The Order of Oman (''Wisam al-Oman'') is the second highest order of
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
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History
The Order of Oman was instituted in 1970 by
Sultan Qaboss in two divisions, civil and military. He added in 1982 a Special Class, "The Most Honourable Order of Oman" (''Wisam Al-Sharif Al-Oman'').
Divisions and classes
The order exists in :
* A Special Class
* A civil division : First Class to Fifth Class
* A military division : First Class to Fifth Class
Insignia
The ''ribbon'' is :
* red with green borders, for the Special Class.
* red with green stripes, for the civil division, number and position depending on the class.
* blue with red stripes, for the military division, number and position depending on the class.
Recipients
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Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan, 1st Class (Military) -
Joint Chief of Staff (Pakistan) - 1994-97
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Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmad, 1st Class (Military) -
Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
The Chief of Air Staff ( ur, ) (reporting name: CAS) is a military appointment and a statutory office held by an Air Chief Marshal in the Pakistan Air Force, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and final confirmation by the Pr ...
- 2006-09
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Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...
, special class
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Akihito
is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. He presided over the Heisei era, ''Heisei'' being an expression of achieving peace worldwide.
B ...
, special class
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Azlan Shah of Perak
Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah ( Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was the 34th Sultan of Perak and served as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1989 to 2 ...
, civil first class
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Hassan II of Morocco, special class
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Hassanal Bolkiah, civil first class
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Queen Elizabeth II, civil first class
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Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (; 3 June 1931 – 6 March 1999) was the first emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999.
Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Early life and reign ...
, civil first class
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Jakaya Kikwete
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, civil first class
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Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I (;,
* ca, Joan Carles I,
* gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...
, military first class
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, military first class
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Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Sabāh al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; 16 June 192929 September 2020) was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwai ...
, civil first class
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Asad bin Tariq Al-Said, military second class
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Mohammed Bin Salman
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. H ...
, civil first class
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Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ( ar, تميم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 3 June 1980, Doha, Qatar) is the Emir of Qatar who succeeded his father, Sheikh Hamad, after Hamad abdicated in his favour.
Tamim is the fourth son ...
, civil first class
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Philippe of Belgium, civil first class
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.
He is the son of Isa bin Salm ...
, civil first class
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Oman
The Sultanate of Oman has created these orders of knighthood.
In chronological order:
* The Order of Al-Said ("Wisam Al-Sa'id") 1913 by Sultan Faisal bin Turki
* The Order of Oman (Wisam al-Oman), civil and military 1970
** The Most Honourable O ...
Sources
* World Medals Index
Special Class
Ribbon bars of Oman - page 1
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Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
Oman, Order of
Awards established in 1970
1970 establishments in Oman