Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending

order of precedence An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance and can be applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments, for very formal and state o ...

, followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order. Some obsolete positions are not listed unless recipients who continue to use the post-nominals even after the order becomes obsolete are still living.

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

Barbados

Belgium

Brunei

Cambodia

Canada

Hong Kong

Ireland

Italy

Jamaica

Malaysia

List of post-nominal letters (Malaysia) by alphabetical order This is a list of post-nominal letters used throughout Malaysia by alphabetical order, compiled from the individual post-nominal letters pages (''see below''). The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of preced ...

Post-nominal letters of the Federal Authority and Federal Territories: *

List of post-nominal letters (Malaysia) Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending ...

Post-nominal letters of sultanates: *

List of post-nominal letters (Johor) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Johor. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary titles ...

* List of post-nominal letters (Kedah) *

List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Kelantan. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary tit ...

List of post-nominal letters (Negeri Sembilan) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Negeri Sembilan. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-heredit ...

List of post-nominal letters (Pahang) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Pahang. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary title ...

List of post-nominal letters (Perak) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Perak. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary titles ...

List of post-nominal letters (Perlis) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Perlis. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the Orders, decorations, and medals of Perlis, order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and meda ...

* List of post-nominal letters (Selangor) *

List of post-nominal letters (Terengganu) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Terengganu. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary ...

Post-nominal letters of non-sultanal states: *

List of post-nominal letters (Malacca) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Malacca. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary title ...

List of post-nominal letters (Penang) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Penang. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary title ...

* List of post-nominal letters (Sabah) *

List of post-nominal letters (Sarawak) This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Sarawak. The order in which they follow an individual's name is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals. When applicable, non-hereditary tit ...

Malta

Mauritius

Morocco

* Fellow of the

World Amazigh Congress The World Amazigh Congress (CMA) (in Tamazight ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⴹⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ; ''Romanized'': Agraw Amaḍlan Amaziɣ) is an international non-governmental organization made up of Amazigh sociocultural and development ...

(FWAC)

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Order of the Knights of Rizal The Knights of Rizal is an Order of Chivalry from the Philippines, created to honor and uphold the ideals of Philippine national hero José Rizal. The civic organisation of the "Order of the Knights of Rizal" was established in 1911 by Colonel A ...

** Knight Grand Cross (KGCR) ** Knight Grand Officer (KGOR) ** Knight Commander (KCR) ** Knight Officer (KOR) ** Knight (KR) * Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl **Royal Companion (RCPS) **Grand Cordon (GCPS) **Distinguished Companion (DCPS) **Companion (CPS) **Officer (OPS) **Member (MPS)

Portugal

* ONSCV

Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila-Viçosa Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

* ROSMA Royal Order of Saint Michael of the Wing

Order of Saint Michael of the Wing The Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing ( la, Regia Equitum et Militum Ordo Sancte Michaelis Sive de Ala, pt, Real Ordem Equestre e Militar de São Miguel da Ala) is a Portuguese Roman Catholic dynastic order that i ...

Rhodesia

Saint Lucia

The

Order of Saint Lucia The Order of Saint Lucia is an order of chivalry established in 1986 by Elizabeth II. The Order comprises seven classes. In decreasing order of seniority, these are: * ''Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia'' (GCSL) * ''Knight/Dame Commander ...

comprises seven classes: * Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia (GCSL) * Saint Lucia Cross (SLC) * Saint Lucia Medal of Honour (SLMH) * Saint Lucia Medal of Merit (SLMM) * Saint Lucia Les Pitons Medal (SLPM) * National Service Cross (NSC) * National Service Medal (NSM)

Solomon Islands

Spain

Grandee of Spain Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...

(GE)''Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles'', Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España - Madrid, Ediciones Hidalguía - pp. 1-5

Sri Lanka

Sweden

The following are abbreviations, but in Sweden rather used as ''pre''nominals, ''after'' the professional title in definite form followed by comma and ''before'' the full name. *

Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim ( sv, Kungliga Serafimerorden; ''Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the P ...

** RoKavKMO/LoKavKMO - Knight/Member (of the cloth) and Commander of His Majesty's Orders (=Knight/Member (of the cloth) of the Order of Seraphim and Commander Grand Cross or Commander 1st Class of one of the orders Sword, Polar Star or Vasa, i.e. Swedish citizens) ** RSerafO/LSerafO - Knight/Member (of the cloth) of the

Royal Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim ( sv, Kungliga Serafimerorden; ''Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the P ...

(=have only received the Order of the Seraphim, i.e. foreign heads of state) *

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the ...

: ** Commander Grand Cross (KmstkSO) ** Knight Grand Cross 1st Class (RmstkSO1kl) (special class, in wartimes only) ** Knight Grand Cross 2nd Class (RmstkSO2kl) (special class, in wartimes only) ** Commander 1st Class (KSO1kl) ** Commander 2nd Class (KSO2kl) ** Knight 1st Class (RSO1kl) ** Knight (RSO) ** Cross of Merit (Svm) *

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

: ** Commander Grand Cross (KmstkNO) ** Commander 1st Class (KNO1kl) ** Commander 2nd Class (KNO2kl) ** Knight/Member (of the cloth) 1st Class (RNO1kl/LNO1kl) ** Knight/Member (RNO/LNO) *

Order of Vasa The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III. It was u ...

: ** Commander Grand Cross (KmstkVO) ** Commander 1st Class (KVO1kl) ** Commander 2nd Class (KVO2kl) ** Knight/Member 1st Class (RVO1kl/LVO1kl) ** Knight/Member (RVO/LVO) ** Cross of Merit (Vt) *

Order of Charles XIII The Royal Order of Charles XIII ( sv, Kungliga Carl XIII:s orden) is a Swedish order of merit, founded by King Charles XIII in 1811. Membership The Lord and Master of the Order is the King of Sweden, currently King Carl XVI Gustaf. Membership o ...

: ** Knight (RCXIII:sO) (insignia and rank as Commander 1st Class) * Order of Saint John in Sweden: ** Knight of Justice (R-RJohO) ** Knight (RJohO) * Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: ** Fellow (LVA)

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

United Kingdom

United States

Zimbabwe

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