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The Royal Order of Ismail (''Nishan al-Ismail'') was an
order of chivalry and state honour in the
Kingdom of Egypt
The Kingdom of Egypt ( ar, المملكة المصرية, Al-Mamlaka Al-Miṣreyya, The Egyptian Kingdom) was the legal form of the Egyptian state during the latter period of the Muhammad Ali dynasty's reign, from the United Kingdom's recog ...
.
History
It was established on 14 April 1915 by Sultan
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
Sultan Hussein Kamel ( ar, السلطان حسين كامل; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold th ...
to reward eminent services to the state.
The order was named after
Ismail Pasha and could be awarded to both Egyptian nationals and foreigners. It was awarded in four classes:
# ''Grand Cordon of the Order of Ismail'' (limited to thirty recipients)
# ''Grand Officer of the Order of Ismail'' (limited to seventy five recipients)
# ''Commander of the Order of Ismail'' (limited to one hundred and fifty recipients)
# ''Officer of the Order of Ismail'' (limited to three hundred recipients)
# ''Chevalier (knight) of the Order of Ismail''
The Order became obsolete following the establishment of the
Republic of Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...
in 1953.
Recipients
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Quintin Brand
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
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Alexander Granville
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Michael Hansson
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Muhammad Hasan
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Kigeli V of Rwanda
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Hussein Refki Pasha
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Owana Salazar
Owana Kaōhelelani Mahealani-Rose Salazar (born October 30, 1953) is a Hawaiian noble and musician. She is thought to be the only female steel guitar player in Hawaii trained by Jerry Byrd.
A descendant of Robert William Wilcox and Theresa Laʻ ...
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Ahmed Ali Pasha
References
External links
* {{commonscat-inline, Order of Ismail
Ismail, Order of
Ismail, Order of
Awards established in 1915
1915 establishments in Egypt