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Order of the Virtues (Egypt) 
Summary
The Order of the Virtues (or Nishan al-Kamal) is a female Egyptian order of knighthood, as an award for merit.
| Order of the Virtues Nishan al-Kamal | |
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 Third class of the Order of the Virtues | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | To women as an award for merit |
| Presented by |  Egypt |
| Established | 1915 Reestablished under the Republic: 1953 |
 Ribbon bar of the Order | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Merit |
| Next (lower) | Order of Labour |
History edit
The Order was founded in 1915 and reestablished under the Republic in 1953.
Classes edit
The order is composed of the following classes of merit :
- Supreme Class
- 1st Class
- 2nd Class
- 3rd Class
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Insignia edit
- The ribbon is light grey with gold edges.
Notable recipients edit
- Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium : Supreme class.
- Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom : Supreme class (1948)
- Siti Hartinah, First Lady of Indonesia : Supreme class (1977)
- Diana, Princess of Wales : Supreme class (1981)
- Queen Sofía of Spain : Supreme class (1997)
- Infanta Cristina of Spain : Supreme class (2000)
- Queen Aishwarya of Nepal : Supreme class (1974)
- Queen Noor of Jordan : Supreme class (1989)
- Queen Fawzia of Iran : Supreme class (1939)
- Queen Nazli of Egypt : Supreme class (1917)
- Queen Farida of Egypt : Supreme class (1938)
- Queen Narriman of Egypt : Supreme class (1951)
- Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran : Supreme class (1939)
- Princess Faiza of Egypt : Supreme class
- Princess Faika of Egypt : Supreme class
- Princess Fathia of Egypt : Supreme class
- Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan : Supreme class
- Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt : Supreme class
- Huda Sha'arawi : Supreme Class[2]
- Princess Mariam of Brunei : Supreme class (1984)
See also edit
References and sources edit
- World Medals Index, Republic of Egypt: The Order of the Virtues