Order of Excellence for Women

The Order of Excellence for Women (Arabic: وسام الامتياز, romanized: wisām al-imtiyāz) or Order of Distinction for Women is a state decoration of Sudan established on 16 November 1961 during Ibrahim Abboud's military government. It is awarded to Sudanese and foreign women who perform excellent services to the state or humanity.[1]

Order of Excellence for Women
وسام الامتياز
Class I of the Order
Awarded by Sudan
TypeOrder of Merit
Established16 November 1961 (1961-11-16)
CountrySudan
EligibilityNeed to be a woman
Awarded forPerforming excellent services to the state or humanity (women)
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderIbrahim Abboud
Classes
Class I
Class II
Class III
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Two Niles
Next (lower)Star of Civil Accomplishment
EquivalentOrder of Righteous Son of Sudan and Order of Merit

Ribbon bar of the order

Background

The Order of Excellence for Women was established on 16 November 1961 by Ibrahim Abboud. It is awarded to Sudanese and foreign women who perform excellent services to the state or humanity.[1]

According to Sudanese law of 1961, the order is only given to women and cannot be awarded more than once unless after three years.[1] This period is reduced to one year for employees if they are referred to retirement. Similar to other orders and medals, it remains the property of the awardee, and their heirs as a souvenir but the heirs don't have the right to carry it. The order can be withdrawn by the head of state when a dishonourable act is committed by the awardee.[1]

Insignia
Name Image Notes
Class I It consists of a silk scarf, wavy, light in colour with two green and pink on the edges and pink in the middle, of which two green lines separate three white stripes. The scarf ends with a medal consisting of three tandem surfaces. The first of the white port reads the word Excellence (Arabic: الامتياز) in black, surrounded by a star with twelve divisions in the colours of the flag of the republic. The second and third surfaces are gold-plated copper metal, in addition to decorations from the yellow port on the edges of the second surface and from the green port on the edges of the third surface. The medal hangs from a golden circle in the middle of which is drawn the logo of the Democratic Republic of Sudan (Secretarybird or Rhinoceros). The medal is waggled from right to left, and the medal is followed by a large medal (a stud) bearing on the chest from the left.[1]
Class II It consists of a decoration of three monolithic surfaces, the first of the white port with the word Excellence written in black and surrounded by a star with twelve divisions in the colours of the flag of the Republic. The second and third surfaces of gold-plated copper metal as well as decorations from the yellow dial on the edges of the second surface. The medal hangs from a golden circle in the middle of which the emblem of the Democratic Republic of Sudan (Secretarybird or Rhinoceros) is drawn. The ribbon of this Class is similar to the scarf of Class II and wears the medal and the medal that follows it on the chest on the left.[1]
Class III It consists of a medal of three monolithic surfaces, the first of the white port, with the word Excellence written on it in black and surrounded by a star with twelve divisions in the colours of the flag of the Republic. The second and third surfaces of gold-plated copper metal. The medal hangs from a golden circle in the middle of which the logo of the Democratic Republic of Sudan. The ribbon of this Class is similar to that of Class II, and the medal is worn on the chest from the left.[1]

Notable recipients

References
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