The Order of Besa ( sq, Urdhëri i Besës) was established by
Ahmet Zogu
Zog I ( sq, Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's y ...
(later King Zog I) when he was
President of Albania. Founded on 22 December 1926, it was initially awarded in four classes (1. Grand Cordon with star–''Kordon i Madh me Yll'', 2. Grand Officer–''Oficer i Madh'', 3. Commander–''Komandar'', and 4. Knight–''Kalorës'') and a medal. It was limited to six ordinary recipients of Albanian nationality, and not awardable to foreigners.
It was remodelled in 1932 and reduced to three classes:
# Grand Cordon with star–''Kordon i Madh me Yll''
# Commander–''Komandar''
# Knight–''Kalorës''.
It remained limited to only six ordinary recipients of Albanian nationality, and not awardable to foreigners.
The order was retained under the
Kingdom of Albania of
King Vittorio Emanuele III until 1943, and by the
House of Zogu as a
dynastic order
A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an order under royal patronage. Such an order is bestowed by, as a legitimate , a sovereign or the head of a once-sovereign ruling family. These are often considered part of the cultural p ...
.
At its last remodelling, it had six classes:
* Grand Cross, Special Class
* Grand Cross
* Grand Officer
* Commander
* Officer
* Knight/Dame
Notable recipients
* King
Farouk of Egypt
* Prince
Abib of Turkey
* Shah
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
, title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran
, image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg
, caption = Shah in 1973
, succession = Shah of Iran
, reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979
, coronation = 26 Octob ...
of Iran
*
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
, President of Egypt
*
Miklós Horthy, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary
See also
*
Orders, decorations and medals of Albania
Orders, decorations and medals of Albania are state decorations regulated and bestowed by the Republic of Albania.
History
The first decoration to be given in modern Albania is considered to be the Order of the Black Eagle, which was granted by th ...
External links
Albanian Royal Decorations
References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Albania
Awards established in 1926
1926 establishments in Albania