Order of Honour (Oman)
{{Short description|Omani order}}
{{Infobox order
| name = Order of Honour
| native_name = وسام التكريم
| native_name_lang = Arabic
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| awarded_by = Sultan of Oman
| type = State
| established = 1990
| country = Oman
| house = Al Bu Sa'id
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| status = Currently constituted
| founder = Sultan Qaboos bin Said
| head_title = Sovereign
| head = Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
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| higher = Order of Al Nu'man
| lower = Order of Excellence
| image2 = File:Order of Honour (Oman).jpg
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| caption2 = Ribbon bar of the order
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The Order of Honour ({{langx|ar|وسام التكريم|Wisam al-Takrim}}) is an order of Oman.{{cite web |title=Royal Decree 7/2011 Issuing the Law of Civil and Military Orders |url=https://decree.om/2011/rd20110007/ |website=Official Gazette |date=24 January 2011}}
History
The order was established by Sultan Qaboos bin Said in 1990 to coincide with his 20th anniversary on the throne. It is awarded in a single class.{{cite book |last1=Tinson |first1=Col. Ashley R. |title=Orders and Medals of the Sultanate of Oman |date=1995 |edition=3rd |publisher=Spink |isbn=9780907605591}}
Insignia
The insignia was made by Asprey and consists of a sash riband, badge, and star. The ribbon is dark red with a center green stripe and thin white stripes on either side. The badge is a six pointed star with inverted white points set with a pearl and between each one is a red enamel castellated point. The center features the national emblem of Oman on a green enamel background with a white border all set in yellow gold.
Notable recipients
- Captain Saleh Al Jabri (2010){{cite web |title=His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bestows the Order of Honour on Captain Saleh |url=https://jewelofmuscat.tv/ships-logs/hm-honours-capt-saleh-with-medal/ |website=Jewel of Muscat |date=6 September 2010}}
- Gianfranco Corsi Zaffarel (2011){{cite web |last1=Al-Arimi |first1=Mohammed |title=Between 2011 and 2018: Sultan Qaboos bin Said ordered many medals. Learn about their details |url=https://www.atheer.om/archive/516672/ |website=Atheer |language=Arabic |date=2 March 2020}}
- Placido Domingo Embil (2011)
- Abdul Latif Yousef Al Hamad (2022){{cite web |title=His Majesty the Sultan awards the Order of Honour to Abdul Latif Al Hamad |url=https://www.omandaily.om/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85/na/%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF |website=Oman Daily Observer |language=Arabic |date=17 January 2022}}
- Mark Evans (2023){{cite web |title=His Majesty the Sultan awards the Order of Honour to the CEO of Outward Bound Oman |url=https://shabiba.com/a/186491 |website=Shabiba |language=Arabic |date=24 May 2023}}
- Mikhail Piotrovsky (2023){{cite web |title=Mikhail Piotrovsky awarded the Order of Honour of the Sultanate of Oman |url=https://hermitagemuseum.org/news/news_166_23?lng=en |website=The State Hermitage Museum |date=3 July 2023}}
- Umberto Vanni (2024){{cite web |title=His Majesty the Sultan awards the Order of Honour to the Director General of the Royal Opera House Muscat |url=https://alroya.om/post/337676/%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%80-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3-%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 |website=Al Roya |language=Arabic |date=17 January 2024}}
- Dr. Uğur Ünal (2025){{cite web |title=Türkiye: His Majesty the Sultan awards the Order of Honor to the former President of Gazi University in recognition of his efforts in promoting cultural and scientific cooperation |url=https://www.fm.gov.om/%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9%d9%8f-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%b8%d9%85-%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%86%d8%ad-%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%85/?lang=ar |website=Foreign Ministry of Oman |language=Arabic |date=13 February 2025}}