry Wormald
Commander	Mr. Michael Chippendale
Commander	Mr. Jonathan D. Green
Commander	Ms. Maamar FERKOUN
Commander	Mr. Paul Jonathan Freer
Commander	Mr. Barry Sutherland
Commander	Dr. Laura Watson
Commander	Mr. Daniel Friendly
Commander	Mr. Michael Hodgson
Officer	Mr. Lloyd Ngoh
Officer	Mr. Alexander C. Arcinas
Officer	Mr. William T. Grau
Officer	Ms. Elisia Correa
Officer	Mr. Michael Nisi
2016	Grand Officer	Mr. Denis Schrey
Commander	Dr. Daniel Heilmann
Commander	Mr. John D. Rennie
Grand Cross	Mr. Scott Neeson
Grand Cross	Mr. James McCabe
Grand Cross	Mr. Alan Lemon
Officer	Mr. Patrick Ramsing
2017	Officer	Mr. Hervé Dallerac
Grand Cross	Ambassador Hidehisa Horinouchi
Grand Officer	Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan
Commander	Mr. Nicholas Guest
Commander	Mr. Aksel Steen-Nilsen
Officer	Dr. Dirk Van Aken
Knight	Dr. Lutgardo C. Punzalan
Commander	Dr. Leul Ayalew MEKONNEN
2018	Grand Cross	Dato' Sri Kee Yong Wee
Grand Cross	Ms. Datin Sri Mah Ming Yuet
Grand Cross	Ms. Samiuela Tulikifanga Tukuafu
Grand Cross	Lt. General Suhartono
Grand Officer	Mr. Jasper Martijn Paas
Officer	Mr. Edwin Faigmane
Commander	Mr. Don Brewster
Commander	Mr. Martin Reeve
Commander	Ms. Etta Suhartono
Commander	Mr. Eric Meldrum
2019	Grand Cross	Mr. Arnaud Laillou
Grand Cross	Mr. Ted Sussman
Commander	Detective Chief Inspector John Geden (Hampshire Police & CEOP)
Grand Cross	Msgr. Olivier Schmitthaeusler
Grand Cross	Major General Hoàng Thế Thiện
2020	Grand Cross	Dr. Mile Glamcevski
Commander	Mr. Nigel Lee Lecturer in Criminology
Grand Officer	Mr. Michael Tan, former Ambassador of Singapore
Grand Cross	Mr. Andrew Lin
Officer	COL Edmund Tan Chong Kuang
2022	Commander	Mr. Volkan Ozturk
Grand Officer	Dr. Turobova Tatiana
Grand Officer	Dr. Shevaldin Anatoly
2023	Grand Cross	date=15 August 2023	title=Berjasa Tingkatkan Kerja Sama Militer AD Kedua Negara, Kasad Terima Medali Kehormatan Negara Kamboja	url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv9S-KIS7Pr/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==	website=@tni_angkatan_darat via Instagram	access-date=15 August 2023}}
Grand Cross	Pr. Thomas Vallée
Grand Officer	Mr. Romain Santon
Grand Officer	Ms. Ashley Frederes
Grand Officer	Ms. Lynn Sferrazza
2024	Grand Cross	Liurka Rodríguez Barrios
Grand Cross	Col. Moch. Rizal
2025	Grand Cross	Gen. Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan
Grand Cross	Gen. Mohd Nizam Jaffar

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