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Order of the Nile

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This article is about Egyptian Order. For Sudanese Order, see Order of the Two Niles.
Order of the Nile
Kiladat El Nil
Badge of the 4th class of the Order, Officer.
TypeOrder
Awarded forRendering useful service to Egypt
CountryEgypt
Presented by Kingdom of Egypt
Established1915[1]
First awardedGeneral Sir Reginald Wingate, 1915
Last awardedKing Frederik X, 2024

Ribbon bar for Grand Cordon

Ribbon bar for Grand Officer

Ribbon bar for Commander

Ribbon bar for Officer

Ribbon bar for Knight
RelatedOrder of Ismail
Order of the Nile
Kiladat El Nil

Badge of the Collar of the Nile and star of the order
TypeOrder
Awarded forExceptional valuable public service to the Republic of Egypt.
Presented byRepublic of  Egypt
Established18 June 1953, as a reconstituted Order by the new Republic

Ribbon bar for Grand Cordon
Precedence
Next (lower)Order of the Republic

The Order of the Nile (Kiladat El Nil) was established in 1915 and was one of the Kingdom of Egypt's principal orders until the monarchy was abolished in 1953. It was then reconstituted as the Republic of Egypt's highest state honor.

Sultanate and Kingdom of Egypt

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The Order was established in 1915 by Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt for award to persons who had rendered useful service to the country.[2] It ranked beneath the Order of Ismail and was frequently awarded to British officers and officials serving in Egypt, as well as distinguished Egyptian citizens.
The order comprised five classes:[2]

  1. Grand Cordon: Badge worn from a sash over the right shoulder, with a star on the left chest.
  2. Grand Officer: Badge worn around the neck, with a smaller star on the left chest.
  3. Commander: Badge worn around the neck.
  4. Officer: Badge worn on the left chest from a ribbon bearing a rosette.
  5. Knight: Badge worn on the left chest from a plain ribbon.

Republic of Egypt

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After Egypt became a republic in 1953 the Order of the Nile was reconstituted to serve as Egypt's highest state honor.[3] It now consists of:

  1. Collar: worn by the president of the Republic and may be granted to other Heads of State.[4][3]
  2. Grand Cordon: awarded for exceptional services to the nation.[5] Regarding this class, the badge of the order is worn from a sash and the star of the order worn on the left chest.

Although the five class structure of the original 1915 order was mentioned when the order was restructured in 1953,[6] the four more junior grades (i.e. Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight) are no longer awarded.[3]

Some appointees to the order

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Sultanate and Kingdom of Egypt (1915–1953)

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Republic of Egypt (from 1953)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Glasgow. First World War Roll of Honour, Decorations & Awards". Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b Dorling, H. Taprell (1956). Ribbons and Medals. A. H. Baldwin & Son, London. p. 190.
  3. ^ a b c "Republic of Egypt: Order of the Nile". Medals of the World. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Collar of the Nile". World Awards. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Order of the Nile". World Awards. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ Dorling, H. Taprell (1956). Ribbons and Medals. A. H. Baldwin & Son, London. p. 192.
  7. ^ "London Gazette". 7 August 1936. p. 5175. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "No. 29506". The London Gazette. 14 March 1916. p. 2783.
  9. ^ "No. 31002". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 November 1918. p. 13274.
  10. ^ The Scotsman, Saturday 27 March 1926, page 8.
  11. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 346.
  12. ^ "No. 34713". The London Gazette. 20 October 1939. p. 7038.
  13. ^ "London Gazette". 10 April 1931. p. 2330. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ^ "London Gazette Supplement" (PDF). 26 November 1919.
  15. ^ "Mohamed ElBaradei". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Seorang pembesar negara kembali ke rahmatullah" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 2004-12-15. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  17. ^ "Amin Gemayel to March 14: Keep Out of Syria". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  18. ^ "Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)". US Department of State. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  19. ^ "Sisi offers Mansour Order of the Nile". Egypt Independent. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  20. ^ Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan: President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Egypt for the World Economic Forum on the Middle East. Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "الرئيس السيسى يمنح "سلطان البهرة" وشاح النيل تقديرا لجهوده المتواصلة فى مصر". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  22. ^ "Joint Statement on the State Visit by Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah". The Arab Republic of Egypt Presidency. 30 April 2024.
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