Order of Muhammad Ali

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Nishan al-Muhammad 'Ali

• Order instituted on 14 April 1915 by Sultan Hussein Kamil and was the senior order of the Kingdom of Egypt.
• Order awarded to Heads of State and Royalty.
• Order have III classes: Collar, First Class or Grand Cordon, Second Class or Grand Officer and Gold and Silver Medal. The medals were the senior decorations for bravery for both army and navy.
• Two types of the order are known - first type for the period 1915 to 1919 and second type from 1919 onwards.
• Muhammad Ali of Egypt - founder of modern Egypt.

Kingdom of Egypt