Order of Ouissam Alaouite

In the Order Ouissam Alaouite is the highest decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco. Sultan Moulay Youssef donated the medal in 1913 for special civil and military services.

It is comparable with the Legion of Merit, which is awarded by the military of the United States of America.

Classes

The Order is awarded in five stages:

  • Grand Cross
  • Grand Officer
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight

Selection of known carrier

Of the Order are:

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower - President of the United States of America
  • George C. Marshall - U.S. General (Marshall Plan)
  • André Malraux - French writer and statesman
  • Albert I - King of the Belgians (1909-1934)
  • René Pleven
  • Saint -Just Pequart

Naming

" Ouissam " is awarded in the Arab world as a female and as a male first name.

Swell

  • Bidwell, Robin Leonard. (1973). Morocco Under Colonial Rule: French Administration of Tribal Areas, 1912-1956. London: Routledge. 10 - ISBN 0-7146-2877-8; 13 - ISBN 978-0-7146-2877-6
  • Wyllie, Robert E. ( 1921). Orders, Decorations and Insignia, Military and Civil: With the History and Romance of Their Origin and a Full Description of Each. New York: G. P. Putnam.
  • Rousseau, Pierre. (2005) Ordres et décorations de l' Empire chérifien au temps du Protectorat français au Maroc ( 1912-1956 ). Versailles: Mémoire & Documents. 10 - ISBN 2-914611-30-7; 13 - ISBN 978-2-914611-30-5; OCLC 60513643
  • Orders and Decorations (Morocco )
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