Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
| Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Wisam al-Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa) | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Bahrain | |
| Type | Order |
| Established | 6 October 1999 |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grades | Collar |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Order of Al Khalifa |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: وسام الشيخ عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة) is a Bahraini order of merit. It is the highest decoration in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is named after Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the former Emir of Bahrain.
History
[edit]The award was established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on October 6, 1999.
Grades
[edit]The award has five degrees: premium class, first class, second class, third class, and fourth class. They are awarded in descending order through the following levels:
- Heads of state and government, crown princes, senior members of the House of Khalifa, ministers in the Cabinet of Bahrain, and civilians and military personnel of equivalent status.
- Undersecretaries and assistant undersecretaries of ministries, members of legislative and advisory bodies, and soldiers, civil servants, and businesspeople of equivalent status.
- Military officers and those of similar status who have served the nation.[1]
Notable recipients
[edit]- King Salman of Saudi Arabia[2]
- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia[3]
- Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman[4]
- President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt[5]
- Former President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia[6]
- Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[7]
- Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar[8]
- Muhammad V of Kelantan
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey[citation needed]
- President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil[9]
- Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman[10]
- Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "مرسوم رقم (36) لسنة 1999". Directorate of Legal Affairs of Bahrain. October 4, 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "البحرين تحتفي بخادم الحرمين والملك حمد يقلده وسام عيسى بن سلمان". Makkah News. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "ملك البحرين يقلد العاهل السعودي وسام الشيخ "عيسى بن سلمان"". New Khalij. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "ملك البحرين يجتمع مع ولي العهد السعودي ويقلده وساما". Al Arabiya. November 25, 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "تقديرا لجهوده في تعزيز علاقات البلدين". Al Ayam (Bahrain). May 8, 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "في قمة بحرينية تونسية بحضور رئيس الوزراء اتفاق البلدين على زيادة التعاون الأمني والدفاعي". Akhbar Al Khaleej. January 28, 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "حمد بن عيسى يمنح نائب رئيس الدولة وساماً من الدرجة الممتازة محمد بن راشد: وسام عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة تكريم لشعب الإمارات وقيادته". Al Bayan. January 18, 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "The Amir". Portal. Government of Qatar. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Bahrain News Agency". www.bna.bh. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Bahraini King holds talks with Sultan of Oman". Emirates News Agency. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Bahrain King awars Kuwait's Emir Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa