The Order of Hamondieh was a decoration of the
Sultanate
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of
Zanzibar
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. The award was usually made in recognition of services rendered to the Sultan or state of Zanzibar.
It was awarded in the following
order of precedence
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:
*Grand Order
*First Class
*Second Class
*Third Class
*Fourth Class
*Fifth Class.
Famous recipients
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Lloyd Mathews
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- Grand Order
*
Arthur Raikes
Arthur Edward Harington Raikes (5 February 1867 – 3 March 1915) was a British army officer who served as acting prime minister, vizier and first minister to numerous Sultans of Zanzibar. Serving in the Wiltshire Regiment Raikes took up ...
- First Class
*
Admiral
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Harry Rawson
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- Unknown class
*
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
Faisal bin Turki, GCIE (8 June 1864 – 4 October 1913) ( ar, فيصل بن تركي), historic spelling ''Fessul bin Turkee'', ruled as Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 4 June 1888 to 4 October 1913. He succeeded his father Turki bin Said as Sult ...
- First Class in brilliants
Other recipients
*Alexander Stuart Rogers, First class, 1902
References
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
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